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We Suck Less…
I've been telling people that "We Suck Less" for a long time. However, I've never been allowed to make it our marketing tagline (although, we have some notoriety from it). Maybe someday! I wish that I could take credit for the phrase but I can't. It came from a...
Would you rather….
Nearly all companies today find themselves in a similar surreal business situation. However, ask yourself, would you rather expend your energy fighting to keep everything status quo or ante up to suffer the pain of change? Would you rather stagnate in the new COVID-19...
We Will Fail and Disappoint You, and That is a Good Thing
Recently, a prospective client shared how the IT firm they had been using for years was failing to deliver. They felt it was time to switch to a new IT partner. When they switched, they didn't become a Waident client; they hired...
A CFO’s Concern for IT in the New Normal
I recently had a conversation with a CFO of a smart company. She is making post-pandemic changes to her IT and was referred to Waident by a client. On the surface, Waident is a perfect fit to help her and her team. We work with several firms in her industry with a...
How to Get Your Company Name Out During COVID-19 Pandemic
Waident has always been committed to providing IT solutions for SMBs. Today, we want to praise and help small businesses! We’ve been working with small businesses from across Illinois and Wisconsin to help them adapt to the lockdown and reduce the frequency, duration,...
What is Your New Normal Going to Look Like?
Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want. - Kristin Armstrong, Three-time Olympic gold medalist Many of us have been...
Zoom Video Conferencing – Who Gives a Sh*t About Security Anyway
You're stuck working at home like everyone else and your company suddenly needs to figure out how to handle team communication while the COVID-19 pandemic is happening. Someone does a quick search for tools and they find Zoom, a newer platform that is popular with...
COVID 19 + Working From Home = CyberRisk
Who would have thought a month ago that your entire team would be working remotely and that they would need to be doing it for months? I can't get the phrase "Crazy Times" out of my head every time I think about it. Do you know who is really enjoying this crazy time?...
Making Smarter Pandemic IT and Cybersecurity Decisions: Avoid Doing Good, Then Getting Hacked
Take your Cybersecurity more seriously now with COVID-19 With the COVID-19 pandemic upon us, life is disrupted, different, and often nothing like what you would have ever expected. Before the pandemic, the decisions you would make with IT and cybersecurity were deemed...
Cybersecurity In The Days Of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is not fun for anyone. Well, except for maybe your pets since you are home all day and they have someone to pet them all day long. But for the rest of us, it is disruptive in all aspects of our lives and especially for work. If you suddenly have...
How Do I Know if My Business Computers Have Been Hacked
Some of the nicest people get hacked. Don't let it happen to you. So, how do you know if your business has been hacked? My bet is you don't—and you may never know. The sad fact is that most of the systems you are using right now do NOT have any ability to alert you to...
Basic IT Hygiene to Prevent Ransomware-10 Steps All Financial Firms Must Take
These are some thoughts from John Wooden, legendary coach of 10 UCLA Bruins NCAA Championship teams, which included notable NBA Hall of Fame players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, and Gail Goodrich. “I believe in the basics: attention to, and perfection of, tiny...
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