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Making Good Use of Holiday “Slow” Time

December 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity

Many companies find themselves in a slow time during the week between Christmas and the New Year.  The year is ending, many employees are on vacation and school is out.  I love this time of the year when I’m at work.  If you’re not an IT manager and you don’t have to focus on next [...]

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Why Your Email System May Not Cut It

October 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Cloud

Email plays a big role in the way people do business. Whether you work from a fixed location at an office desk or from a mobile device on the go, the kind of email you use can define your level of productivity. Are you sure that the email system you are using is the right [...]

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Monitor and Manage Your Reputation Online Using These Online Tools

October 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity

Someone, somewhere could be talking about you or your company, and—depending on what’s being said—it can be either helpful or damaging to you or your business. This is of special concern in the online world, as the proliferation of websites and social media tools make it easy to share opinions with the world. In this [...]

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Understanding Data Breach Prevention Called a “Full-Time Job”

September 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

From SECNAP Alerts:
Enterprise data systems are proving to be porous, as a number of breaches over the past few months have affected not only large banks, but major organizations outside of financial services as well.
An August breach at Citigroup’s Japanese card unit was followed by another one in the same month, which was caused by [...]

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Factoring the Human Element into our IT Security Equation

August 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

Keeping your IT system safe is more than just getting the right security software – it also entails training your employees to become more responsible users and making them more aware of how to prevent becoming unwitting accomplices in letting malware into your system.
One of the things many people fail to realize is that securing [...]

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Fired Techie Created Virtual Chaos at Pharma Firm

August 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

From SECNAP Alerts:
Logging in from a Smyrna, Georgia, McDonald’s restaurant, a former employee of a U.S. pharmaceutical company was able to wipe out most of the company’s computer infrastructure earlier this year. Jason Cornish, 37, formerly an IT staffer at the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese drug-maker Shionogi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to computer intrusion charges in [...]

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Digital Copiers/Printers/Scanners Open Online Doors to Your Data

July 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

From SECNAP Alerts:
A researcher who has been scanning the Internet for months looking for unsecured, embedded Web servers has found a bounty of digital scanners, office printers, voice-over-IP (VoIP) systems, storage devices, and other equipment fully exposed and ripe for attack.
 
At Black Hat USA 2011 next month, the security researcher will demonstrate his findings: Ricoh [...]

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Why Cyber-Attacks Commonly Attack SMBs

July 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

Many small and medium-sized businesses have the misconception that they are safe from cyber-attacks because of the lesser profits cyber-thieves can make from them. But recent studies show that hackers are now starting to exploit the less strict and intricate security protocols of SMBs.
There is a misconception among many SMBs that they are small targets [...]

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The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 4

July 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity

(Note: This is the fourth part in a series. Read the first three parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.)
Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when [...]

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Lost Laptops: a Billion-Dollar Annual Expense for Business

July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Security

Every time a business laptop is lost or stolen, an organization takes a direct cost hit to the tune of millions of dollars. Given the significant financial impact of missing laptops and the vulnerabilities of stolen laptop data, it is astonishing that the majority of companies aren’t taking even basic precautions to protect them.
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Pacific Northwest National Lab a Victim of Cyberattack

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

Essential computer services remain offline nearly a week after cyber-attackers hit another Department of Energy laboratory, this time in the state of Washington. The Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington shut down Internet access and email services following a sophisticated cyber-attack, according to a July 5 post on the facility’s Twitter account. Officials [...]

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Can You Get Your Data Back from the Cloud when You Need It?

June 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Storage

While the cloud can be a good place to store data and backups, you need to make sure you can quickly get it when you need it. Restoring data is a critical component of any disaster recovery planning initiative. In case of a disaster or unforeseen occurrence that requires you to recover your data, you [...]

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The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 3

June 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity

Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, help you understand indirect [...]

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The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 2

June 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity

Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, help you understand indirect [...]

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IT Support—It’s Really Business Support

June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services

Are you investing in IT to win—or just to keep up? Many, if not most, companies use IT as a tool, and in doing so they tend to focus on its cost. A better approach is to consider it a strategic asset. Doing so can differentiate your company and increase your profits.
Differentiate your company and [...]

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The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 1

June 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity

Cost savings are always important to small businesses—but that doesn’t mean you should skimp on technology. New technology may be necessary for the survival and growth of your business, and may not be as expensive as you think when you consider its return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, [...]

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How to Make the IT Department Love You

May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services

You rely on your IT staff to keep things running smoothly, and to be there quickly when things go wrong. Below are five simple tips to help them fix your problems quickly so you can both be productive and efficient.

Details: When you have a support request, have as much detail as possible. Screenshots from when [...]

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How to Protect Your Data When Employees Leave

May 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

The growth of technology in the business environment has been a boon, but it also gives departing employees many methods of taking data with them. In the past, they used CDs; today, they can copy files to a portable USB storage device, email them, or even use a smartphone. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
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SECNAP Security Solution Wins at Network Products Guide 2011 Awards

May 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security

SECNAP came out a winner from the 2011 Network Product Guide Awards last week, with their email encryption security solution winning best product in the mobile solutions category. The press release follows:
Boca Raton, Fla. – May 11, 2011 – The Rule18 Email Encryption solution developed by SECNAP Network Security was named Best Product of 2011 [...]

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Lessons Learned from Japan

May 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan was not a local event; it triggered a tsunami warning for Southern California, impacting many American companies—and reminding all of us just how important it is to have a Business Continuity Plan.
What Japan Can Teach Us about Business Continuity
When a powerful earthquake rocked northeast Japan [...]

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