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During our meeting we’ll review our primary five objective questions while reviewing procedures for managing your teams, your risk, and your financial planning.
We want to help every client succeed. With your success comes our success.
Once you’ve engaged our IT services, we will run a full audit of your environment from floor to ceiling and on premise to cloud. We’ll prepare our findings and guide your team through any changes that need to happen while putting the technical resources you need at your finger tips.
Business technology is more than just software and hardware. Your business can’t survive if you don’t understand the landscape you’re working in, so let our client experience team learn how you manage your business and what your company’s goals are. We will build you a customized technology road-map that supports your goals and allows us to proactively work alongside you.
As your subject matter experts, we can show you how your office can become more efficient, maximize your revenue, and continue your growth without the fears of downtime. We’ll manage your IT infrastructure so you can work on what you’re good at. RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS.
Our team has decades of combined experience building our purpose built solutions to support any business in any vertical.
Attempting to afford and maintain your own IT hosting is much too expensive for most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Businesses that lack a comprehensive data backup and recovery plan risk more than just their data – they risk losing their entire business.
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Get smart about smartphones With flexible working schedules, remote teams and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies in force, it is has become commonplace for employees and business owners alike to use smartphones for work purposes. A quick reply to an email, sharing that sales...
Why you need the cloud? When talking to our clients, we have noticed that SMBs often think the cloud is something for their bigger counterparts to explore. We hear objections like, “But, it’s too complicated.”, “The cloud sounds expensive.”, “We are a small business, we...
Don’t sign up with that MSP just yet! The decision to sign up with a MSP is a big one–you are essentially trusting someone with the backbone of your business–your technology infrastructure, so you need to make sure you pick someone with whom you can...
The biggest threat to your I.T infrastructure: Your own employees Did you know that your employees often unwittingly ‘help’ cybercriminals gain access to your system? Often, employees play a part in compromising the security of your IT infrastructure, even without them realizing it. For example-...
3 things your Managed Services Provider (MSP) wants you know Are you considering bringing a MSP on board? Or perhaps you already have one. Either way, for you to truly benefit from your relationship with a MSP, you need to build a solid bond with...
Don’t make these IT mistakes as you grow! During the course of IT consultancy, we come across a lot of clients who are not happy with the way their IT shaped up over the years. They feel their IT investments never really yielded the kind...
Hiring seasonal staff? Here are a few things to consider from the IT perspective In many industries, there are seasonal spikes in business around specific times. For example, CPAs/Accounting firms, though busy all year, generally see a spike in business around the time of tax...
3 Things to consider before you sign-up with a cloud services provider More and more SMBs are migrating to the cloud and that is not a surprise considering the numerous benefits the cloud can offer them. For a SMB, the cloud is a cost efficient...
Ransomware emails: How to identify and steer clear of them Ransomware attacks have suddenly become more prevalent. Each year sees more of them. Hospitals, NPOs, shipping giants, etc., have all been victims of ransomware attacks. Your business could be too! Did you know that emails...
How good is your password? Did you know that having a weak password is one of the biggest security risks you face? This blog focuses on the best practices related to passwords that you can follow to ensure passwords are not your weakest link. Avoid...
Think you are too small to be targeted by a cybercriminal? Think again. When I meet with clients, especially SMBs, I often hear them say that they feel their business is too insignificant to be a target of cyber-criminals. Why would someone go after my...
Keeping your data safe: Access Control Cyberattacks are a commonplace today. Malwares such as viruses, worms and more recently ransomwares not only corrupt your data or hold it hostage, but also inflict irreversible damage on your brand and business. As a norm, most businesses these...
Ransomware part I The daily reports of cybercrime are important reminders about the need to protect your business from malicious behavior that could threaten the success of your business. There are so many different things that can attack your computer, steal your data, and wreck...
Ransomware Part II In our last blog, we explained what ransomware is, and why it can be an especially troublesome virus. Today, let’s look at what you can do to avoid falling victim. Prevention is the best cure. Follow standard “data hygiene” principles that you...
Denial is not a solution: Something you owe your customers and your employees Why do so many people procrastinate about making a will? Why is it so hard to get young people to buy health insurance? Because it is one of those “probably won’t happen–at...
