What Bergen County CPA Firms Need From Their IT Provider
The FTC Safeguards Rule makes overseeing your IT provider your firm’s legal duty, not the provider’s. Here is what to require, what to ask, and what belongs in the contract.
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SharePoint/OneDrive vs File Server: Should You Retire Your Server?
Keep the file server if your daily workflow depends on it, and move to SharePoint or OneDrive if your people need to restore their own files without calling IT. Most small businesses are better off running both. My answer here is the same one I give when somebody asks whether they should scrap their server … Read more
Why Bergen Businesses Are Choosing Right-Sized MSPs Over Enterprise IT
Bergen County businesses are moving off two mismatched setups, an enterprise-tier IT vendor built for a company five times their size, or an internal team stretched too thin to keep up. A right-sized MSP matches support to the business a company actually is, not a pricing tier built for someone else. Over half of small … Read more
The IT Problems Westchester Professional Services Firms Call About First
Four problems bring most Westchester professional services firms to VJNetworks for the first time, a suspected email compromise, outdated or unpatched software, a new hire stuck without logins, or a network that stalls during deadline weeks. None of those four are rare. What’s rare is a firm that catches the pattern before the third or … Read more
What a 20-Employee Rockland Business Should Budget for IT in 2026
A 20-employee Rockland County business should budget roughly $24,000 to $50,000 a year for IT, once managed support, hardware refresh, licensing, and a downtime reserve are all accounted for, not just the monthly service contract. Most IT budget conversations stop at one number, what the managed IT contract costs per month. That number matters, and … Read more
Why Westchester Businesses Are Crossing the Bridge for Better IT Support
Westchester businesses are switching to VJNetworks despite our headquarters sitting across the Hudson in Rockland County, because the Tappan-Zee Bridge (we’re never going to call it the Mario Cuomo bridge, sorry not sorry) turns “across the river” into a twenty to forty minute drive, not a different market entirely. I hear the same question on … Read more
The 3 Security Controls Every Rockland Business Needs Before Insurance Renewal
Renewal questions have shifted from whether you own a control to whether anyone maintains it. Detection somebody watches, a firewall still being patched, and a backup you can prove.
Why Rockland Businesses Are Getting Cyber Insurance Denied
Most denials trace back to an answer on the application, not an audit. What the four questions that sink applications actually mean, and how to verify each before you sign.
How to Run a NIST CSF 2.0 Self-Assessment for Your Business
A NIST CSF 2.0 self-assessment scores your business against six Functions, Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover, then documents the gap between what you actually do today and what you should be doing. Nobody grades it. There is no auditor, no certificate, no minimum score to hit. NIST publishes the whole framework as voluntary … Read more
5 Best Managed IT Companies in Bergen County, NJ (2026)
VJNetworks ranks first among Bergen managed IT providers because of a 97% client retention rate held over 20+ years — the strongest long-term proof of service quality in this market. powersolution.com is the top pick for compliance-intensive firms needing a premium security credential stack. Coban Computer Solutions is Bergen’s most-reviewed local MSP. Providers are ranked … Read more