Now that many businesses are comfortable with working remotely, it’s time to review how to secure work-from-home users in order to achieve optimal business results. Do you want flexibility for your users? Do you want a system that is easy to scale and manage? We compare the top two ways of securing remote users so you can decide what is best for your business. Read more “How To Secure Your Work-From-Home Users for Optimal Business Results”
Category: Security
Podcast: State of IoT in 2020
Darin Andersen and Daniel Obodovski from Seamless Podcast welcome special guests Sean Ernst, Darren Bennett and Tom Caldwell in this podcast “Smartcity Tech Trends: State of IoT in 2020.”
In this round-table podcast:
- Darren summarizes the new security concerns covid-19 brings to businesses.
- Sean discusses the main security considerations for businesses selecting between endpoint models vs centralized data models.
- Tom reveals the best practices businesses should use when securing and measuring IoT sensors.
- The round-table discussion also reviews:
- How certain kinds of technology accelerates work-from-home productivity.
- The pros and cons of the different security frameworks that are popular with many businesses.
Listen here or on your favorite platform below.
IT Security & Working from Home in a Covid-19 World
There have been many new changes to IT security as businesses continue to navigate working from home in a covid-19 world. Industry experts Darren Bennett, Tom Caldwell and Sean Ernst join us for a two-part cybersecurity educational series featuring a round-table podcast and cybersecurity webinar. Read more “IT Security & Working from Home in a Covid-19 World”
FBI Cybersecurity Resources and Covid-19 Recommendations
Last week we were honored to team up with the FBI (in partnership with the Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE)) and Biocom on behalf of our biotech heros. The team hosted an exclusive executive-level briefing on cybersecurity specifically tailored to San Diego’s life sciences industry. This Biocom-member webinar contained an overview of the security challenges companies are facing in 2020 and beyond. In addition to industry-specific advice and an overview of current insider threats, the FBI left us with the following FBI cybersecurity resources and covid-19 recommendations. Read more “FBI Cybersecurity Resources and Covid-19 Recommendations”
Why You Should Integrate Your IT Services and IT Security
IT services and IT security are not mutually exclusive. So why do managed service providers (MSPs) treat them differently? Why do they often set up separate entities to provide these services?
What many IT service providers don’t understand is that these two concepts work in tandem: IT services influence IT security, and vice versa. We think it’s time to integrate them once and for all.
Here’s why you should incorporate IT security into your managed IT services.
The Complete Guide To Securing Your Company’s Network
The threats of cybersecurity attacks and hacking aren’t limited to large enterprises. The importance of securing your company’s network could not be understated.
Small and medium-sized businesses frequently face these threats, too. According to a UPS Capital report, small and medium-sized businesses represent almost two-thirds of companies that experience a cybersecurity breach in the United States.
Moreover, data breaches continue to climb and went from just 200 data breaches in 2005 to 1,300 in 2017. With data breaches forecasted to rise, it’s important to be aware of some of the top types of security breaches your company is up against and how to secure your company’s network. Here’s how you can get it done.
How Cybersecurity Worked Before 1970
Today, cybersecurity is a hot topic. You can’t turn on the news without hearing about hacking, protecting against hacking or other cybersecurity-related topics. In fact, the term “Cyber”, no longer meaning “Cybernetic”, has become IT slang for “Cybersecurity”. Cybersecurity is portrayed today as a war between the good guys and bad guys. This war is nothing new, in fact cybersecurity began when humans made the first technological advance.
What is a CASB & When Should You Use One?
Over the last year, I’ve been asked many times about Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB)s. Even if people don’t use those words, the topic comes up over and over. This blog is a quick reference to discuss cloud authentication, Single-Sign-On (SSO) and other related technologies.