We’re starting to hear from clients and insurance brokers that cyber insurance costs are on the rise, in some cases up to 200%. Of course, this comes with insurers cracking down on IT controls – making sure their insureds are operating as securely as...
Moving forward in 2022 SpireTech VIPSupport managed services package renewals will have Huntress included in the base package. Huntress is specialized Managed Detection and response software backed by humans that looks for persistent footholds, backdoors, and other...
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) represent the majority of the market, but they often face unique challenges in the deployment of IT services. Finding practical solutions for problems ranging from information security and data privacy to remote support and the...
On March 1, SpireTech switched to a new credit card processor. We wrote about this last month, so here’s a friendly reminder - If you are paying your bill with a CC and haven’t yet logged into our portal and updated your credit card number, please do so before...
After March 1 2022, clients paying by credit card will need to re-enter their credit card information into the SpireTech billing portal. This is because we are changing merchant account processors to Stripe to save money on processing fees. At SpireTech last year,...
As previously advised in this newsletter, SpireTech has been tracking Microsoft’s upcoming price increases. There are two types of increases, and effective dates for these increases. The first price increase is effective March 1, 2022 affects six popular M365...
The covid pandemic has undoubtedly sent ripple effects through every industry over the last 2 years causing various layers of issues forcing businesses to immediately shift, adapt, and overcome. It’s refreshing to hear from many of our clients and their teams that...
Thank you for continuing to trust SpireTech as your IT partner. From everyone here at SpireTech, we want to wish you and yours a healthy, positive, safe, and SECURE 2022! As we reflect each year to learn, understand, and strive to be better, we are excited to continue...
Five Essential Steps You Should Be Following to Protect Your Business Cybersecurity threats are an ongoing issue for various industries from medical practices to architecture and engineering firms. Unfortunately, the consequences can often be disastrous, leading to...
From all of the employees at SpireTech – we wish you and yours happy holidays and a prosperous new year!