February 2026 - S3 Technologies

February 27, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Security

3 Ways Employees Accidentally Invite Hackers In

What’s your business’ biggest network security weakness? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not your security solutions like your firewall and antivirus; it’s your employees and their everyday practices that put your business at the most risk. Today, we want to cover the three most common accidental ways your employees might be putting your business at […]

February 25, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Security

Is Your Fingerprint Your New Password?

Security can be challenging, even when you have the requisite protections in place. Passwords are too easy to forget, and a fob or token can be misplaced. One thing that’s a lot harder to forget or lose, however: your fingerprint. Why not take advantage of what you and your entire team inherently possess to help […]

February 23, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
IT Blog

3 Major Benefits of Outsourcing Your IT Management

It’s easy to fall into the trap that you have to be the entire C-Suite for your business all in one. You should be running your business, not managing its IT infrastructure, and trying to do it all will only pull your focus away from what matters most. Instead of worrying about endless security threats, […]

February 20, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Best Practices

How Managed IT Prevents Disaster and Saves You Money

Does the thought of a sudden system crash keep you up at night? It should, but not for the reason you might think. While a disaster is the initial shock, it’s the prolonged downtime that follows that truly cripples a business. It’s a slow-motion drain on your resources, and without a proactive strategy, those lost […]

February 18, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Miscellaneous

The Staggering Evolution of Office IT Since 1996

Step into a typical office in 1996, and you’d be greeted by a specific symphony: the mechanical clack-clack of keys, the constant hum of cooling fans, and the iconic, high-pitched screech of a 28.8k modem fighting for a connection. Let’s fire up the time machine and look back at the technology of thirty years ago.

February 16, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Tip of the Week

Send a Google Chat to the Future!

With so much information to share throughout the workday, tools like Google Chat have no trouble proving their worth. That being said, there are niche use cases that many might assume are beyond the capabilities of Google Chat and its ilk… for instance, scheduling a message to be sent at a later date. As it […]

February 13, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Security

One Cost-Effective Way to Protect Your Small Business

Most small business owners don’t wake up thinking about network patches or endpoint detection. You’re focused on growth, your team, and your customers. Unfortunately, there is a persistent myth that “small” means “invisible” to hackers. The reality isn’t that hackers are out to get you specifically; it’s that they use automated tools to find any […]

February 11, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Security

Lessons from a Talking Dinosaur (Just Not the One You’re Thinking Of)

Toys are an essential part of our development as people, whether you’re talking about baby toys that teach color recognition and empathy, collaborative toys that teach sharing and teamwork, or creative toys that encourage imagination and outside-the-box thinking. Just imagine what the toys of the future will be able to accomplish… assuming, of course, that […]

February 9, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Business

The 3 Biggest Disasters Your Business Faces (And What to Do About Them)

Do you know exactly how much a disaster incident could cost your business? You might think of IT as your reactive safety net, only taking action when something goes wrong or breaks, but here’s the problem… By the time your server crashes, or your office is underwater, or you’re dealing with a ransomware attack, it’s […]

February 6, 2026
By Ben Mroczek
Technology

Boost Business Collaboration with the Right Communication Tools

In order for any modern business to be successful, it is crucial that everyone is on the same page…and in order for this to happen, a business needs to have the tools available to collaborate and communicate, internally and externally. Let’s take a few minutes to go over what these tools look like nowadays to […]