One of the major pitfalls of any business from an IT standpoint is not having a strong disaster recovery plan in the event of an IT nightmare. Many businesses don’t know what they will do if their website is down or if they walk into the office one day to find out their network has…
Having safe and secure business practices is essential to survive in the business world today. From an information technology standpoint, the basic practice every company should utilize is encryption. Not only will encryption help protect your own business documents, but also any confidential or sensitive information you have for your clients. Encryption is the top…
It’s no surprise the amount of cyber attacks on businesses are on the rise. As businesses trend toward using wireless networks, the risk of an attack increases significantly. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to secure a wireless network, but it does mean securing a wireless network is much more challenging and easier to hack into…
DDoS attacks have been on the rise over the past couple years, prompting organizations and managed network providers to elevate their security practices. A DDoS attack may not completely shut down your business permanently, but it can cause chaos and lost business due to the extreme amount of unwanted traffic to your website at any…
Part two of our two-part blog highlights more of the most common mistakes we see every day from organizations. Many of these mistakes seem like common sense, but the reality is people don’t take IT security as seriously as they should. In many ways, the main role of managed security service provider is to prevent…
When it comes to information security, there are some mistakes you don’t want to make, and then there are some mistakes you absolutely don’t want to make. The reality is people make mistakes all the time, and no one is immune to it. That’s why IT security services are in place to ensure the damage…
Businesses have to utilize the proper IT security practices in order to reduce the risk of having their confidential data compromised. One of the biggest mistakes small and midsize companies make is not placing enough importance on keeping their data and information safe. As a result, they are creating easier access points for hackers to…
The more organizations allow their employees to use mobile devices to perform work functions, the more questions they are having about security. Since a vast majority of people use their mobile devices frequently throughout the day, hackers are constantly working to find ways to gain access to them. Although it hasn’t been this way in…
