By Jeffrey Bannister, Contributor, CIO| Jul 10, 2017 5:00 AM PT Managed services and strategic outcomes IT departments utilize managed services to reinvent themselves, regain control over their technology infrastructure, and refocus their efforts on achieving strategic goals. Given that ‘managed services’ can mean so many things to so many people, let’s dispense with […]
About 15 years ago, a friend told me about her job at a private security firm. Her duties included finding information about people. She matter-of-factly told me how easy it was to obtain names, birthdays, addresses and phone numbers. Armed with this minimal information, she could call most businesses or agencies on the phone and […]
Over the past year, we’ve seen ransomware grow and evolve at a rate we’ve never seen before. In fact, the FBI reported ransomware to be a $1 billion-dollar source of income for cyber criminals in 2016—and this year it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Any company or organization that depends on daily access to critical data—and […]
Increased Visibility Ongoing assessments create a series of regularly scheduled network “snapshots,” which can give MSPs more insight and help to identify patterns and behaviors that alert you to a potential breach. IT assessment tools can uncover vulnerabilities, identify patterns, and pinpoint red flags that could indicate existing issues or risks. In this way, you can […]