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How to Find a Top IT Service Provider for Your Business

In the last few decades, we’ve seen the necessity of information technology (IT) in every industry across the globe. IT has changed how businesses operate from sales, operations, and customer service. This is why finding a top IT service provider is not just about fixing computers or answering help desk tickets. The right provider becomes […]

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What is Malware? How to Spot and Prevent Malicious Software

Malware is one of the most common and dangerous IT and cybersecurity threats facing individuals and businesses today. Ransomware, a type of malware, was predicted to cost organizations $57 billion worldwide in damages throughout 2025. In this blog, we’ll explain what malware is, highlight key malicious software infection signs, and share tips for malware prevention

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How the Verizon Outage Teaches A Lesson in Business Downtime

On January 14th, more than 1.5 million customers were affected by the Verizon outage. The network outage lasted for roughly 10 hours with customers having their phones in SOS mode and businesses having no Internet. For businesses, 10 hours offline means lost revenue, frustrated customers, and halted operations. Atlassian suggests that each minute of downtime

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Municipal Cyberattacks: How MSPs Prevent Disruptions

Across the country, municipal cyberattacks are rising. From 2018 to 2024, there was an estimated $1.09 billion in downtime costs affecting local governments alone. We’re seeing an increase in sophisticated attacks, such as ransomware attacks, having devastating consequences that affect entire communities. This blog breaks down the recent jump in municipal cyberattacks, what local governments

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How IT Failures Disrupt Critical Energy Sector Operations

Modern energy infrastructure heavily relies on IT systems from monitoring, automation, safety, and compliance. With the energy sector considered critical infrastructure, even small IT failures can have massive consequences. In this blog we’ll explain the effects of IT failures on one of the most important sectors for everyday life. The Growing Dependence on IT in

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Breakdown of IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

A single data breach can now cost a U.S. business more than $10 million, and that figure keeps climbing. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025, organizations are facing higher regulatory fines, longer investigations, and deeper financial impact than ever before. In this blog, we break down the most important findings from

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Holiday & Year-End Cybersecurity Checklist: 6 Security Tips

Cyberattacks on businesses increase around 30% during holidays and continue to stay elevated through year-end and into the new year. This is due to multiple factors such as businesses slowing down, fewer staff on hand, and more distracted workers. So, in today’s blog, we’re sharing a practical holiday and year-end cybersecurity checklist businesses can use

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Kirkham IronTech Ranked Top 250 MSSP Globally for 2025

Kirkham IronTech Ranked #141 on MSSP Alert’s 2025 Global Top 250 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) List Fort Smith, AR – December 15, 2025 – Kirkham IronTech has ranked among the Top 250 MSSPs (https://www.msspalert.com/top-250) for 2025, according to MSSP Alert, a CyberRisk Alliance resource. This is our company’s fourth year in a row being

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How Ransomware Gangs Cost Businesses $2.1B Between 2022 and 2024 

From 2022 to 2024, ransomware gangs extorted over $2.1 billion in ransom payments. Reports estimate that around 4,200 ransomware incidents occurred between January 2022 and December 2024. As ransomware statistics and the ransomware impact on businesses continues to rise, organizations that are still reactive instead of proactive are betting their future on luck. What is

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What Ransomware Looks Like and How the Attack Works 

Most people hear about ransomware, but very few know what it actually looks like or how it works. A ransomware attack is no joke. These attacks are able to encrypt data and shut down systems until a ransom is paid, and sometimes hackers still destroy the data anyways. For businesses, this is a real threat

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