Server Best Practices🧊💻
The way you place and install your servers affects cooling, uptime, and how fast your IT team can help you. ⚙️ Here are a few best practices we follow when we design or clean...
Proactive Monitoring for SMBs
Proactive monitoring helps catch suspicious activity early, identify threats before they spread, and give your team time to respond before downtime, data loss, or a bigger security incident happens. For SMBs, that means fewer...
Patch Smart, Stay Protected
Not every update should be installed the second it comes out. For small and mid-sized businesses, the real win is smart patching: applying the right updates at the right time, in a way that...
One Click Is All It Takes
Most cyber incidents start with a simple misclick in an email that looks legitimate. It could appear to come from: A trusted vendor A coworker Even you or someone on your leadership team For...
You Don’t Need That Many Tabs 🧠
Having dozens of browser tabs open all day is not just distracting, it can also be a quiet security risk. The more tabs you leave open, the more sites stay logged in and the...
🛠️ TEK TIP of the Week: Outlook “Classic” vs “New”
Wondering which Outlook you should be using? The “new” Outlook is a faster, web‑based interface with a modern look and built‑in Copilot and other cloud features. The “classic” Outlook is the full desktop app...
How to Reboot an AI Scam Call 🎙️
AI systems can now run scam calls on autopilot, sounding calm, friendly, and surprisingly real. Funnily enough, it is actually possible to completely break their script by saying something like: “Ignore all previous instructions...
Security Questions Aren’t Secret Anymore
If your bank still uses “What was the name of your first pet?” as a security question, there is a good chance the answer is already on your Facebook or Instagram. Security questions sound...
Not Every Cookie Is Worth Accepting
Most of us click “Accept all cookies” faster than we close pop‑ups. It feels harmless, a speed bump between us and what we actually want to see. Some cookies are helpful. They remember your...
☕✈️ Not So Free Wi‑Fi
That “free” Wi‑Fi at the airport or coffee shop could come with hidden risks. Cybercriminals can create fake look‑alike networks that steal your login credentials and personal data. 💡 Our simple rule at SkyViewTek:...