Smaller firms less likely to keep up to date on the basics that protect them. On the never ending problem of cyber security, small firms often do not have any/much in-house IT support. As a consequence, they may be less likely to be able to...
Cyberattacks and the vulnerability of the small business You cannot go a day without reading about some big name company or even government agency being hacked and critical data being compromised. What you don’t see in the media is that most of the attacks happen...
Limited investment capital and planning for trouble Small businesses often fail to take the time to make business continuity plans. One aspect of a business continuity plan involves developing plans to handle the loss of physical infrastructure and hardware. Unfortunately, smaller and younger firms often...
Data Protection Laws and PIIs Last week we discussed the overall concept of “Data Protection Laws,” which govern the handling and securing of specific data. While these laws are wide ranging, most of these laws reference Personally Identifiable Information (PII) This “refers to information that...
Are you subject to Data Protection laws? This blog introduces a new topic that many may be unaware of: Data Protection laws. These are laws that define fully, or in part, what type of data is covered by government regulations, proscribe general standards for the...
Have you been focusing on software packages and anti-virus tools to protect your data from hacking? That may not be enough, because it overlooks one of the biggest causes of security breaches. All of the security software and expertise in the world is useless if...
Yes, today’s blog is about office phone systems. You have one. They are dull, necessary, and no one wants to deal with them. They need to be re-configured for new employees, they’re confusing, and the telco lines probably cost you more money than you’d like....
The cloud refers to using off site computing resources and storage to supplement or even replace the use of on-site/in-house resources. Instead of buying hardware and software to support your business, you are basically outsourcing this set of tasks. There are 4 benefits for the...
Recently, we talked about ways the cloud brings value, business protection, and economies of scale to the smaller firm that they could never achieve by themselves. Today, we look at a final benefit of the cloud. Protection against on-site disaster – If a disaster strikes...
Many small firms are pretty busy handling their own business, and don’t give much thought to what they would do if a natural disaster from a bad snowstorm to much worse hit their physical location and cut power, or physical access to the building. What...
If you’ve been following the news, the Internet of Things is getting increasing attention. You’re probably also thinking this is some Silicon Valley fancy thing that will take years to reach the rest of us. Not really. You probably already have some items of your...
So you feel relatively comfortable that you have created cyber security around your data and your employees are trained to avoid security errors in their day-to-day business ( a MAJOR source of security breaches, by the way.) However, you may be overlooking one area where...
Any business that stores customer payment information must comply with a number of state and federal regulations. The legal, healthcare, and financial sectors have a number of laws tailored specifically for them (such as HIPAA or CISPA). If you run almost any kind of...
Not-for-profits have an unusual issue regarding security. Firms that have trained, paid full-time employees have a strong level of control over the actions of their workers. NPOs, however, may rely heavily on volunteers whose time in the office may be minimal and sporadic. You may...
Did you know the illicit trading of personal data was worth $3.88 billion last year? Cybercrime is a growing industry known for its innovation. It goes far beyond the image many of us have of some hacker kid in his basement. Many who engage in...
If you are a smaller Not-for-Profit, it is likely that your organization has been driven from its inception by individuals strongly motivated with a passion for their cause or humanitarian goal. As a result, it is also possible that the leadership has little interest in...
You can have all the locks on your data center and have all the network security available, but nothing will keep your data safe if your employees are careless with passwords. Change Passwords – Most security experts recommend that companies change out all passwords every...
How the cloud saves smaller firms money OK. You pay someone to store all of your data in the cloud, as opposed to keeping it on your own server and backing it up. And you pay on an ongoing basis. How is that possibly going...
Data regulation and our business: You are probably regulated these laws Small firms are probably aware that there are laws regulating the handling of data, but they probably assume that these apply only to larger firms and that they are too small to have any...
A security hack doesn’t have to mean theend of your company Statistics are showing that each year over 50% of small firms are victims of a cyber attack or data breach. Why does this matter? Most smaller firms have not prepared business continuity plans to...
Don’t steal… It isn’t nice and makes youvulnerable to security hacks Don’t steal. It isn’t nice. And… it make you extremely vulnerable you security hacks if you “steal” software packages. Smaller firms often will use unlicensed software packages to save money. This is especially true...
