It’s just about time for March Madness! Yep, three weeks of phenomenal basketball games, Cinderella moments, surprising knockouts, and, of course, the brackets. It’s estimated th… Read More

Every company has a beginning. A starting point, or a leaping-off point, that kicks off the journey to building something. Building a team, a culture, a following, and a resource for the cli… Read More

Occasionally problems with technology happen. It’s true. We all know it’s true. But rather than panic, which is a likely response.  Especially when the problem happens when… Read More

When my son was young, we chased lions. A lot of lions. They roamed around our backyard on a regular basis. They were everywhere. We would chase them around the yard trying to catch them. An… Read More

It can be rare to meet a “sales” person and feel comfortable and at ease when chatting with them, versus feeling like you are being sold to. But, if you ever have the opportunity… Read More

By October 2021, the number of publicly reported data breaches surpassed the total number of breaches that occurred in 2020. Not sure about you, but that’s a stat I didn’t expect… Read More

When you’re experiencing an IT issue and you desperately call the IT Help Desk for support, a friendly and calming voice gives you an instant feeling of relief. That’s the feelin… Read More

What brings you joy? Interesting question, isn’t it? On the surface, that question seems simple, but the more you let the question roll around in your head, the more it becomes a much… Read More

Predicting the future is a tricky thing. But, reviewing the past and developing educated thoughts based on information isn’t. That’s the approach we’re taking this year and… Read More

One of my favorite commercials now is an Etsy commercial. In the commercial, a woman leaves her wallet at the grocery store. The young man that works at the store runs down the street to giv… Read More

Variety is the spice of life. What a fun way of saying that new experiences help make life more interesting. If you’ve had a chance to chat with Vladimir, a Network Engineer at Intivix… Read More

Holiday shopping. Not too long ago, that phrase could send shivers down a person’s spine. The crowds, the traffic, the lines, lines, lines! Today, however, we can avoid all or most of… Read More

Right about now, searches for “best gift for [insert a few attributes] person” are happening. And, they are happening frequently. It’s natural. People are looking for somet… Read More

My son’s hockey team won their way into the State tournament! This tournament is pretty much what they practice for all season long. Getting to State is a huge deal for the kids and th… Read More

There’s really no way to sugarcoat this – legacy IT systems are not helping your business. In fact, these systems are likely causing you problems. Monetary problems, cybersecurit… Read More

It’s December, which means we are officially in the Holiday season. Yay! And while last year might have been a bit of a dud when it came to fully experiencing the joy that comes with t… Read More

This year marks the inaugural UpCity “Best of” awards honoring the top providers around the world in specific service categories based on their Recommendability Rating. The UpCit… Read More

When you think of vaping, who do you think of? Adults? Think again. The average age of someone that vapes is 15-19, and even middle schoolers have begun vaping. It’s a scary truth &nda&hell…Read More

Adventure can come in many forms. Living in multiple countries, traveling as often as possible, and choosing a career where every day is different, are just a few examples. And, Taras, one o… Read More

Well, we did it – we kicked off a book club! We started this book club to destress – reading can significantly reduce stress, even if you read for only a few minutes. And, let&rs&hell…Read More

Parenting is hard. It’s amazing and totally worthwhile, but it is hard. Not only do we need to ensure that our children eat healthily, get plenty of rest, stay active, do their best, a… Read More

Apple is taking a big stride forward in the world of personal health and well-being with the recent iOS15 launch. They are making it easier, and far less manual, for individuals to share hea… Read More

Another account…another new, unique, hard to crack, extra-long; make sure you include numbers and symbols, and turn it into a passphrase, password. And make sure you aren’t re-u… Read More

This month (October 2021), Intivix is celebrating its 25th year in business. Yep, 25 years of supporting local business (in the San Francisco Bay area) with IT consulting services. In honor… Read More

Occasionally, or perhaps frequently, a meeting needs to be scheduled with someone outside of your organization. Typically when this happens, emails are sent back and forth trying to identify… Read More

Many of us have experienced a lengthy email conversation about a topic that likely could have been handled with a 5-10 minute conversation. Yep, we’ve all probably had this happen… Read More

My child has run out of white athletic socks. Not because he doesn’t have them, but because he has worn all of them over the past week. They are sitting in a pile on the floor of the b… Read More

One of the lessons that we all learned from the year 2020 is that a disaster can strike at any time. Wildfires, blackouts (planned and unplanned), floods, malware attacks, ransomware attacks… Read More

We’re heading into the holiday season – yep, we said it. It’s the last few months of the year which means the potential for more family time, more cooking and baking, shopp… Read More

Remember the first day of school when your teacher would ask what you did over the summer? Well, we did that…sort of. We asked our team what their summer adventures were because, let… Read More

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. A month dedicated to not only raising awareness around the importance of cybersecurity but also to help individuals and businesses implemen… Read More

Cyberattacks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities made news headlines multiple times in 2021. From the Colonial Pipeline breach to the JBS breach to the University of California Schools ransomw… Read More

