You might wonder who we are, and what makes us stand out. CCI stands for Communication Concepts, Inc. We are a team who provide IT and cybersecurity solutions to businesses. We’re more commonly known as an IT or Managed Service Provider. If you want to learn more about our team and our founding, check out our About Us page. How … Read More

You have probably seen or heard of software patches or updates. Pretty much every company in some way releases patches. In simple terms, Wikipedia does a great job defining it: a “set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update, fix, or improve it.” But how does this affect the here and now? If you … Read More

You likely have heard the terms 2FA or MFA. Both are thrown around and you’ve probably seen them as an option you can enable in different accounts online. But how do they directly affect you and does it really make a difference? Well, let’s give a scenario and then look into the specifics of MFA. Meet Greg. He is a … Read More

Today, we’re going to look at a very easy method that businesses and organizations can use to lessen the amount of risk of a cyber attack or a virus “infection.” You may be thinking, “What is it?” Well, one area that is commonly overlooked is ‘default credentials’ for new devices. Default credentials are the administrative logins and passwords that come … Read More

As we previously discussed in a blog post, “We face risk every day. Some risks we can avoid and others we can’t,” but today, we’re going to talk about one area where you have a little more control and the ability to lessen the overall risk. Let’s start off asking a question… Who has domain administrator access on your business … Read More

RISK: “expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss.” (dictionary.com)  We face risk every day. Some risks we can avoid and others we can’t. When we drive a car, we risk a possible accident or maybe getting stranded if the car breaks down. Risk is a fact of life.  As many know, a fountain pen is more prone to leak versus … Read More

Many have heard the term ‘ransomware’, but don’t actually understand what it is, how it could affect them, as well as how to protect against it. Ransomware is defined in the dictionary as: “malware planted illegally in a computer or mobile device that disables its operation or access to its data until the owner or operator pays to regain control … Read More