To help with this holiday season, we want to share a few Tech Tips for your holiday travels! Keep an eye on your electronics. No matter where you go, don?t leave your laptop, phone, or tablet unattended. While the majority of focus today is on cybersecurity, theft is still a real element of that. Keep your devices tucked away and off of chairs, counters, or tabletops when not using them. Use a VPN to protect your privacy. Public internet connections are not secure, even if the airport, hotel, or restaurant Wi-Fi requires a password to connect. If you aren?t using Virtual Private Network (VPN), your privacy and information are at high risk. A VPN helps encrypt your data so that hackers who are sharing public Wi-Fi networks can?t access it easily. Use a VPN and have antivirus software set up on all your devices. Back up your data before you leave. Backing up data can help to ensure that you don?t lose the irreplaceable moments from your life. Whether your mobile devices or computer is lost or stolen, safely backing up and storing your photos and videos will allow you to retain that data in the event of a catastrophe. Another way to help with this is to make sure that all you have updated the operating systems and software on all your devices, making them fully patched and up to date! Save your important documents. Physical documents can be damaged, lost, or stolen while traveling. Scanning and saving these documents in your phone, through a cloud data storage service such as Google Drive or iCloud, allows you to easily recall them if need be, while also keeping them safe and secure. You should also employ strong passwords on your laptop, phone, and tablet to protect these documents for your privacy. Protect your whereabouts and private information. While we all like to share photos of our travels with our friends, there?s no need to do it while you are traveling! Save the social media posts for once you?ve returned home. Besides preventing thieves from targeting your house, this will help to prevent cyber criminals from using your information to impersonate a hotel in an attempt to steal your credit card information. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency is also a great resource, with tips on everything from email and communication to mobile devices to network defense and enterprise security to privacy and so much more! Info Advantage can be your technology ally, from useful resources to proactive care to 24/7 maintenance, it?s our goal to help you improve efficiency, increase productivity, and secure your technology. We hope you and yours enjoy a wonderful holiday. Please reach out to us if you have any IT needs!
As we move closer to January and the turning of the page on 2022, we?re so thankful to have been able to spend another year doing what we love. It?s now been 31 years since Info Advantage was founded in 1992 and we remain just as dedicated as ever to providing top-notch, enterprise-level IT practices and solutions to our clients! One of the most important things that we have learned over the years is the importance of having the right ally to help guide your business. That?s why we adhere to the Info Advantage Proven Process; the roadmap we follow to create consistency and deliver an optimal customer experience! The most pivotal point in our relationship with a client is the first step: Understanding Your Business! We?re able to do this through a process that includes assessing your technology, assessing your operations, conducting a gap analysis, and then creating an executive summary. From there, our Proven Process includes developing your strategic technology roadmap, offering guidance on what solutions make the most sense, implementing your plans step-by-step, and then continuing to ensure your technologies stay up to date in the future. Info Advantage continues to partner with businesses across numerous industries, striving to eliminate IT issues before they cause expensive downtime, thus allowing you to continue to drive your business forward. Our staff loves seeing our clients succeed. We believe that your success is our success, and as you grow, so do we. Our clients drive everything that we do and knowing that we have met or exceeded their expectations is what drives our business forward. That?s one of the main reasons we?re so appreciative of client feedback, reviews, or testimonials. Not only are they helpful from a business perspective, but they serve as a constant reminder of why we do what we do ? to help you succeed! These are a few of our favorite Google Reviews from 2022: ?Strong, knowledgeable team. Never forcing a preconceived idea or solution. Always finds the best solution or mix of solutions for the situation at hand.? ? Dennis A. ?Staff is always pleasant and most anxious to create a pleasant experience.? ? Betty M. ?Matt?s service was fantastic. He was professional and fixed the problem in a timely manner. You guys are the best!? ? Brenda C. At Info Advantage, we like feedback and learning how we can improve our client?s experience! In that regard, we?re happy to announce our Holiday Google Review Raffle! Google Reviews are a great way for us to gather feedback, to learn what we have done well and where we can improve. With that in mind, anyone who leaves Info Advantage a Google Review by December 31st, 2022, will be entered into a raffle to win a $30 Amazon Gift Card! We hope you all have a happy and healthy holiday season and look forward to hearing from and working with you again in 2023!