Here’s something that should worry you if you run a small business: the same AI tools that are making everyone’s lives easier are also making hackers a lot more dangerous. And I don’t mean in some vague, theoretical way. I mean right now, in 2026, attackers are using AI to go after...
Learn what managed IT support is and how HenkTek helps Fort Myers small businesses stay protected, productive, and running smoothly....
Everything your business runs on lives on a computer somewhere. Client lists, invoices, project files, employee records, emails, all of it. And all of it can disappear in an afternoon. Hard drives die. Ransomware encrypts everything you own. Someone accidentally deletes the wrong folder. A power sur...
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which is as good a reason as any for Fort Myers businesses to take a few minutes and make sure the basics are covered. You don’t need to be a security expert, just a handful of smart habits can keep you out of trouble. Where to start: Of the five, [&he...
When your work computer starts acting up, freezing, running slow, making clicking sounds it shouldn’t be making, you’ve basically got two options. Try to fix it yourself (Google the symptoms, watch a YouTube video, pray), or call someone who actually knows what they’re doing. For a...
Computers break. It happens. The tricky part is figuring out whether it’s something you can handle yourself or whether you’re about to make things worse by messing with it. A rough guide for when it’s worth calling a computer repair tech versus when you can probably sort it out on ...
You’ve probably heard the advice a hundred times: change your passwords every 90 days. Maybe your company enforces it. Maybe you’ve been doing it yourself for years. That advice is outdated. Security experts (including NIST, the organization that basically sets the standards) stopped rec...
Your computer used to be fast. Now it takes forever to boot up, programs hang for no reason, and you’ve started making coffee while you wait for Excel to open. Sound familiar? Before you go buy a new machine, try these things first. Most slow computers don’t need to be replaced, they jus...
Why having great tech support should be important to small businesses. As a small business owner, you know that every penny counts. You also know that your time is worth money, and you can’t afford to waste it on IT problems. That’s why having great tech support is so important. Here are...
Here are some IT security recommendations for employees in a small business: Use strong passwords, and change them regularly. A strong password is at least 12 characters long and includes a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever po...









