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October 28, 2024

Apple Intelligence: Privacy, Security, and Smart Controls for Your Business

As Apple rolls out its first set of Apple Intelligence (AI) features in macOS 15.1 and iOS 18.1, business owners and operations leaders have a lot to consider. For any business wanting to control these new AI features, utilizing Apple’s Mobile Device Management (MDM) system is essential.

iOS, macOS, Opinion, Security

August 21, 2024

Employing AI Tools Safely for Your Business

Generative AI has the potential to transform your approach to everyday needs like marketing. Imagine automating repetitive tasks, extracting insights from customer data, and creating personalized content—all with minimal effort. This technology can empower small businesses to compete with larger companies by enhancing marketing efficiency and effectiveness. Just be aware of potential pitfalls.

Opinion, Security

May 9, 2023

Protecting Your Small Business From AI Mishaps

Do you use AI systems like ChatGPT in your business? Have you asked your team if they've thought about implementing an AI program? As a small business owner, it's essential to establish proper policies for your employees to follow to ensure that AI systems are being used appropriately.

Opinion, Security

October 24, 2022

macOS Ventura, MDM, and Your Business

There is one big change we want you to know about. Apple has changed how new versions of macOS are offered to your end-users. Once a computer is running macOS Monterey, we can no longer prevent the user from upgrading to macOS Ventura.

macOS, Opinion, Security, Technology LifeCycle

August 19, 2022

Urgent Updates from Apple to Combat Malware

It's been almost a year since the last time this happened, and once again, you can’t escape seeing headlines about this all over the news. Late Wednesday, Apple released a set of security updates affecting all products running current versions of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.

iOS, macOS, Security

December 20, 2021

Does your business need email archiving and backup?

Contrary to what you might think, cloud email providers do not provide email archiving or backup in their default configurations. Different email providers don’t even always agree on what to call these features, so to start any discussion about email archiving and backup, we first have to state clearly what we’re talking about.

Email, Security

December 3, 2021

MDM is No Longer an Option for Apple’s Business Customers

In our opinion, MDM is no longer an option for businesses running Apple devices. Why? Because if you don’t have it in place, then working with Monterey and the new Apple Silicone computers will be a manual and time consuming process, and they will be less secure. After using the carrot method for many years to encourage the use of MDM, Apple has now implemented the stick.

macOS, Opinion, Security

September 14, 2021

Urgent Updates from Apple to Combat Spyware

You can’t escape seeing headlines about this all over the news. Yesterday Apple released a set of security updates affecting all products running macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and WatchOS. This means any Apple device running current operating systems, except AppleTV devices, need an update.

iOS, macOS, Security

June 3, 2021

Amazon devices will soon share your internet with your neighbors

Do you have Amazon Echo devices in your office? Or Ring lights and cameras? If so, you have 5 days to opt-OUT of a program that you should know about.

Networking, Security

January 27, 2021

Secure Your Devices – Install iOS and iPadOS 14.4 ASAP

Here's the short version...Apple released two patches last night that close security issues in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. There is at least one report that these security holes "may" have been exploited already, meaning bad actors may be taking advantage of the issue "in the wild."

iOS, Security

September 3, 2020

Still running macOS 10.13 or older?

As most of you convert to and leverage cloud software and tools to enable your companies in the current COVID-19 landscape, there are now new, additional considerations. Major cloud software vendors tend to support only current or recent major versions of macOS, and thus maintaining computers and their operating systems may now be more important than ever.

macOS, Security, Technology LifeCycle

February 5, 2020

Heightened Security: Apple Recognizes One of Our Own

As we enter into a new decade, we can’t help but also reflect on the last one: our growth as a company, as a team, our lessons learned, and our incredible accomplishments along the way. One of the most memorable, and proudest, accomplishments occurred as an unexpected result of plain and simple diligence.