If you are not using a firewall, it is time to change your approach. Often, business owners think their business is too small to be of interest to cybercriminals. Trust me when I say, hackers are interested in any easy target. No one is safe. According to the National...
I’ve been a big proponent of using a password manager for years. Managers allow users to develop a litany of complex, effective passwords without having to remember or write down tens if not hundreds of passwords. I’ve touted the password manager called LastPass as...
I meet a lot of people every month and I continue to spend a lot of time entering contact information in to Outlook. There are a host of ways to make this easier for yourself and for the other people you meet. Below are some of the things that I have been doing. Use...
My story I did not plan on switching my beloved Droid to the new Droid 2. About a month ago, my Droid power button broke, which made it nearly impossible to turn the phone on/off. I called Verizon and got a warranty replacement. I used the replacement phone for less...
Information powers your organization. It identifies trends, helps you serve customers, enables smarter decisions, fulfills compliance obligations, and fuels innovation. It can also put your company at risk. Waident held a cybersecurity event several years ago. The...
For a cost effective fixed monthly fee you get a comprehensive set of services to handle all of your technology needs. Unlimited responsive end user support, complete technology management 24/7/365, and strategic guidance are included in the plan. Below is a high...
Waident helps our customers take a strategic and serious approach to cybersecurity. One of the basic principles supporting our approach is setting high standards for our technology partnerships. We develop our partnerships with leading technology companies that share...
Task:  Managing your e-mailbox size for optimal performance. Eliminate notices that your mailbox is too full or nearing the limit and restricting your ability to send or receive emails. Solution: Clean up your mailbox.  Identify the current size of your mailbox and...
The best kind of friend is the one who will tell it to you straight. He won’t hum and haw and pretend to love your idea because he doesn’t want that awkward moment of truth. She trusts your relationship enough to know that while the truth can sting in the moment, in...
You're stuck working at home like everyone else and your company suddenly needs to figure out how to handle team communication while the COVID-19 pandemic is happening. Someone does a quick search for tools and they find Zoom, a newer platform that is popular with...
5 Ways to Speed Up Your Home Network Has your home network become more of a tortoise than a hare? Check out these five practical suggestions on routers, Wi-Fi, Powerline gear, and more. Here are five things that will make your home network efficient: But first, let me...
Here is a short story NOT based on our clients and all characters are fictional. Meet the characters: • An evil dragon named Ransom – a metaphor for evil hackers...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. A constant stream of new stories and technology platforms all tout the benefits of AI and how it will change our lives or stories about how AI is bad and will destroy our lives. Extremes at both ends and limited...
CASE STUDIES See what our customers have been saying about Waident since we reimagined IT support back in 2004. From reducing IT headaches to helping our clients strategically plan for growth, Waident is a one-stop-shop for any IT need.OWI REDUCES COST BY OUTSOURCING...
Frameworks are great for consultant presentations, but are they relevant to how work actually gets done in the real world? No doubt I have seen my share of boil-the-ocean IT models. I, like most of the pragmatic business leaders of our clients, don't have time for...
If so, then below are some things to think about, look in to, and even implement to make your Outlook life easier and you more productive. Outlook does not like email stores greater than 2 gigs. Seems like a lot of space, but you would be surprised since many people...
We support the technology essential to your organizationMake life easier for your IT team As more data and infrastructure are virtualized, our solutions address the resources needed for access and protection of data in the cloud. A software-defined data center runs...
You have probably heard about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) recently and/or have gotten a slew of emails from different 3rd parties updating their security or information sharing policies. All of this is promoted by the new GDPR rules being rolled out and...
Getting cyber insurance can be intimidating and time-consuming but it doesn't have to be either of those. Jonathan Mayotte, Commercial Insurance Advisor offers some insights into common questions companies have on cyber insurance. What are the current...
It’s time to recognize cyber threats, understand them, and protect ourselves because the cost of ransomware prevention vs recovery is a hell of a lot better business decision.
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I am excited to announce that on May 1, 2015, EMKAL Communications (em-kal.com) successfully merged with Waident Technology Solutions (www.waident.com). Emkal is a full-service telecommunications company providing exceptional customer service and helping clients in...
“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass One of the things that I like most about...
Finally, it looks like Internet connectivity has come around to the airlines. If you are like me, and do business travel throughout the year, one of the frustrating things about getting on the plane is loosing communications for duration of the flight. Having the...
