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Business Continuity & Importance of a Supply Chain Contingency Plan
One of the most effective ways to mitigate the effects of cyber attacks, natural disasters, and similar challenges is to shore up your business continuity plan. Even though it can be difficult to prevent negative events 100% of the time, you can...
What Is Application Support?
Purchasing an application or implementing a system is only the beginning. It often takes a lot of time and effort to ensure you get the ROI you need from your investment tools. For organizations with limited resources, it can be challenging to know...
Why Should You Invest in Upgrading Your Network Infrastructure
In many ways, a business is a lot like a building. The key decision-makers and executives are the architects, engineers, and contractors that construct the skyscraper of your organization. But it’s essential to keep in mind that, in this dynamic,...
What Are the Most Common Cloud Services?
Cloud services give businesses of all kinds easy access to the information and systems they need from anywhere and at any time. These types of network solutions enable simple transitions into remote work, enhancing the speed of data sharing, saving...
Why Is Data Encryption Important?
The average cost of a data breach has approached $4 million in recent years, and almost 30% of companies are expected to suffer a breach of some sort. Data becomes vulnerable in two states, when stored (at rest) and when being sent or delivered (in...
Significant Cybersecurity Requirement Changes – 2022
The FTC’s revised Safeguards Rule comes into effect on December 9, 2022. Since it may take some time to implement the changes required by the new rules, private fund entities will need to review their cybersecurity strategies ahead of time. This...
What Is SOC2 and Choosing The Right Auditor
Over 60% of businesses moved their operations to the cloud in 2020, and that trend has continued into the new year. It has also led to over 80% of businesses using cloud services, giving access to third-party vendors. While this has improved...
The Difference Between Zero Trust and Network Security
Zero trust and network security can be easy to confuse, especially due to the significant overlap between the two. However, understanding their differences and how each work can make it easier to decide which works best for you, and better yet, how...
What’s in a Disaster Recovery Plan?
The losses that result from a disaster pile up with every hour that passes. A disaster recovery plan can slice your downtime to a fraction of what it would be, enabling you to get back up and running within minutes instead of hours or days. Read on...