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Planning for the Worst, Protecting for the Best Backups are like parachutes: you hope you never need them, but if the day comes, you want to know they work. That is why in May ITGuys ran Catastrophic Backup Testing across all supported systems. The goal was simple:...

Keeping Microsoft 365 Accounts in Top Shape Microsoft 365 does a lot behind the scenes to protect your business, but those protections only work if the right settings are in place. That is where ITGuys comes in. This April we ran a security review using Azure AD and...

What Lurks in the Shadows The dark web is where stolen data gets traded, sold, and exploited. Passwords, account logins, and sensitive details often end up there after breaches. At ITGuys, we keep a constant eye on these leaks so our customers do not have to. This...

Updates Without the Headaches Software updates are a double-edged sword. They fix vulnerabilities and add improvements, but sometimes they bring along brand-new bugs that cause more problems than they solve. That is why ITGuys takes a measured approach. We withhold...

One Password Manager to Rule Them All Passwords are the keys to the digital kingdom, but let’s be honest: nobody likes managing them. They are too long, too complicated, and impossible to remember. That is why in January ITGuys rolled out Keeper, a SOC 2–certified...

Ending the Year Strong Cybersecurity does not take holidays, so neither do we. To close out 2024, ITGuys performed our second penetration test and hardening cycle of the year. It is one of the most important behind-the-scenes projects we run, and it ensures that every...

Staying Ahead of the Upgrade Curve Microsoft is retiring Windows 10 next year. That means every machine that cannot run Windows 11 will eventually be left behind. Unsupported systems are more than just an inconvenience, they are a security risk waiting to happen. That...

When the Power Goes Out, the Network Stays Up What happens when the lights go out? At ITGuys, we do not wait to find out the hard way, we test it. In October, our team performed Emergency Backup Testing across client locations. That meant pulling the plug on purpose,...

Because “Offline” is Not an Option When the internet goes down, business grinds to a halt. Emails freeze, calls drop, cloud apps vanish, and frustration skyrockets. That is why in September ITGuys rolled out firewalls with spillover internet connections for the...

Finding the Gaps Before Hackers Do Microsoft 365 powers email, documents, and collaboration for many of our customers. It is powerful, but like any system, it is only as secure as its setup. That is why this August we ran a Security Scan inside Microsoft 365 for the...