Learning to code, developing an app, and exploring robotics. There are more and more opportunities for kids to explore these technology-focused topics. And grow their already budding i… Read More

Maintaining your network, managing your cloud systems, and staying on top of the latest cybersecurity threats can be challenging. Especially when you are not well-versed in IT or when your r… Read More

On average, how many emails do you send a day? According to an article in the Guardian, the average office worker receives 121 emails and sends about 40 each day. Does that sound close t… Read More

When you think of a motivated person, is there someone that comes to mind? An Olympic athlete, a well-known artist, or an entrepreneur that you know of? What about that child down the stree… Read More

In August of 2019, Facebook was the victim of a data breach that compromised information from 533 million people from 106 different countries.  Why is this in the news now?  B… Read More

IT problems happen. They happen to the best of us, and they can often happen at inopportune times. And, when you reach out to your internal IT team, or call your Outsourced IT team, what&rsq&hell…Read More

Understanding how a great Managed Services Provider can fortify and enable your business is a significant competitive advantage. As a premier MSP, Intivix delivers best in class managed IT s… Read More

Vaping. It’s been around for some time. And, while the original “sell” was to adults looking to kick the cigarette habit, that’s not where the marketing and major pus… Read More

After months, upon months, upon months of staying home, staying close to home, and being overly creative, finally, events, activities, and places are opening! And we can start exploring the… Read More

If you could go back in time and give yourself tips on how to handle the abrupt shift to a fully remote workforce over the past 18 months, what would you tell yourself? Would you have planne… Read More

The effects of a successful ransomware attack are, unfortunately, devastating. Affected companies can expect negative financial impacts, including lost sales and severely hampered productivi… Read More

The post Network Security San Francisco appeared first on Intivix Read More

The post Multi Factor Authentification appeared first on Intivix Read More

Tell me about the culture at this company. If you have ever had the pleasure of interviewing someone for a role at your company or spoke with someone interested in the company you work for… Read More

After numerous months of holding off on vacations, many individuals and families are getting ready to travel again. Enjoying new experiences, exploring the area, and potentially a bit of dow… Read More

Location tracking apps and devices have been popping up all over the place. And they can help parents keep a virtual eye on wandering kids, teenagers who might want to bend the rules a bit… Read More

Information security and cybersecurity are often used interchangeably. But they really should not be. They are two different forms of security and hugely interconnected. It is important to k… Read More

Often, when we think about cybercriminals or hackers, we think of a person – one person. And, yes, there are individual cybercriminals out there, causing havoc for many people through… Read More

On May 7th, Colonial Pipeline fell victim to ransomware. After the hackers encrypted the business network, Colonial shut down their operational technology (OT) network as a protective step… Read More

We are excited to share that Intivix has been named to the 2021 ChannelE2E Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs list!  We’re honored that this is our third time being included in this pre… Read More

FACT: You have a mom. Chances are you have had to play the role of tech support at some point or witnessed mom’s epic tech fail. In honor of Mother’s Day, we thought we would giv… Read More

How much screen time is the right amount of screen time? Talk about a tricky question, with loads of answers, opinions, and heaps of gray area. Kids are online nearly every day – in sc… Read More

Virtual learning, remote learning, hybrid learning, pods, cohorts – phrases and words that were not likely part of your regular vocabulary a couple of years ago. Now, these phrases are… Read More

It is coming…the newest iPhone! Yep, we are likely to see the next round of iPhones around September of this year, and there are rumors upon rumors about what is in store for the lat… Read More

Passwords, passwords, passwords. We are surrounded by websites, apps, and home devices that require passwords. And, it’s not just a few passwords; it’s multiple! When you add up… Read More

Working remotely is becoming normal for many organizations and employees. And while some employees love the idea and others are not at all thrilled with the idea, there is one group that cou… Read More

Earth Day. A time to highlight the variety of important issues facing our earth on a daily basis, educate people on these issues, and motivate people to take action. Action against pollution… Read More

Having a zest for life. It’s an interesting phrase, and it’s a phrase that seems to encapsulate how Sherwin approaches life and what he passes on to his family as well. Sherwin i… Read More

Gaming and social media usage is growing and will likely continue to grow over the next several years. And, in many cases, both gaming and social media offer kids an opportunity to relax, ta… Read More

Internet usage, devices, apps, and gaming systems parental controls. This topic can strike up various emotions in parents and in children. It is one of those hot-button topics that most pare… Read More

Laptops, mobile phones, smartwatches, and pretty much anything that runs software, hardware, or communicates with other devices runs on an operating system. Which means an operating system i… Read More

According to a recent survey, “83% percent of decision-makers with in-house cybersecurity teams are considering outsourcing to a managed service provider (MSP).” If we were shari… Read More

Every once in a while you’ll meet someone, get to talking, and end up feeling as though you’ve kmnnown them for years. That’s the feeling you’ll likely get if you hav… Read More

Do you own your DNS? This sounds like a simple question with the obvious answer: Yes of course you do, because it’s your website and your email, right? Unfortunately, it’s not th… Read More

