Exciting News: CIO Solutions’ New Look We’re excited to present our updated visual identity, featuring a modern logo and refreshed colors that reflect our evolution and enthusiasm for the future. A Fresh Coat: Why A Brand Refresh CIO Solutions has seen significant growth and transformation over the past several years. It was time to reassess… Read more »
Behind the Screens- Meet Micah Ulrick Get to know Micah Ulrick, a key member of the CIO Solutions team for nearly three years! Micah is a vCIO, or Virtual Chief Information Officer, in the San Luis Obispo office. As a vCIO, he acts as a C-Suite consultant for clients, advising them on long-term strategy, security,… Read more »
Wish You Were Here: Why You Should Let Your IT Team Know When You’re Going Out of the Country The Importance of Keeping Your Conditional Access Policies Current IN THIS ARTICLE: Understanding Conditional Access Conditional Access: Location Restrictions Why Your IT Team Needs to Know About Travel Plans How to Notify Your IT Team When… Read more »
Embracing Growth: Lessons From a Global IT Outage By Eric Egolf, CEO We are a little over 1 week after the CrowdStrike-related incident and the chaos that ensued from it. There are many, many articles that have already been written about this incident, so I don’t want to spend too much time rehashing what’s already… Read more »
Staying Frosty: How to Keep Calm and Stay Alert Against Spoofing and Phishing By Micah Ulrick, vCIO IN THIS ARTICLE: Understanding Spoofing & Phishing: What You Need to Know How to Spot Spoofing and Phishing Red Flags Advanced Threats to Be Aware Of Remember These Best Practices We’ve said it before, but I’ll say it… Read more »
Experiencing the Blue Screen after the Global Outage? This can help! First, try a simple manual reboot of your workstation: Hold down the power button to see if the machine restarts normally. If the restart button does not work, hold the power button on your PC for 10 seconds. Wait a moment, then press it… Read more »
Behind the Screens- Meet Adam Fernandes Meet Adam, a versatile member of the CIO Solutions team! For the past 2 years, Adam has used his wealth of expertise to ensure smooth hardware deployments for our clients. As a Deployment Technician, he visits our clients’ offices and interacts with people at all levels of the organization… Read more »
Email Authentication Protocols to Protect Your Business By Peter Summers, vCIO IN THIS ARTICLE: Email Authentication Protocols: DKIM, DMARC, and SPF DKIM, or DomainKeys Identified Mail SPF, or Sender Policy Framework DMARC, or Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance A Dynamic Trio- Summary Email is an essential tool for businesses and individuals alike, making it… Read more »
Behind the Screens- Meet Fernando Rivera Let’s introduce you to Fernando Rivera, who has been an integral part of the team at CIO Solutions for 16 years. Fernando works out of our Costa Rica office, where he leads a team of talented and dedicated IT professionals while also performing his duties as a security solutions… Read more »
Behind the Screens- Meet Billy Godfrey Billy Godfrey is a long-time member of CIO Solutions, celebrating 10 years with us as of this month! He is the supervisor of one of the Support Department’s Dedicated Client Teams (team Helios, to be exact). These Dedicated Client Teams are just that- dedicated to a specific set of… Read more »