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Cybersecurity Employee Training

In the modern, digital world, your employees are the last line of defense standing between cybercriminals and your bottom line. From ransomware to identity theft, criminals have mastered any number of ways to monetize lax cybersecurity. All they need is one employee with a simple password, a missing security update or disabled anti-virus and your data, your clients data and your entire network is compromised.

That’s why we’ve created our Cybersecurity Employee Training, a one hour presentation that covers all the fundamentals of cybersecurity. And we did the impossible with it. We made it both comprehensive and easily accessible by non-techies. That’s right, at Advantage Technology, we’re just that good.

Quick Bytes: Let Microsoft tell you what to do

Did you know that fear of the blank page is so common that it even has a name? It’s vacansopapurosophobia and even if you’re not a writer, I bet you’ve had a similar dread when it comes to an unplanned day. You have a whole day ahead of you and can’t pick where to start.

Fortunately, Microsoft To-Do can fill out your day in no time. The idea of To-Do is pretty simple. As little tasks come to mind you add them to your To Do list and then as you find time, you check them off one by one.

Quick Bytes: How to Avoid Death by Meeting

Some people say, that if you're lonely, bored or just not wanting to do any real work, you can always have a meeting. That way at least it looks like you're doing something! Which is all well and good for the folks who don't really like to get things done, but for people like you and me? Well, let's just say that meetings won't kill you, they only make you wish you were dead.

Sweet Bud Dispensary

Jennifer Miller likes people and more than that, she likes to see people healthy and happy. So, when Maryland legalized medical cannabis, she began researching how she could bring it to her community and help those suffering from things like chronic pain, glaucoma and PTSD. In time, this led her to open Sweet Buds Dispensary in Frederick, MD.

Richard Wilbur Speaks to the West Virginia Coding Club

At a recent meeting of the West Virginia Coding Club, Advantage Technology's President and CEO, Richard Wilbur III, was honored to be the guest speaker. He described how he started Advantage Technology from a spare bedroom and grew it into West Virginia's largest IT service companies. And he praised Advantage Technology's own software development department.

Kent Cartridge

In the mid-nineties, when authorities banned lead from use in hunting migratory birds, a group of sportsmen joined together to form Kent Cartridge. They believed they could develop a new line of high-quality, non-toxic hunting loads. Purchasing a small factory that was going out of business in Kearneysville, WV, they acted upon their vision and became one of the biggest names in the shotgun hunting market.

Ransomware is still a threat

From REvil and Maze to Doppelpaymer and Ragnarlocker, the list of stealthier and more aggressive ransomware continues to grow every passing day. Despite recent efforts to curb cyber extortion, ransomware is still a very real and formidable threat for businesses of all sizes. Hackers are increasingly seeking out those who fail to adequately protect their IT environment. In fact, small businesses accounted for 71% of ransomware attacks in 2018; a trend that has no signs of slowing in coming years.

How can Powerful Data Insights with PowerBI help you drive growth?

In the age of continually evolving consumer tastes and fierce competitive environments, a growing number of businesses are employing business intelligence to improve strategic decision-making, eliminate inefficiencies, and better grasp the needs and wants of their clientele. At its most basic level, business intelligence refers to the practice of analyzing mounds of organizational data to evaluate past and current performance while identifying and monitoring major industry trends.

Pioneer WV Federal Credit Union

In 1920, a group of pioneering educators came together to establish a credit union. They wanted all educators in Kanawha County schools to have an alternative to traditional banks. From this humble start, Pioneer WV Federal Credit Union has grown to over 17,000 members with branches all over West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

Using the Advantage Technology Customer Portal

The Advantage Technology Customer portal is a quick and easy way to request service and quotes and review Service Orders, Quotes and Invoices. In this short video, I’ll explain how to access and use the Advantage Technology Customer Portal.

To access the Advantage Technology Customer Portal simply visit portal.advantage.tech and sign-in. If you haven’t received your sign-in credentials yet, just call 866-793-8232 and request access to the customer portal.