Cybercrime: In-house protection that only YOU can provide From the political world to the corporate, all we hear about is hacking, hacking, hacking. Everyone gets hacked, data is stolen, etc. So, the cry goes up for better security protections for everyone’s data. Firewalls,...
VoIP: A money saving solution for your company’s technology backbone When small business managers think about their IT infrastructure, they think about their employee’s mobile devices, cabling, Wi-Fi, laptops, a printer, and Internet connectivity. These are the basics of their IT infrastructure. However,...
SAFETY PUP SAYS…. Update One thing smaller firms and individuals are often reluctant to do is download updates to their operating systems and individual apps and programs. Why? Well, because it takes time and you have to reboot the device. Other reasons are a fear...
With Ransomware, The ONLY Cure Is Prevention It just keeps showing up in the news. Ransomware seems to just not come to an end. If you haven’t heard, ransomware is a particularly nasty virus that freezes access to your data and then...
We’re back. In the last post, we talked about building momentum toward a trade show exhibition. Today, let’s look at your efforts during the show itself.You already should have sent out a reminder the morning of the show in posts on all your...
Going to a tradeshow for the first time? Don’t make the mistake of viewing this as a 1-2 day discreet marketing event. Instead, view your exhibit at a tradeshow as the central feature of a much longer and holistic marketing plan that builds...
Smaller firms often struggle just to keep up with maintaining a website. Worrying about a scaled down version for mobile users seems like just too much trouble. Today’s blog is all about why this matters to you and why should you bother with...
You can have all the locks on your data center and have all the network security available, but nothing will keep your data safe if your employees are sloppy with passwords.There are many ways data can be breached, and opening some link they shouldn’t...
“You’re FIRED!” ( now give me your password)Losing an employee is not usually a good experience. If they leave voluntarily, you lose a valuable asset. If they have to be fired, you have the arduous task of the progressive discipline process and the final...
Defense in Depth Part IIIn our last blog we started talking about the different layers of security necessary to fully defend your data and business integrity. Today we will look at the human aspect of it, and network defenses. The human layer refers to...
In the 1930s, France built a trench network called the Maginot Line to rebuff any invasion. The philosophy was simple: if you map out all the places an enemy can attack, and lay down a lot of men and fortifications at those places,...
Phishing Scams – A People ProblemThere are some things that only people can fix. There are many security risks to which your data is susceptible, but there is one method that remains a wonderfully effective hacking tool. That is the phishing scam. This...
This cyberattack scheme hasn’t garnered nearly as much attention as the usual “break-in-and-steal-data-to-sell-on-the-Internet version,” but it can be even more debilitating. Ransomware attacks have begun appearing in the last few years and its practitioners are so polished that in few cases they even...
You hear on the news all of the time about big cyber attacks on large corporations, and even government agencies. The trouble with this news coverage is that is suggests a distorted view of where cyber attacks are taking place. These attacks are...
Hearing “all of your confidential information is extremely vulnerable, we know this because…” is bad news, but whatever follows the ellipses determines just how bad. Consider two scenarios. “All of your confidential information is extremely vulnerable… we know this because a hacker...
Benefits of Using VoIP Technology More and more businesses are implementing Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP technology because of its versatility, flexibility and cost effectiveness. With new developments in this technology, the scope of its applications is widening. It is becoming...
BYOD: Why is This Concept So Attractive to Employees? Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, to work was an idea a few years ago that is becoming a reality very fast. To use your personal smartphone, tablet or laptop for work seems...
VoIP: A New Dimension in Communication for SMBs Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is about a decade old technology that is gaining popularity among individual subscribers and businesses. In conventional systems, phone calls are made using telephones or handsets that are...
SMBs: It is Hackers v. You – Don’t Let Them Score Selling stolen IDs and other personal data is a lucrative trade for hackers. They are always looking for sources where vital information is stored. As a small to midsize business you...
Business Disaster: What Threatens Small Businesses the Most? There are many threats to the integrity of a small business, and not all of them are as dramatic as a cyberattack or a hurricane. Every small business needs to do a risk assessment to...
Data Protection and Bring Your Own Device to Work BYOD refers to a firm’s policy of allowing employees to use their own personal phones, tablets and laptops for all their work applications.This is a pretty common policy, and it has many benefits,...
