On Thursday, October 5th, Usherwood partnered with Huntress to present a cybersecurity webinar addressing the growing business of cybercrime. Ethan Tancredi from Huntress spoke about how hackers are making money using the unique underground market for cybercrime and malware as a service.

As cybersecurity becomes a necessity for every business, there are many different approaches to choose from. So, what areas of your business do you need to focus on the most for cybersecurity? What tools and strategies are best for remote work? With phrases like “Zero Trust”, “shadow IT” being tossed around, you may wonder: what’s the difference between zero trust vs VPN?

At Usherwood, we have a unique focus on training and onboarding new employees. It’s all a part of our commitment to investing in employees so they can grow in the field and represent Usherwood with pride. Usherwood Corporate Field Service Trainer Mike Riordan had a lot to say about his trainees over the years. When asked about some highlights in his years of being a corporate trainer, he told the story of one of his pupils who went above and beyond expectations: Mike Struble.

It might be tough to keep track of all the different terms for cyber scams these days. First “phishing” was the term for email scams impersonating companies and other entities in attempts to gain personal information. Now, terms like vishing, smishing, pharming and even quishing are being thrown around. Here’s an overview of what they all mean.

If your small to medium-sized healthcare clinic uses digital records, odds are you may be at risk for data breaches. HIPAA compliance is a priority for any business in healthcare. To protect sensitive data, you'll need to understand the risks of data breaches, types of breaches, and vulnerabilities that lead to them.

You might have heard the terms Zero Trust and Shadow IT recently but left wondering: "What is it?" and "Do I really need it?"

Of all the devices that we know can be hacked, you might not have considered your printer to be one of them. However, as printers become more advanced and able to connect to other devices, this poses a risk of cyber attacks. This is especially true for small-to-medium-sized healthcare businesses. Unsurprisingly, they are being targeted now more than ever due to the sensitive patient data they deal with.

COVID-19 was a global crisis that shook up more than the healthcare industry. As the virus spread, more companies had to pivot from working in the office to remote or hybrid work models. With this unique challenge for IT came added security risks that hackers preyed on.

Since 1988, Greene Moving and Storage has been serving the New York and New England regions with moving, storage, and modular furniture installation services for a mix of commercial and residential clients. Patrick Greene, President of Greene Moving and Storage, discovered Usherwood Office Technology’s unique approach to customer care when he stopped into a coffee and networking event hosted by Dan Hernborg, a Pre-Sales Engineer at Usherwood.

Usherwood Office Technology, a Syracuse-based company that specializes in managed IT, print and communications was recently named CNY Business Journal’s #1 Best Place To Work in the 51-100 employees category.