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Cyber Security Measures Shouldn’t Kill Productivity

By Brian Rodgers | March 3, 2022

It is possible to create and maintain your cyber security without hampering your business productivity. All too often, there are clashes between your team and cyber security measures that limit access to files and systems. That does not have to happen. Aeko’s approach to cyber security keeps business running smoothly for all our clients while…

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Cyber Security Alert: Potential Ransomware Attacks From Russia

By The Aeko Tech | March 1, 2022

Are you in position to protect your business from the threat of ransomware? Aeko, an IT managed services provider can help you proactively protect yourself and your business from cyber threats. Take our cyber vulnerability assessment and find the cracks in your armor today. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine indicates that these are dangerous times and…

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Do You Have Business Cyber Security Essentials Covered? Get the Checklist

By The Aeko Tech | February 24, 2022

2021 was  a very prolific year for cyber criminals. They get smarter every year and, unfortunately, more successful at stealing data. It seems no business large or small is exempt. Last year, attacks included giants like the Colonial Pipeline and smaller companies like JBS Foods. Significant impacts affected everyone including consumers.  The Cybersecurity Ventures 2022…

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Windows 11 for Business: Questions Answered

By Brian Rodgers | February 10, 2022

Should you upgrade to the new Windows 11 for business? Or stick with Windows 10? As a managed service provider, we help clients navigate these questions and more. Here are the main features that Windows 11 provides so you can make the best decision for your business.  Realize, unlike other Windows updates, you do not…

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Virtual Desktop and Cloud PC: Are They Right for Your Business?

By The Aeko Tech | January 27, 2022

As a provider of Fort Worth Managed IT Services, we have a duty to understand and explain the latest tech trends. Perhaps you’ve heard of software as a service, or SaaS. What you may not know is that there is also desktop as a service, or DaaS. Here’s the breakdown of the virtual desktop, a…

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How to Hire the Best Small Business IT Company in Fort Worth: 10 Questions to Ask

By Brian Rodgers | January 20, 2022

Looking for a managed service provider or to outsource tech support for your business? Hire the best small business IT company in Fort Worth, Texas, with help from these 10 fact-finding questions. You may be a small business, but you deserve the best managed service provider (MSP) in Fort Worth, Texas. Not all IT managed…

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Microsoft 365 Pricing to Increase March 2022

By The Aeko Tech | January 13, 2022

Microsoft has announced it will increase prices starting March 1, 2022  for the first time since 2011 when they first launched MS 365. They are not the only ones in the IT industry that have increased their prices: Costs have gone up throughout due to hardware shortages and efforts to increase data security. As a…

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Log4Shell Vulnerability

By Brian Rodgers | December 21, 2021

By now, you may have heard news about the discovery of one of the largest technology vulnerabilities in history, the Log4Shell vulnerability. Some articles are claiming it poses “a very grave danger” to the internet, and it has been given a severity score of 10 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).…

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Do This First If You’re Hit With a Ransomware Attack

By Brian Rodgers | December 9, 2021

Small and midsize businesses never used to have to worry about ransomware attacks. They were too small, too unknown and hackers went to the bigger companies with the deeper pockets. But that is now ancient history. Would you know what to do if you see the dreaded ransomware message? Small Businesses Are Big Targets for Cyber…

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