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Voyage Technology has been serving the Beaver Dam area since 1999, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

How You Can Protect Your Business If a Mobile Device Disappears

How You Can Protect Your Business If a Mobile Device Disappears

The mobile device is deeply ingrained in modern life, society, and culture, so it will be present in the workplace. This can be a very useful thing… with the right preparations, your employees can become a lot more mobile in terms of their potential productivity.

However, mobile work isn’t without its dangers. Perhaps the most obvious risk is that a device will be lost, whether it's left behind in a rideshare or pilfered as a latte is retrieved from the barista. Either way, your business will have suffered a data breach.

Let’s talk about how this outcome can be avoided with some proactive planning, thanks to mobile device management. 

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It Pays to Have a Backup that Hackers Can’t Mess With

It Pays to Have a Backup that Hackers Can’t Mess With

Let’s say that today was the day a cyberattack successfully infiltrated your business network. Not good, but if you have a proper data backup, you should be safe… unless the party responsible prioritizes deleting your backup files.

While we would never recommend a business skip the data backup process, it is important to recognize that traditional backups have this critical vulnerability. To remedy this, we do recommend implementing immutable backups.

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Why Password Length is More Important Than Complexity

Why Password Length is More Important Than Complexity

With automated threats on the rise and taking over the cyberthreat landscape, you need as many ways to stay safe online as possible. Naturally, one of the most talked about topics is login security. There’s a lot of good password advice out there, but the most helpful piece isn’t repeated often enough: just make it longer.

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Before You Dispose of Your Hardware, Make Sure You Dispose of Your Data

Before You Dispose of Your Hardware, Make Sure You Dispose of Your Data

When the time comes to upgrade any of your business tech, it makes sense that most of your attention would be on maximizing the value you get out of your new hardware. However, it is critical that you also continue to think about your discarded hardware… specifically, the data it contains.

In short, deleting files simply isn’t enough. You need to be confident that any information is truly purged or physically destroyed when you’re replacing your hardware.

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A Strategic Guide to Safely Using IoT in Your Business

A Strategic Guide to Safely Using IoT in Your Business

Modern gadgets make running a business easier. From smart thermostats and lightbulbs to connected coffee machines, the Internet of Things (IoT) brings a lot of convenience to the workplace. However, because these devices are built for speed and low cost, they often skip the security features your business actually needs.

Essentially every smart device in your office is a potential digital back door for hackers. Let’s take a look at how IoT—as helpful as it can be—can also be a big problem.

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