Now more than ever, children are spending much of their time online. With online learning and recommended distancing, kids are bound to spend more time on the web. Swooned by the allures of… Read More

Ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. They are going beyond phishing emails with ransomware in links and files and have adopted newer ways to attack businesses and cause damage. S… Read More

Appreciating employees is critical to employee retention, behavior “at work,” productivity, loyalty, and engagement. This is true under traditional circumstances. Given the curre… Read More

Zero-click cyber-attacks on mobile devices. Yep, they are real. They’ve happened within the recent past (i.e., last year), and they will likely happen again. But are zero-click attacks… Read More

Have you ever gotten stuck in the social media rabbit hole? You hop on your favorite social media platform to share a picture or a video, and then end up scrolling, liking, watching, favorit… Read More

Like it or not, education has changed over the past year. Remote and virtual learning entered the “classroom” quickly, and in some cases, has hung around for many months. And whi… Read More

Information technology and cybersecurity. As an organization, this is where our focus, energy, and talents lie. There is another layer to Intivix, though. We support a company-wide initiativ… Read More

Family first. That seems to be the mantra of Jason Korotkin, one of the Project Engineers at Intivix. He’s been with us since mid-2020 and has been supporting clients ever since. From… Read More

Ransomware took center stage this past year and grabbed the spotlight in terms of the most common cyber threat to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The concern with ransomware, however… Read More

Technology, cybersecurity solutions and related security software are in a constant mode of adaptation. To some extent, the adaptation is about staying ahead of the competition as well as th… Read More

The year 2020 we will be remember for many things. There were certainly several situations that we’d classify as negatives, but there are also likely a few items that we would consider… Read More

Communication and collaboration have always been important. But in the work-from-home environment that we’ve been living in recently, communication and collaboration are more than impo… Read More

We’ve been catapulted into a digital and virtual world. We all knew it was coming, but the unbelievably rapid transition to a nearly all virtual world left a few gaps.  We have gr… Read More

Social development is an important component of childhood. Children learning how to interact with other children, and adults, will help them build strong relationships with those around them… Read More

Homeowners purchase home security cameras and devices for the additional security that they offer. Want a visual on who may have stolen a package from your front door, install a camera… Read More

December offers the opportunity to reflect on the pros and cons of the year that we are just about to wrap up. And, let’s face it, 2020 has been tough. A Global pandemic… Read More

A lot has changed this year. How company meetings occur, how children are being taught, how we spend our time, and now we can add holiday shopping to the list. Gone… Read More

The holidays are a wonderful time! Typically, it’s a break from “the grind” where families can get together and spend quality time together. But many of us h… Read More

Kids and teenagers, collectively, have been online more in 2020 than in previous years. There have been state-wide shutdowns, natural disasters, and a transition to remote learning for numer… Read More

Organizations, large and small, are made up of people. Sure, there are computers, machines, devices, and software involved as well, but at the core of a business, there are people. They are… Read More

Technology can be a love/hate relationship. It can make your personal and work-life much easier and can help complete work faster. It can also slowly nudge you towards throwing your laptop o… Read More

This year has brought with it many challenges. Almost anywhere you look, anything you read and everyday conversations touch upon a challenge that we are currently facing. However, even with… Read More

Some people exude passion. Passion for their family, for their work, and for their hobbies. If you have the opportunity to meet or chat with Dan Gordon, his passion will shine through within… Read More

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This month is about bringing awareness to the importance of cybersecurity, keeping organizations and individuals safe, and more secure online. To ce… Read More

When you are interested in learning a new skill or obtaining new information, who do you turn to? Typically, you look for someone who has experience and has “done it before”. Eve… Read More

Businesses face many types of challenges on a regular basis. Attracting top talent, keeping top talent, the occasional natural disaster, and let’s not forget viruses that can shut down… Read More

It is almost time for ghosts, goblins, scary movies, and spooky treats! We are inching closer to Halloween! But, wait…. will we be able to celebrate Halloween as we have over the past… Read More

Sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint. Two important topics that some businesses are taking to heart. They’re going so far that they are using technology to change things, t… Read More

Look, hackers are out there, and they aren’t just going after businesses. They are going after individuals as well. Yes, in some cases, hackers are going after your personal informatio… Read More

Getting to Know Stephen Consistently observing, learning, and absorbing information. This seems to be Stephen Talley’s approach to the world around him, and it’s an approach that… Read More

What is Upcycling? Upcycling is the process of turning something that might be thrown away (waste material or unwanted products) into something new. Many of us do some form of upcycling as w… Read More

We have a lot of respect for Nonprofit organizations. The organizations, and the people involved, are doing good in their community, are focused on helping others or the planet, or are servi… Read More

Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring different parenting styles. We’ve looked at the pros and cons of each style, and how the style may impact a child’s emotional… Read More

Musician turned IT professional. Not the full story, but it’s a good start when it comes to Nao Vang. Nao is an Intivix Network Engineer and supports clients in the East Bay Area. He s… Read More