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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.

Securing Employee Phones While Respecting Personal Privacy

Securing Employee Phones While Respecting Personal Privacy

There is a quiet tug-of-war happening in almost every small business right now, and it usually centers around the smartphone sitting on your employee's desk. On the one hand, business owners are quietly terrified of data security. They know that company emails, client databases, and internal chats are floating around on devices they don't own. 

On the other hand, many employees are deeply uncomfortable with the idea of installing work apps if it means their boss can peek into their personal lives. They worry that an IT administrator will be able to read their private text messages, track their location over the weekend, or accidentally wipe their family vacation photos.

Honestly? I side with the employees on this one.

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Why Your Current BYOD Policy May Be Putting Company Data at Risk

Why Your Current BYOD Policy May Be Putting Company Data at Risk

Buying new smartphones and tablets for an entire team represents a significant upfront expense. To reduce these equipment costs, many small business owners choose a simpler path. They implement a Bring Your Own Device policy that allows employees to check company emails, access client records, and use the corporate chat tool directly from their personal mobile phones.

This setup is highly convenient, but it introduces major data liabilities to your organization.

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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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The History, Pros, and Cons of Digital Design's Most Commonly-Used Icon

The History, Pros, and Cons of Digital Design's Most Commonly-Used Icon

It's one of the most recognizable icons in modern digital design: three short, horizontal lines stacked neatly together. You've seen it countless times, representing the main menu on nearly every website and application. Sometimes it transforms into three dots—a "kabob" menu, if you want a fun fact, but its function remains the same: it's the gateway to everything your site has to offer.

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What Every Office Needs to Successfully Go Paperless

What Every Office Needs to Successfully Go Paperless

In a perfect utopia, you would never have to deal with random papers or sticky notes scattered all over your desk. Going paperless isn’t just trendy—it helps you stay organized, save money, and do something good for the environment. But what does it take to go fully paperless? Let’s take a look at a paperless strategy and what it can do for you.

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Yes, Even Apps from Official App Stores Can Be Malicious

Yes, Even Apps from Official App Stores Can Be Malicious

McAfee recently released a list of 15 applications the company identified as “predatory loan apps” available for download from the Google Play Store. While steps have been taken to remove them from the platform, we can now discuss how mobile applications can be weaponized if a user is not careful.

Let’s start by discussing the current issue of SpyLoan apps.

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What Paperless Operations Will Need to Be Successful

What Paperless Operations Will Need to Be Successful

Imagine a life with no random papers or sticky notes piling up on your desk. Going paperless isn’t just a cool trend—it’s a way to stay organized, save money, and help the environment. So what does it take to go 100% paperless? Let’s break it down.

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Mobile Device Management Can Improve Your Business’ Security

Mobile Device Management Can Improve Your Business’ Security

Since mobile technology infiltrated the mainstream office, businesses have embraced it as a valuable communication tool. That said, mobile devices are also keys allowing hackers and other potential thieves access to your most inner sanctums. Today, we want to go over some of the options you have for mobile device management and why it’s such an important concept for your business.

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AI is Mobile, Can Your Business Take Advantage of It?

AI is Mobile, Can Your Business Take Advantage of It?

With AI changing the way we work forever, it was only a matter of time before it infiltrated the mobile market. Nowadays, smartphones and tablets are smarter and more powerful than ever, all through the use of AI. Let’s look at the trends in mobile AI usage and how your business can leverage it to your advantage.

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Three Ways SMBs Combat Mobile Malware

Three Ways SMBs Combat Mobile Malware

Mobile malware might not have a lot of attention on it, but it can be a significant problem for organizations that rely on smartphones. This goes double for small businesses that typically don’t have the large teams and big budgets for their mobile strategies that include devices, data and phone plans, and security controls. Today, we’ll look at mobile malware and how an organization with a limited budget can keep it from impacting its business.

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COPE and BYOD: Two Options for Mobile Device Management

COPE and BYOD: Two Options for Mobile Device Management

With mobile devices playing a crucial role in modern business  it’s extremely important to have a clear plan for managing them. Unfortunately, this isn’t so cut and dry. Today, we’ll explore the differences between two of the most popular mobile management strategies: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Corporate-Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE).

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Don’t Let Tech Troubles Bring You Summertime Blues

Don’t Let Tech Troubles Bring You Summertime Blues

With the summer months comes the promise of fun… why would you want to stress about your technology during that time? To help prevent this, we’ve put together some tricks to protect your devices… both from cybersecurity issues and from the weather.

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New Battery Types Challenge Conventional Thinking

New Battery Types Challenge Conventional Thinking

As smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices become more advanced, the demand for efficient, longer-lasting, and faster-charging batteries continues to grow. Today, we explore the future of batteries for mobile technology and the innovations set to transform this market.

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How to Handle a Lost or Stolen Smartphone

How to Handle a Lost or Stolen Smartphone

One of the most stressful situations one can imagine these days is losing a smartphone—especially because it is likely connected to your banking apps, social media, images, and so much more. We’ll walk you through some tips you can implement to locate your lost or stolen device.

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Are Foldable Phones Better Yet? Maybe, or Maybe Not

Are Foldable Phones Better Yet? Maybe, or Maybe Not

Foldable phones are an interesting anomaly in recent technological development. The traditional flip phone eventually gave way to the large-screened smartphone, but now the smartphones have veered in the direction of folding. There is a considerable amount of excitement about these devices in some circles, but issues with pricing and fragility have kept them from going too mainstream yet. However, there are some arguments in favor of them that we want to examine today.

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The Benefits of BYOD Beyond Cost Savings

The Benefits of BYOD Beyond Cost Savings

Businesses are always trying to improve on efficiency, and one method they use to do so is mobile technology. Businesses invest in mobile technology like smartphones, laptops, and data plans for their employees with the expectation that it will help them be more productive, but the fact of the matter is that these investments are costly for the return. There is another approach businesses use: Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, and it’s a great way to save capital while achieving the same levels of productivity from mobile technology.

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BYOD Does More than Save You Money

BYOD Does More than Save You Money

Organizations are always trying to get more efficient. One way that businesses are able to accomplish this is by utilizing mobile computing. This used to mean that businesses would have to spend a bunch of money purchasing phones, data plans, and the like for their employees. Some time ago, businesses started to realize that they could improve their mobile strategies without this massive expense by enacting a BYOD policy. Let’s discuss what a BYOD policy is and how it does more than just save a business money. 

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Not Even QR Codes Are Safe from Cybersecurity Threats

Not Even QR Codes Are Safe from Cybersecurity Threats

Quick response codes, or QR codes, are all over the place in today’s business world. They have largely been implemented as a means of providing contactless services throughout the pandemic and post-pandemic business environment, but they have also long been used for things like menus, document access and management, and so on. Even cybercriminals are using QR codes to their advantage, making it harder for all of us to trust them.

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Mobile Tools are Completely Changing Business

Mobile Tools are Completely Changing Business

You always read that “business has changed”. This is true because society has changed; and technology supports this new normal. More people use their mobile devices for a majority of their communication, their browsing, and a lot more, and it is changing the way business is conducted; it’s just not always easy to separate work use from personal usage. Let’s take a look at some of the ways mobility has changed the way people approach work, and how that shift in perspective has changed business.

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What You Should Do if You Think You’ve Lost Your Phone

What You Should Do if You Think You’ve Lost Your Phone

Even the most dedicated smartphone user will lose it from time to time, which is particularly inconvenient if you are away from the safety of your home or office. To help address this issue, we’ve put together some ideas for what you should do if you ever do lose your device.

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