Early last year, a local business owner browsed through his emails and clicked a link he shouldn’t have. It looked normal, connecting to what seemed like the official website for one of the office software tools he uses. He tried to log-in, but it didn’t …

For the second year in a row, Valparaiso’s BucherTech saw a demand to address IT needs in the community. Awarding over $7,000 in grants, the local Information technology company used its reach in the community to positively impact …

The holiday season is here, and these days, that is synonymous with online shopping. You can find tons of sales and bargains on the internet over the winter, but there is also increased risk. Scammers, phishers, and other bad actors ramp up their activity …

Around the Region, many nonprofits struggle to find room in their budgets for proper IT services. Outdated computers, unsecure internet connections, unstable Wi-Fi, and other issues leave them inconvenienced at best, and vulnerable to cyber threats at worst …

Sometimes a company’s reputation speaks for itself, and Jonathan Ray knew that long before he joined the BucherTech team. He considers himself incredibly fortunate to have tested and proven the theory in finding a position with a company that embodies his …

Tim Bucher, founder of the hometown IT firm BucherTech, has always stated that his primary goal is to empower organizations across Northwest Indiana by helping them safely and securely transition into the digital era. One way of doing that is through …

Just last July, La Porte County fell victim to a cyber-attack. The county government paid more than $130,000 in ransom money to criminals who locked away network access in what is called a ransomware attack. Incidents like La Porte County’s are increasingly …

If you, like almost 30% of PC users, are still running Windows 7 – you probably noticed a huge warning pop-up when you booted up your computer on January 15. As seen in the picture above, the warning was a notice from Microsoft that Windows 7 support is …

Many of our clients have heard that Windows 7 support is going end of life next January, 2020. The obvious question is so what? I love Windows 7, and have used it for almost 10 years with never a call to Microsoft for support, why should I care that the …