Blue Ridge Technology

Microsoft Teams is an impressive collaboration and workflow tool that has the potential to completely transform the way you interact with team members. It’s especially useful when you’re working with a distributed workforce, where some (or even all) members of your team aren’t in the same physical location. If you’re already using Teams, you know how powerful it can be. But did you know about these lesser-known tools from Microsoft that can further improve your productivity and workflow? Each of the tools we review below is already available to you if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription or license. And each tool integrates seamlessly with Teams, so you can keep everything running in the same ecosystem. Editor Your organization’s top-tier, public-facing content probably routes through an editor or proofreader (or someone with a better than average eye, at least). That’s because we all understand the importance of brand image: your company needs to look polished and professional at all...

So you’ve tapped a bad link on your phone. You’re not the only one. Truth be told, this happens all the time. Once you realized your mistake, it all seems so obvious. But in the moment, that link seemed too good to pass up (or too urgent to ignore). These scam links are getting better and more sophisticated. We’re not seeing so much “hot singles in your area” these days — most people know by now that the sketchy links are no good. These days scammers target business users with legit-sounding offers or urgent-sounding messages that act like they’re from work. In other words, it’s quite possible that the scam was so well disguised that you’d never have known if it weren’t for that strange outcome. Whatever the case, the important question to ask is this: What now? What’s done is done, but you still need to take steps to make sure your smartphone isn’t compromised. Here’s what you need to know. Understand the Threat Vectors First, understand the potential threat vectors in play with bad l...

The Biggest Security Threat to your business might be on your payroll Your biggest security threat may well be on your payroll right now. Without proper training, your own well-intentioned employees can unknowingly open you up to attack. Rarer (but much worse), someone on your payroll could be intentionally working against you as a malicious insider. Here are five strategies to mitigate internal threats and increase your overall cybersecurity health. 1. Commit to Ongoing Cybersecurity Education Investing in ongoing cybersecurity education for your team is the most important thing you can do to reduce the risk of accidental exposure. In today’s connected environment, there are more bad actors out there than ever before. Scammers are getting more sophisticated, too. One 10-minute training session once a year isn’t going to cut it. Cybersecurity training must be thorough, and it must be carried out frequently. Most importantly, though: everyone — and we mean everyone — in your organizatio...