Data breaches are an unfortunate reality in this day and age, even during the holiday season. While it is important to do everything you can to prevent these kinds of disasters, you need to be prepared to deal with it—both in terms of your operations, and in terms of communicating with your clientele.

A vulnerability was recently discovered that is effectively guaranteed to impact all computer users, from private users to businesses. While this situation will take some time to resolve fully, we want to make sure you know everything that needs to be done to protect yourself from Log4j.

There will come a time when your business will need to acquire hardware like monitors, server units, workstations, networking components, and other technology. It is your responsibility as a business owner to make educated decisions about how you go about upgrading your gear, but it’s not always immediately obvious what the correct path forward is.

There’s no way around it; ransomware is bad stuff, plain and simple. The first half of 2021 saw a massive increase in ransomware attacks that made the lives of countless individuals and business professionals difficult. However, a new trend is surfacing, and it’s one that you might be surprised to see: fake ransomware threats.

This holiday season, Techworks Gives Back participated in Sachem Public Library and the Town of Brookhaven's INTERFACE's Holiday Toy Drive in order to collect and donate toys to those children in need. During Techworks' Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in November, we collected donations from our friends and families in attendance, along with members of our staff through the season. At Sachem Public Library's Holiday Market, Techwork's Executive Vice President, Thomas Lohr (pictured) along with Marketing Coordinator, Susie Henaghan (pictured), donated the collected toys to Neely McCahey(pictured), Director of the Sachem Public Library.