IT Outsourcing: An Affordable Solution

At Network Services Group, we work with a lot of small businesses, helping them with their computer and network support needs.  For most of them, it makes more sense to bring us in for IT outsourcing in Ann Arbor and SE Michigan rather than hire their own in-house IT person.

 The benefits of outsourcing your IT support include:

• More resources (access to the entire NSG team versus just one person)
• More knowledge and experience (20 years supporting small business networks and computers)
• Remote monitoring and maintenance
• Less expensive as compared to the cost of hiring a fulltime employee
• You control costs (select pay as you go or full managed services)

Our customers find that it is surprisingly affordable to outsource their IT support versus hiring someone directly.  In addition to controlling costs, you also get accessed to a more diversified skillset, and more experience with supporting the various systems that small businesses rely on to for their business needs.

Check out our website for more information! 

NSA Discovers Security Flaw in Windows 10

The NSA recently discovered a major security flaw in Windows 10.

Microsoft’s CryptoAPI service helps developers prove validity and trustworthiness when Windows checks for it on a user’s device. A hacker could potentially exploit the bug by undermining or bypassing usual protections and subsequently gain control of victim’s devices. 

The implications of this bug are huge. Hackers are undoubtedly racing to exploit the flaw, while many users are still unaware of its existence. Microsoft has released a patch for the bug, and the NSA is urging network owners to install it immediately. After all, over 900 million PCs run the Windows 10 operating system so this is a big issue!

This is a recent development, but certainly won’t be the last. Keep reading about cyber security on our website!

Windows 10 Has A Major Security Flaw

If you run your own business, you know how critical it is to have working technology. Your website needs to function flawlessly every day. Your network connections need to be working at all times. You need to be able to make secure connections with your vendors, customers and your employees. To do that, you have to have functional hardware and software.

But how much do you know about the hardware and software you’re using? When was the last time your PC was updated? Early this year, the NSA took an almost unprecedented step in disclosing a serious weakness it identified with Microsoft’s CryptoAPI service in Windows 10. Rather than immediately alerting the public to vulnerabilities, the NSA used them for digital espionage. However, the NSA is making strides toward transparency and the flaw they found is so serious, they alerted the public.

Visit our website to keep reading about this security flaw!