Each month, one member of our team is asked to select an organization they’re passionate about to be an ADKcares recipient. This month’s charity was chosen by director of technical service delivery, Rob Barrett. Why did you choose Southern Adirondack Child Care Network to be this month’s ADKcares recipient? Early education is important. With a…
Managed services is the practice of outsourcing your business technology’s proactive maintenance and monitoring needs to a third party provider to help improve operations and cut costs. A managed services provider (MSP) provides these services. Managed security services adds an extra level of protection to your business infrastructure by providing all MSP services with additional…
What is unified threat management? It sounds pretty complicated, doesn’t it? Unified threat management (UTM) is simply the integration of several security tools into one, streamlined console. This consolidation of cyber security safeguards reduces the complexity often associated with SMB security. In addition to being much easier to manage, an all-in-one UTM solution also offers…
Each month, one member of our team is asked to select an organization they’re passionate about to be an ADKcares recipient. This month’s charity was chosen by corporate account manager, Joe Lufkin. Why did you choose charity: water to be this month’s ADKcares recipient? After doing some research on several different charities, charity: water is…
Vermont is one of the most recent states to update its data breach notification laws. Bill S-110 was signed into law by Governor Phil Scott on March 5, 2020. These changes to Vermont’s Security Breach Notice Act, effective July 1st, include revisions to breach notification requirements, an expansion on PII, and the addition of a student…
What is NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR 500)? The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, or 23 NYCRR 500, is a set of regulations imposed on New York’s financial institutions. Initially introduced in 2016, 23 NYCRR 500 has slowly been phased in over the last few years. New cyber threats posed by…
If you’re like many of us, you probably have a huge list of passwords for every program, app, and website you visit. You’re also probably fed up with trying to remember each one, especially since it seems like there’s a new data breach every day. It may even seem like your efforts to maintain password…
John Wright Help Desk Engineer Our newest help desk engineer, John Wright, recently received his A.A.S in IT Cyber Security from SUNY Adirondack. While attending school, John was recommended by a professor for an internship opportunity at ADKtechs. Upon completion of his internship, John happily accepted a full-time position with our company. He’s determined…
Each month, one member of our team is asked to select an organization they’re passionate about to be an ADKcares recipient. This month’s charity was chosen by engineering coordinator, Lori Bott. Why did you choose the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to be this month’s ADKcares recipient? It has been said that cancer doesn’t discriminate, that…
Keyboard shortcuts are a convenient way to accomplish tasks in Windows with just the press of a couple keys. These useful shortcuts cut down the number of mouse clicks needed to get something done and let you navigate and work more efficiently than ever. From very basic functions, like copying and pasting, to more specialized…