Change is one thing we can all count on and the hardest thing to implement, especially when it comes to technology. Right now, the way we work has changed indefinitely, increasing our dependency on technology and intensifying cybersecurity risk.

Budget season is here again, after what was likely the most unpredictable planning year on record. Business continuity plans were tested, and shifting priorities took precedence over pre-planned agendas. This shift evolved the way we work and altered employee expectations.

Microsoft has recently announced the release of Windows 11, its first major operating system (OS) in six years. On October 5, 2021, the modern OS will officially launch, allowing millions of end-users to upgrade to the modern system. While many of us are eager to upgrade and explore the latest technologies, being an early adopter comes with risks.

PORTLAND, Maine — September 2021 — Systems Engineering has recently been named one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Maine. This marks the eighth consecutive year the company has been recognized and honored as one of the best places of employment in Maine, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce, and businesses.

Prepare your 2022 IT budgets! Microsoft has announced it will increase rates on its Microsoft 365 (M365) service, March 1, 2022. More than 300 million users will see a 10-25% increase in subscription rates. These price changes mark “the first substantive pricing update since we launched Office 365 a decade ago,” stated Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365.

The office role as a place to work has come under critical analysis in our current environment, focusing less on where work happens and more on worker productivity. Despite a largely dispersed workforce, many companies have found success with a remote work strategy and are capitalizing on change.

The July 2021 Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates were released on July 13. One of those patches addressed a publicly disclosed but unexploited, zero-day vulnerability classified as CVE-2021-34473 - Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability affects on-premises Exchange servers 2013, 2016, and 2019, and was assigned a severity of critical.