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# Omega Technical Solutions Blog

Omega Technical Solutions has been serving the Haymarket area since 2007, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Hover Over Links to Prevent Hacking Attacks](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-hover-over-links-to-prevent-hacking-attacks)

  Friday, 26 April 2024

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The fact is that phishing messages are all over the place. It doesn’t matter if you are a large corporation or a small business with only a dozen employees; the threat of phishing attacks is real and should be prepared for. Thankfully, one of the easiest ways to avoid phishing messages is as easy as moving your mouse. We are, of course, talking about hovering over links.

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##  [Printers Can Pose a Security Risk If You Aren’t Careful](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/printers-can-pose-a-security-risk-if-you-aren-t-careful)

  Wednesday, 24 April 2024

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Multifunctional printers can be indispensable business tools. However, they also pose significant security risks, potentially serving as entry points for cybercriminals seeking to exploit vulnerabilities and pilfer sensitive data and resources. Safeguarding your organization against these threats is paramount. This blog post will explore key measures to fortify your networks against printer-based vulnerabilities.

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##  [Five Tricks to Keep Your Tech Secure While Traveling](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/five-tricks-to-keep-your-tech-secure-while-traveling)

  Monday, 22 April 2024

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You or one of your employees may need to work while on the road for many reasons. Unfortunately, this can be dangerous if you aren’t careful. We wanted to take a few minutes to (hopefully) review some security best practices your entire team should follow should they ever find themselves working as they travel.

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##  [A Layman’s Guide to Cybersecurity](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/a-layman-s-guide-to-cybersecurity)

  Friday, 08 March 2024

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Ensuring cybersecurity is important for individuals both in their professional and personal lives. Hence, I've compiled a set of cybersecurity practices that you should advocate for your team, especially when they're working remotely or during their personal time.

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##  [Here are Some Basic Categories of Security Threats and Issues Facing SMBs](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/here-are-some-basic-categories-of-security-threats-and-issues-facing-smbs)

  Monday, 04 March 2024

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It seems like with every day that passes, there is a new sinister cyberthreat to worry about, and it’s crucial that businesses learn as much as possible about how to keep themselves safe as they can. There is simply too much at stake not to. That said, there are broad categories that most threats will fall under. Today, we’re going to explore them.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Pet Proof Your Tech](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-pet-proof-your-tech)

  Friday, 01 March 2024

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You love your pets. They are part of your family and bring you more joy than most other things. Unfortunately, pets and technology simply don’t mix. In today’s blog, we thought we’d go through a few tips that can help you protect your technology from your furry (or not-so-furry) friends.

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##  [Here’s What We Recommend for SMB Network Security](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/here-s-what-we-recommend-for-smb-network-security)

  Monday, 19 February 2024

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Network security is complicated, and as such, you need to have considerable knowledge of it to ensure that your business is as secure as possible against the plethora of threats out there. Thankfully, you don’t have to do it alone. We want to give you some insight into the dos and don’ts of network security.

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##  [Actions to Take When Your Phone Goes Missing](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/actions-to-take-when-your-phone-goes-missing)

  Wednesday, 07 February 2024

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If you are like many of the rest of us, the thought of losing your phone is a situation that brings on anger and fear. If your phone has been stolen, there are several steps you have to take to mitigate potential risks and increase the chances of recovering your device. Here's a general guide.

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##  [Consider Your Technology When Expanding](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/consider-your-technology-when-expanding)

  Friday, 12 January 2024

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Opening a new location is an exciting event for any business, but it's not without a litany of difficult decisions to make. One thing is certain, challenges always emerge. One thing you can do is plan your technology needs strategically to avoid headaches in that arena. Today, we take a look at how to best get your new location outfitted with the technology it needs to succeed.

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##  [How to Use Technology to Manage Business Complexity](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/how-to-use-technology-to-manage-business-complexity)

  Wednesday, 06 December 2023

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Businesses are complex beasts, and there can be a lot of moving parts that need to be addressed in order for them to run effectively. Business technology can aid in this effort quite substantially. Here are four ways you can implement technology to help make managing your business easier.

