We live in times where the single most important aspect that can make or break the future of any business is information security. While companies can recover from a poor sales quarter, a manufacturing defect, or a massive product recall, losing critical business or financial information can have devastating effects on their very existence. Naturally, as CIOs or business owners, you are always on the lookout for technological advancements that can help you to identify threats and protect your company from potential hacks and cyber threats.

Topics: MSSP, Security, SIEM

In a dynamic, competitive, digital age, it is second nature for most professionals to keep abreast of trends and predictions in the IT applications as well as IT infrastructure space. The array of new technologies with a potential to alter lifestyles and challenge traditional business models has made it imperative for business leaders to study what lies ahead and evaluate how to be ready for it. Thanks to the creative destruction promised by cloud computing, CIOs and application leaders are also continually evolving their roles to meet the expectations of customers, partners and employees.

Topics: cloud computing, managed services, Private Cloud

As CIOs, application leaders and business owners, you are familiar with the complexities of information management, especially in a digitally advanced and technology-driven world. Whether the data or information resides on the enterprise’s cloud-based applications or on-premises, the risks associated with a leak are enormous. With many companies allowing system access through personal smart phones, tablets or other unmanaged devices under Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, these risk factors have increased manifold.

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The Types of Data Breaches and How to Identify them

Data breaches are very real threats in today’s technologically based businesses. Many entrepreneurs operate under the assumption that this will never happen to them, but hackers have learned to widen their nets—making every organization with online data a viable target.

Topics: cyber security, managed security, Security, Managed Security Services

Empower Your Organization to Focus on Core Aspects of Business

At the inception of the internet, few companies could have predicted the need for total internal connectivity. Today, a majority of IT applications and complex network systems are cloud-based, saving companies the resources, space and cost incurred on physically managing massive, on-site data servers.

Topics: managed services, RIMS

Determine Whether Managed Security Systems Are Right for Your Business

Much of our business is being conducted remotely using online resources. This includes the transfer and storage of confidential information that makes even the most established organizations susceptible to security breaches. We have seen historic hacks resulting in information leaks from companies like Equifax, and even the FBI. Finding a better way to protect sensitive data has generated interest in Managed Security System Providers (MSSP).

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Security has become about much more than just protecting our credit card numbers or consumer information. It has progressed to encompass government agencies and information pertinent to the safety of nations as a whole. According to a May article released by Reuters, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just announced its intention to use new strategies to combat the growing virtual threat to national security.

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Exploring the Benefits of SIEM

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a marriage of Security Information Management (SIM) and Security Event Management (SEM) designed to provide a technological bird’s eye view of potential security issues within a company. The SIEM system works by gathering flow data from all relevant areas and establishing normal patterns of use. It can then identify and alert the company to any abnormal activities that can indicate a breach of security. 

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Working in the software industry can mean navigating a veritable minefield of licensed materials and products. Unexpected software audits come with the territory and can result in substantial financial losses. An audit is designed to discover companies that are working with unlicensed materials. This isn’t always a result of piracy, but sometimes happens when licenses are incomplete or simply outdated.

Topics: ibm, SAM, software asset management, audit, ILMT, software audit defense

The term “data breach” has become an all too familiar headline in today’s news. More companies than ever have experienced an unwanted technological infiltration that has exposed the personal information of consumers. Not only does this harm a company’s relationship with its target market, it also exposes an extreme weakness in the electronic transference of data.

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