Month: July 2021

Microsoft Teams: Immersive and Inclusive

Microsoft Teams: Immersive and Inclusive

Teams has become a vital part of the Microsoft 365 world, because so many of us are working & learning remotely.One-to-one conversations, group messaging, video meetings and audio calls are all key features of Teams. Along with useful integration into other 365 applications such as Word, Outlook, and SharePoint.The value in Teams is obvious. But…

Diving Deep Into The Colonial Pipeline Hack

Diving Deep Into The Colonial Pipeline Hack

You may have read my previous blog post: Let’s Talk About The Colonial Pipeline Hack. It discusses how the Colonial Pipeline was compromised, had their data held for ransom, and how they handled this attack. In this update, I go a bit more in-depth on some of the events and how they unfolded. Additionally, I give…

Microsoft Lists Makes Collaboration Easier

Microsoft Lists Makes Collaboration Easier

When you have a zillion things to do every day, writing a good old fashioned list is the easiest way to stay organized. And now, there’s an even better way to manage them: Microsoft Lists. Lists is a Microsoft 365 app, devoted to creating simple, flexible, and intelligent lists. This tool helps you to stay…

Signs You Aren’t Budgeting Enough for IT

Signs You Aren’t Budgeting Enough for IT

Generally, we like to make the argument that nothing about your small business is too small. We do say it a lot in relation to cybersecurity — no size of business is immune. Yet, there is the chance your IT budget is too small. Consider these indicators that you might need to invest more in…

Can You Delete Data From Your Devices Remotely?

Can You Delete Data From Your Devices Remotely?

If you or a member of your team loses their phone or laptop, it can create some serious problems for your business. Not only is it expensive, it’s also dangerous. Because it’s likely that your device contains sensitive data that really shouldn’t fall into the wrong hands. Mistakes happen. And you can’t stop things from…

Microsoft Editor: Perfecting Content for Email, Documents, and the Web

Microsoft Editor: Perfecting Content for Email, Documents, and the Web

It’s always important to make a great impression, but sometimes our spelling and grammar can let us down. Don’t worry – Microsoft Editor is here to the rescue! It helps you to avoid embarrassing mistakes and comes up with elegant alternatives to highlight what you’re trying to say quickly and easily. To start using Editor,…

Let's Talk About The Colonial Pipeline Hack

Let’s Talk About The Colonial Pipeline Hack

In this blog post, I go through a bit of a post-mortem about the Colonial Pipeline Hack and some of the details that have been released since the hack went public. Quickly, if you’re not up to speed on exactly what went down there, one of the largest pipelines providing gasoline to the East Coast…

Meet STG IT Consulting Group

Meet STG IT Consulting Group

Hello Everybody! I’m Stan Kats, Founder and Chief Technologist here at STG IT. After 15 years of working for some of the largest companies in the world, I started STG to bring the same enterprise-class IT support to small and medium sized businesses. Since 2009, I’ve done just that: supporting businesses like yours throughout Greater…