Everyday Human Error Can Affect Data Protection Are you under the impression that data loss is all about putting up firewalls to protect against evil cyber attacks? Some of the biggest sources of data loss include sloppiness, human error, and just plain...
Disaster Recovery Plans: Do You Have One? Disaster recovery and business continuity plans are issues that almost all small businesses fail to think about. More frequently, they decide they haven’t the resources to address such “unthinkables.” If your business was down...
Why Small Businesses Shouldn’t Avoid Making Disaster Recovery Plans. Entrepreneurs and small businesses, especially ones that are fairly new, often don’t think about making plans to recover in case of a disaster. However, it is the smallest business that most likely has...
Outsourcing? Really. Its OK: How it can save time and money Almost by definition, small business owners and entrepreneurs cringe at the concept of outsourcing. Those who start their own companies like the control and autonomy it provides them. Unfortunately, that preference...
Run your Business, not an IT Company You went into business because you have an interest and expertise in some particular product or service. You began the firm to offer that product or service, but a dirty little problem came along with...
The Cloud: Are there security issues? For many, the idea of offloading their data to another physical/virtual location can seem like a security risk. It seems counter intuitive that moving data away from “ home” is safer. But is that really true? Any...
Loss of Data: Causes and Prevention The adoption of technology from the simplest of matters to the most complex problems has rendered us heavily dependent on it. We love paying our bills minutes before they are due. We enjoy seeing loved ones...
Be Proactive: How to Avoid Potential Network Failures For small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), an IT network failure can be devastating because they don’t have the resources of large corporations to bounce back from such disasters. Preparation against such devastation may be...
It is Heaven! Using the Cloud to Challenge Big Business Has anyone suggested you begin moving your business to the cloud? Cloud data storage or cloud computing? What is this, anyhow? And isn’t it something for huge companies? In the last...
Smaller firms less likely to keep up to date on the basics that protect them. On the never ending problem of cyber security, small firms often do not have any/much in-house IT support. As a consequence, they may be less likely to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2018 | CONTACT: Steve Krasnick, 248.357.7200 Protecting Clients’ Data from Ransomware, Theft, and Natural Disasters Southfield, MI (May 11, 2018) – Huntington Technology, Inc. today announced it has achieved exclusive Enterprise partner status with Datto, the leading provider of total data...
Cyberattacks and the vulnerability of the small business You cannot go a day without reading about some big name company or even government agency being hacked and critical data being compromised. What you don’t see in the media is that most of...
Denial is not a solution: Something you owe your customers and your employees Why do so many people procrastinate about making a will? Why is it so hard to get young people to buy health insurance? Because it is one of those...
Limited investment capital and planning for trouble Small businesses often fail to take the time to make business continuity plans. One aspect of a business continuity plan involves developing plans to handle the loss of physical infrastructure and hardware. Unfortunately, smaller and...
Data Protection Laws and PIIs Last week we discussed the overall concept of “Data Protection Laws,” which govern the handling and securing of specific data. While these laws are wide ranging, most of these laws reference Personally Identifiable Information (PII) This “refers...
Are you subject to Data Protection laws? This blog introduces a new topic that many may be unaware of: Data Protection laws. These are laws that define fully, or in part, what type of data is covered by government regulations, proscribe general...
Ransomware Part II In our last blog, we explained what ransomware is, and why it can be an especially troublesome virus. Today, let’s look at what you can do to avoid falling victim. Prevention is the best cure. Follow standard “data...
Ransomware part I The daily reports of cybercrime are important reminders about the need to protect your business from malicious behavior that could threaten the success of your business. There are so many different things that can attack your computer, steal your...
HT’s own William Bluford was at DattoCon16 this year and accepted an award on our behalf for the Datto Hall of Fame! Huntington Technology Selected for Datto Hall of Fame During DattoCon 2016 Dateline, Date – Huntington Technology today announced the company was selected as...
What does end of support for Windows 2003 mean for you? After July 14, Microsoft will no longer be issuing security updates or providing support for any version of Windows Server 2003. The end of life of Windows Server 2003 has serious implications to your...
Greetings and News from the team at Huntington Technology Hello HT business colleagues and friends, Best wishes to all of you for a very happy, healthy and safe holiday season! We want to keep you informed of important tech news and happenings at Huntington Technology. We...