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##  [Getting Started Using Your Data to Build a More Effective Business](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/getting-started-using-your-data-to-build-a-more-effective-business)

  Wednesday, 22 November 2023

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Business Intelligence (BI) is a platform that uses the data that your business creates to help you make advanced business decisions. Starting to use data for business intelligence involves several key steps to effectively gather the data you want to sort through and successfully analyze it in a way that can allow you to understand your business better.

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##  [Blank Emails Could Just Be a Different Type of Threat](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blank-emails-could-just-be-a-different-type-of-threat)

  Wednesday, 12 July 2023

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Phishing attacks are the most common attack vector used by hackers, and while it helps to know what a phishing attack looks like, it’s also good to know what they don’t look like. The latest example of a phishing attack takes this to an extreme, utilizing blank messages to confuse recipients in a creative take on phishing attacks.

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##  [Get Out In Front of Your Technology Issues](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/get-out-in-front-of-your-technology-issues)

  Friday, 23 June 2023

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Wouldn’t it be great if your business didn’t have to worry about technology problems? Well, with the right amount of attention and care invested, your business can minimize technology issues and optimize your infrastructure for proactive technology management rather than reactive. Let’s go over some of the most important practices.

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##  [Use the Eisenhower Matrix to Prioritize Tasks](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/use-the-eisenhower-matrix-to-prioritize-tasks)

  Friday, 09 June 2023

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If you have a to-do list a mile long, then you’ll need to develop a system to place priority on what truly matters and what could be put off until a bit later. Thankfully, you don’t have to develop a system from scratch, as one of the more interesting methods for tackling your to-do list has already been developed and inspired by a 1950s speech: the Eisenhower Matrix.

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##  [Is Your IT Person Taking Care of These Mandatory Tasks?](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/is-your-it-person-taking-care-of-these-mandatory-tasks)

  Friday, 28 April 2023

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As your business grows and shifts, managing your technology can become increasingly complicated. It can get to the point where properly taking care of your IT and supporting your users is a full time job. If you are just calling a computer person to come and fix problems when you bump into them, then you might have potential consequences to deal with later that could cost your organization a lot of time and money.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Managed Services](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/managed-services)   [Outsource IT](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/outsource-it)

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##  [Productivity Optimization Part Two - How It Can Be Measured](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/productivity-optimization-part-two-how-it-can-be-measured)

  Friday, 21 April 2023

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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Last week, we aimed our laser focus on productivity and how it can be defined for your organization. Now, we would like to examine how you can measure productivity for your business. Let’s discuss how you can track your productivity.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Productivity](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Efficiency](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/efficiency)

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##  [Productivity Optimization Part One - Getting Started](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/productivity-optimization-part-one-getting-started)

  Friday, 14 April 2023

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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Productivity will always be the primary goal for businesses, right alongside profits, although one thing does in fact lead to another in this case. To ensure your company runs efficiently, you need to understand just how productivity works and its relationship with what you put into your business. We’ll be using the next couple of weeks to take a closer look at the relationship between your business and its productivity.

First, let’s look at what productivity is, in its simplest and purest form.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Complex Password Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-complex-password-practices)

  Wednesday, 29 March 2023

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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With more people depending on technology, it stands to reason that there are more scams out there than ever before. The individuals (and groups) responsible will look for and exploit any vulnerability to attack your employees in order to get at your business’ critical data. Let’s take a look at a couple of tips that you can use to keep your passwords strong and your password-protected accounts secure.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Improving Business Productivity in Five Ways](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-improving-business-productivity-in-five-ways)

  Wednesday, 08 March 2023

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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“Improving productivity” is far from an unheard goal among business owners. What is less common, unfortunately, is a strategic plan to actually do it. We wanted to help, so we’ve assembled five strategies that can help improve productivity in the modern workplace.

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##  [How to Get the Most Out of Your In-House Computing](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-in-house-computing)

  Friday, 03 March 2023

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

  [Omega Technical Solutions Blog](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/blog)   [Best practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/best-practices)

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More businesses than ever before are making adjustments toward a more digital business involving more complex and sophisticated technology, making more reliable and efficient IT of paramount importance. There are benefits to outsourcing your IT resources, but there are also times when you might consider hosting your infrastructure in-house. Let’s go over the benefits and how you can benefit from a mixture of in-house and outsourced IT.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Technology](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/technology)   [Business Computing](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/business-computing)

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