Incident Response for Regulated Industries: What Attorneys, Medical Offices, and Financial Professionals Need to Know
Discover what attorneys, medical offices, and financial professionals need to know about incident response planning. Learn practical steps to meet HIPAA, SHIELD Act, and GLBA requirements while protecting your practice. Better IT Now helps regulated businesses stay secure and compliant.
Business Associate Agreements (BAAs): What Dental Offices Should Include When Hiring Vendors
Discover must-have clauses for Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) in dental offices. Learn key protections, smart vendor questions, and how Better IT Now helps Long Island practices stay HIPAA-compliant—without the headache.
Encryption for Legal Communications: Email and File Sharing Best Practices
In today’s legal landscape, client confidentiality isn’t just a professional standard—it’s a fundamental requirement. Whether you’re exchanging case details, sharing draft contracts, or coordinating with co-counsel, one unsecured email or file link can expose sensitive information and erode trust. Cyber threats targeting law firms continue to rise, making robust encryption essential for both email and […]
Secure File Sharing for Accountants: Moving Beyond Email Attachments
Accountants handle sensitive client data every day—tax returns, financial statements, audit documents, and more. For many firms, the default method for sharing these files is still email attachments. It feels quick and familiar, but it comes with hidden risks that can expose your practice to security threats, version chaos, and lost productivity. At Better IT […]
Understanding Confidentiality Duties in the Digital Age
Protecting client and patient data is more critical than ever. From phishing attacks to HIPAA violations, learn the modern confidentiality duties facing attorneys, accountants, and medical offices—and practical steps to safeguard your practice. Better IT Now simplifies compliance so you can focus on what matters most.
Why End-of-Life Software Is a Bigger Risk Than Most Businesses Realize
Most software doesn’t stop working the day it reaches “end of life.” Computers still turn on, applications still open, and employees can continue doing their jobs — at least on the surface. Because nothing immediately breaks, many businesses assume end-of-life software isn’t an urgent problem. In reality, it’s one of the most common hidden risks […]
Ransomware Isn’t Just for Big Companies Anymore — Here’s Why Small Businesses Are Targets
For a long time, ransomware was viewed as a problem for large enterprises, hospitals, and government agencies. Small businesses often assumed they were too small, too obscure, or too insignificant to attract that kind of attention. Unfortunately, that assumption no longer reflects reality. Today, small and mid-sized businesses are among the most common ransomware targets […]
Microsoft Teams December 2025 Updates: Useful Improvements, but Long Overdue?
Microsoft Teams wrapped up 2025 with updates focused on usability, multilingual meetings, Copilot improvements, and stronger security/compliance controls. Here’s what’s new—and what it means for small and mid-sized businesses.
Why Small Businesses Can’t Ignore Cybersecurity: 41% Were Attacked Last Year
41% of small businesses suffered a cyberattack in 2023. Learn how Better IT Now helps Long Island businesses stay protected with managed IT and cybersecurity solutions.
Why Every Business Needs a Password Manager (and Why You Should Let Better IT Now Manage It)
In today’s business world, data breaches and credential leaks have become a daily headline. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has made it clear — using long, random, unique passwords is one of the most effective ways to protect your accounts. But let’s be honest: no one can remember 50 complex passwords without writing […]