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Robert Hood, Founder and CEO SpotLink

Bus Tek Tip – The #1 Way to Protect Your Business from Cyber Trouble

Bus Tek Tip – The #1 Way to Protect Your Business from Cyber Trouble

These days, keeping your business safe from cyber criminals can feel a bit like locking up the shop every night—you have to stay on top of it. The risks are real: stolen customer information, locked‑up computers from ransomware, or systems that suddenly stop working. Hackers have plenty of

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Phone Scammed!

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Phone Scammed!

Technology scams, like general scams, come in all shapes and sizes. Including using something as quintessential as the telephone. The most prevalent of these are fake IT Support calls. A person will call, saying they are from Microsoft, Google, Dell, or HP, or some other household technology brand. The call

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Ransomwared!

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Ransomwared!

Ransomware is the scourge of the modern malware, with about $1 billion in U.S. payments in 2024. It is essentially someone locking you out of your own data until you pay them a ransom. Paying the ransom is no guarantee that you will get your data back. About 11%

Bus Tek Tip – Avoiding Being a Phishing Victim

Bus Tek Tip – Avoiding Being a Phishing Victim

An email phishing attack is someone sending you an email, typically as someone else, trying to get money or confidential information from you. It’s sad how many times I’ve seen businesses lose 5, 6, or even 7 figures in a phishing scam. It’s even sadder that they