Outsourced IT in Nashville: A Guide for the Retail Industry

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Outsourced IT in Nashville: A Guide for the Retail Industry

Retail industry technology is evolving at an extraordinary rate. More and more, retailers are turning to outsourced IT to maintain their competitive edge in the industry.

To the point: over the last 6 months, the internet has seen a rash of blackmail spam schemes. The most common of these involve emails suggesting that the sender, a hacker, has hijacked the recipient’s computer and recorded evidence of the recipient viewing pornography. The sender threatens to send that evidence to the recipient’s contact list—unless the recipient sends a Bitcoin payment to a provided address.

So, what should you do if you receive one of these emails? Read on to find out

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Outsourced IT in Nashville: A Guide for the Construction Industry

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Outsourced IT in Nashville: A Guide for the Construction Industry

Outsourcing your IT services to Affinity Technology Partners is a good way to make sure you’ve got everything you need for the seamless and successful operation of your technology company.

To the point: over the last 6 months, the internet has seen a rash of blackmail spam schemes. The most common of these involve emails suggesting that the sender, a hacker, has hijacked the recipient’s computer and recorded evidence of the recipient viewing pornography. The sender threatens to send that evidence to the recipient’s contact list—unless the recipient sends a Bitcoin payment to a provided address.

So, what should you do if you receive one of these emails? Read on to find out

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The EU Data Protection Directive: How to Comply with this Law Protecting EU Consumers

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The EU Data Protection Directive: How to Comply with this Law Protecting EU Consumers

The EU Data Protection Directive is a law implemented by the European Union to protect the privacy of EU citizens’ data. The highly professional tech consultants at Affinity Technology Partners are trained in helping businesses comply with this directive.

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Nightmare Scenarios: How Outsourced IT is Helping Owners Sleep at Night

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Nightmare Scenarios: How Outsourced IT is Helping Owners Sleep at Night

It’s a paradox we all face on a daily basis, whether we realize it or not: introducing technology into our businesses’ workflows opens up vast opportunities—greater efficiency, remote working capabilities, seamless collaboration, actionable business data—while at the same time introducing new and terrifying risks not only to the security of our data but also the very viability of our businesses. For many business owners, knowing this makes it hard to sleep at night, or to fully enjoy a weekend off.

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Nashville Construction Engineers: Your Jobsite May Be Safe. What About Your Network?

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Nashville Construction Engineers: Your Jobsite May Be Safe. What About Your Network?

While on a job, construction-specific IT services must enable access to plans and other data from a secure network. This fast-paced environment calls for immediate support to mitigate issues wherever and whenever they occur.

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