Layer 3 IT Blog

"There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be"
-Robert Mueller FBI Director, 2012

Jared is our “people person” and he lives by the mantra, “Humans First”. This ideal helps drive Layer 3 IT forward and becomes the basis of every decision we make. He wants to live in a world filled with innovative people who find solutions by thinking outside the box. He would also enjoy a world where all cables and wires are properly managed, Grammarly checks everything (including social media), and Starbucks Baristas can properly spell his name (hint: it’s not Jerry, Gerad, or Jerrod).

Email is (and has been) a prime method of communication for businesses of all sizes. With email comes a whole slew of issues that are essentially synonymous with the technology; spam, information overload, phishing, and information privacy. Even California small businesses that only do business locally are at risk of these issues. Personal email accounts are equally at risk. Employing proper precautions and practices whenever communicating via email is very important to prevent the risk of security compromises, monetary loss, and even legality issues.

Sometimes when your workstation feels bogged down, a relatively cheap and simply hardware update can make a huge difference in performance. Adding more RAM (Random Access Memory, often just referred to as memory) can be a game changer for your bogged down PC.