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Why Microsoft Intune Belongs in Accounting Firm Security

Accounting firms hold a strange position in the threat landscape. They don't process credit cards like a retailer or store medical charts like a hospital, but they hold something arguably more valuable to a criminal: complete financial identities....

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The Cybersecurity Gap Between Feeling Protected and Being Secure Is Where Breaches Happen

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The Cybersecurity Gap Between Feeling Protected and Being Secure Is Where Breaches Happen

TL;DR: Small businesses are involved in nearly half of all breach incidents, and most of them had antivirus software when it happened. The tools that...

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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Process and Cost for Small Business

Small business owners hear a lot of noise about cybersecurity, most of it either too technical to act on or too vague to matter. A risk assessment...

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News: Recent Microsoft Compliance Updates and What They Mean for Phoenix Businesses

Microsoft has been busy reshaping how organizations manage data governance, security, and regulatory risk inside Microsoft 365. Over the past several...

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The Real Risks of Shadow IT: When Employees Download Software Without Permission

Employees are always looking for ways to work faster, and in fast-paced industries, that hunt for efficiency often means grabbing a new app, browser...

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Managed IT Isn't a Cost Center: The Gap Between IT That Runs and IT That Works

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Managed IT Isn't a Cost Center: The Gap Between IT That Runs and IT That Works

TL;DR: Most small businesses treat managed IT as overhead: something that keeps the lights on and stays out of the way. The firms that treat it as...

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What Data You’re Legally Required to Protect in Arizona (and How Microsoft Helps)

Arizona business owners often assume data protection law applies only to companies in California or New York. That assumption gets expensive fast....

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Microsoft Copilot Review: What Phoenix Small Businesses Should Know Before Adopting It

Phoenix business owners keep asking the same question about Microsoft Copilot: does it earn its monthly fee, or does it become another subscription...

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Why AI Copilots Are Designed to Assist Humans Instead of Replace Them

Most business leaders assume a Microsoft Copilot works like an autopilot. You hand it a task and walk away. That assumption is wrong. Some picture a...

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CPA Firms Are Getting Hit. Microsoft Defender for Business Is How You Hit Back

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CPA Firms Are Getting Hit. Microsoft Defender for Business Is How You Hit Back

TL;DR: Microsoft Defender for Business is included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium and provides endpoint detection and response capabilities that...

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