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WatchPoint Solutions has been serving the New Jersey area since 2015, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

3 Benefits to Outsourcing Your IT to an MSP

3 Benefits to Outsourcing Your IT to an MSP

Are you still playing the role of Chief Information Officer for your business when in reality, you should be running it? This is one of the greatest traps any business owner can fall into; you might think you have time to manage IT, but it’s more likely that you have other priorities that demand your attention. Instead of worrying about security, unpredictable technology costs, and endless tech support questions, you should be focused on running your business.

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5 Ways to Keep Your Streaming Services Safe from Hackers

5 Ways to Keep Your Streaming Services Safe from Hackers

Our digital lives are increasingly centered around on-demand entertainment, so the security of our streaming service accounts has never been more critical. Whether you are binge-watching the latest series or hosting a community watch party, your account is a gateway to sensitive personal data, including your home address, viewing habits, and payment information. Nowadays, the threats have evolved from simple password guessing to sophisticated AI-driven phishing and credential stuffing attacks, making a proactive defense imperative. Today, we’ll show you how to protect yourself.

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Securing Your Business Against the WhisperPair Exploit

Securing Your Business Against the WhisperPair Exploit

Bluetooth was named after King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson, a 10th-century monarch who famously united the disparate tribes of Scandinavia. Today, that namesake technology performs a similar feat, uniting our laptops, phones, and peripherals into a seamless ecosystem.

But as the saying goes, walls have ears, and in the case of a new vulnerability, your headphones might, too.

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A Look Back at 1996 Technology

A Look Back at 1996 Technology

If you walked into a typical office in 1996, you’d be met with a symphony of sounds: the rhythmic clack-clack of mechanical keyboards, the whirring of cooling fans, and the legendary screech of a 28.8k modem struggling to connect to the World Wide Web.

Let’s step into the time machine and see what the tech stack looked like thirty years ago.

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Navigating the AI Frontier Without Losing Your Way as an SMB

Navigating the AI Frontier Without Losing Your Way as an SMB

What if you decided to turn to an AI program for assistance with something—let’s say a client proposal—only to discover, in the middle of signing the contract, that the AI had made up and included a half-off discount on the very thing that brought you most of your profit?

While hopefully hypothetical, this scenario can easily happen. So, while AI can be and often is a serious asset to business productivity, this is only the case when you are also paying attention. Let’s consider a few shortcomings that you avoid with the help of your human employees running interference. 

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