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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Business Continuity'
Making Good Use of Holiday “Slow” Time
December 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
Tags: Productivity·training
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 [...]
Tags: Email·mobility·Productivity
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Security
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 [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Security
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 [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Hackers·office equipment·Security·Vulnerabilities
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·ROI
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.
The worst [...]
Tags: Backup·Business Continuity·Data Loss·Security·Storage·theft
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: business·Business Continuity·ROI
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 [...]
Tags: business·Business Continuity·investment·ROI·Technology
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 [...]
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, [...]
Tags: business·Business Continuity·ROI
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 [...]
Tags: IT Services·Managed Services
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.
Remember [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Data·Security·theft
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 [...]
Tags: awards·Email·encryption·SECNAP·Security
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 [...]