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Your Business Is More Exposed Than You Think: A Cybersecurity Checklist

Posted by Linda Hanson on 9/28/26, 11:29 AM

If someone asked you right now how secure your business is, what would you say?

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Tags: cybersecurity, managed IT services in Boston, managed service provider Boston, small business it support, it support boston, small business cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness month





Did You Receive a Verizon Letter About Your Copper Phone Line?

Posted by Ann Westerheim on 9/18/26, 10:06 AM

We've recently heard from several clients who received letters from Verizon about the retirement of traditional copper phone lines - particularly at their homes.

Linda also recently received one of these letters from Verizon, and it got us talking.  She still keeps an old-fashioned corded phone in her basement - not because she's nostalgic for the days of tangled phone cords, but because it has served a very practical purpose:  When one of those big New England storms comes through and the power goes out, that old phone still works.  No electricity. No Wi-Fi. No modem or router. Just plug the phone into the copper phone jack and get a dial tone!

If you received a letter too, you may be wondering: What does this mean? Is my phone line going away? And do I need to do anything?

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Tags: disaster recovery, Phone System





Are You Paying Too Much for Your IT Services?

Posted by Linda Hanson on 9/14/26, 11:57 AM

Most small business owners in greater Boston cannot confidently answer that question and that uncertainty is worth paying attention to.

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Tags: managed IT services in Boston, managed service provider Boston, small business it support, it support boston, small business cybersecurity





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