Almost 1,500 businesses are affected by ransomware attacks across the globe. This is based on data from U.S. information technology firm Kaseya. Although many organizations believe they have a clear picture of their overall cybersecurity system, many threats might be overlooked.

After a roller coaster of a ride in 2020 and into 2021, businesses just like yours are looking to the future. Their eyes aren’t just on recovery. Many businesses are eager to make up for lost time, and they want to bring new customers into the fold.

As a business owner today, you are now facing unprecedented challenges to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic. You are asked to self-isolate and practice social distancing to “flatten the curve.” You are asked to allow your employees to work from home to reduce possible exposure and slow the spread of COVID-19.

These are all reasonable requests.

Tapping into modern cloud technologies has become a critical enabler of business growth in every organization from one-person operations to massive global enterprises. The problem is that most people still don’t really understand what the cloud is and why it matters.

All software products come with a limited support life cycle, which is typically stated as soon as it’s initially released. Software as complex as the Windows operating systems tend to have more generous life cycles, not least because it costs a lot of time and money for businesses to upgrade regularly.