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner, and companies will be kicking off their holiday shopping madness. It’s also a time for thieves to be on the look-out for ways to tap into vulnerable networks and systems. If you run a small...
Moving Day! Is your company growing? Have you outgrown your current office space and looking to move somewhere new? Moving into a new office can be exciting, but what about your technical environment? Are you prepared to move your servers, computers, and cable/internet connections on...
Did you know that almost 90% of all email messages to our clients are SPAM? That’s what our SPAM filter statistics are averaging across all of our clients. That’s more than 300,000 emails that are blocked each month! In the modern office, network security is...
Do you know when you should worry about backing up your files and protecting your IT infrastructure? The answer isn’t AFTER something bad happens… It’s BEFORE! So, if you have questions like: How can we GUARANTEE backup of ALL data on ALL servers, no matter...
For better or worse, we’re more reliant on our handheld gadgets than ever. So when things go wrong — e.g. your smartphone’s battery dies at the worst possible moment or your tablet takes an unplanned dip in the pool — it helps to know what...
Monthly tech news + tips from Huntington Technology, Inc. Does your business have a cybersecurity plan? In 2012, companies with just one to 250 employees — what we commonly think of as small businesses — were the victims in more than 30 percent of...
Monthly tech news + tips from Huntington Technology, Inc. Turn your small business into a tech powerhouse Ensure your business possesses the right technology to succeed. Continue reading » Can CRM programs boost your small business? Does your small business use customer relationship...
Every business wants to cut costs, right? In our continued economic slump, we’ve found that many businesses have an added extra urgency in this regard—which explains the renewed interest in our VoIP telephone service. And though VoIP has been around for several years, business owners...
Monthly tech news + tips from Huntington Technology, Inc. Email Etiquette for a Busy World How to be a graceful and effective communicator in the digital age. Continue reading » 5 Tips for Better Digital Productivity Quick and easy tips that’ll make you...
Monthly tech news + tips from Huntington Technology, Inc. Soaked Gadgets: How You Can Save Them Accidents happen. Here’s what to do when they involve liquids and electronic devices.Continue reading Sit Too Much? Build a Standing Desk Maybe you’ve heard: prolonged daily sitting is bad...
Monthly tech news + tips from Huntington Technology, Inc. Square and Your Business: Match Made in Heaven? Should businesses cheer the arrival of Square? Continue reading » Business Owners: Meet Big Data Do you know what big data is? As a business owner,...
With a couple of recent studies showing that telecommuting can actually *improve* worker productivity and morale, we expect that more local businesses will let their employees work remotely. Which is great! Except for one thing: *data security* Telecommuting raises specific security concerns that should be...
Much faster response and resolution time than anticipated. Thanks!
Brett
Steve. Please thank your entire team at HT for helping get our office successfully wired and moved to our beautiful new Detroit location. You, along with Phil, Will, Drew, Ricky, Mark and Tony (hope I did not leave anyone out) all worked so hard on this project, planning and preparing to make sure the last several days went smoothly and it showed. Phones were ringing, computers were networked, Internet was up and running and computers were set up for each person. HT demonstrated that it shares our core value of “doing whatever it takes!” You have been a valued vendor and partner to us over the years and we are very appreciative. We have some loose ends to wrap up but it seems like we are almost home! Thanks again
Jody
All Tony had to do was walk in the door. The computer got scared and the problem was gone when I tried to demonstrate. Thank you.
Diane
Steve, I just wanted to let you know how pleased we are with your service, knowledge, expertise and response. As you know, Will has been out quite a bit analyzing our needs and offering fantastic advice in terms of upgrading the IT system. We may not be able to do everything that Will suggests, but I know we were exposed in several areas and our IT/computer system certainly needed the attention. I also know that with Will we are seeing the “A” team, but I have the utmost confidence that once Will gets the system up to date running more efficiently, that any of your fine staff will be able to handle most of our ongoing computer needs. Please pass along our thanks to Will and look forward to a long continued relationship between us and Huntington Technology.
Brian
I wanted to congratulate you on your success, and thank you for all of the hard work that you have done for our firm. Huntington is a real asset (what we called in the Army a “force multiplier”) for a small firm likes ours, which allows us to compete with the big boys. Thanks for all of you have done, and best of luck going forward.
Dan
