Jun 21, 2022
Security
The number and severity of cyberattacks in 2021 and preceding years have triggered significant changes in the cyber insurance marketplace. Historically, this marketplace was viewed as being relatively soft. The consequence was that firms could get coverage at somewhat lower…
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Jun 16, 2022
Managed IT Support
Filling IT roles and retaining talent continues to be a pain point for many enterprises. You’ve got to grapple with the ‘great resignation,’ especially following the pandemic, which spurred massive job-quitting. This further exacerbates the situation seeing as currently, there’s…
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May 06, 2022
Office 365, Security
There is no question that IT administrators need a user account to allow them to perform their tasks. Still, there is a question as to whether or not this user account that provides their day-to-day office work should also be…
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Mar 30, 2022
Security
Divestitures entail spinning off a division or portion of a business to another company. Typically, the process needs to sell off a division of the business to streamline operations, improve outcomes, and reduce risk. For instance, a company may divest…
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Mar 17, 2022
Azure, Security
According to a Statista report, about 47% of America’s workforce had never attempted working from home before 2020. Since then, the number has fallen to 34%. Still, only 17% of the workforce worked from home for five or more days a…
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Mar 15, 2022
Security
We are increasingly seeing companies rely on a network of third-party vendors to offer organizational value and competitive advantage. This outsourcing of core functions is in a bid to derive efficiencies. Unfortunately, in doing so, organizations are potentially exposing themselves…
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Feb 08, 2022
Security
In mid-November, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Playbooks. These playbooks are designed to aid federal civilian agencies to respond to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The CISA hopes to standardize the approaches federal…
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Feb 01, 2022
News and Articles, Security
Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, signed by Biden on May 12, 2021, mandates different agencies to enhance cybersecurity through various initiatives in the security and integrity of software and data. The order was prompted by numerous high-profile information security and…
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Jan 25, 2022
Security
Long before the pandemic popularized the work from the home approach as a survival tactic, the remote work culture was already widespread. About ten years ago, when technologies like Slack, Google Zoom, and Drive that enabled remote work were introduced,…
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Jan 18, 2022
News and Articles, Security
2021 has seen a series of alarming cybersecurity incidences that have propelled the Biden administration to take swift action. The latter comes in the form of a robust Congressional cybersecurity agenda aimed at expanding the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities. In retrospect,…
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Jan 06, 2022
Cloud Computing, Office 365, Security
Several high-profile attacks early in the year made cybersecurity one of the first orders of business for the incoming Biden administration. With an executive order, President Biden ordered several federal government agencies to put together plans to strengthen the nation’s…
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Dec 28, 2021
Security
Have you ever taken the time to consider what would happen if technological systems – that you rely on daily – were no longer working? Think about everything that would go wrong if you could not reach emergency services, access…
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