As a general rule, digital security—for companies and web-connected organizations of all types—is subject to all sorts of potential threats. These could come from online organized crime, hostile foreign governments, individual hackers, and fraudsters with a penchant for stealing data or funds.
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Great Lakes Computer is opening a convenient new location! While the headquarters will remain in Avon, Ohio, we are adding a satellite office near downtown Sandusky. This prime spot will enable us to better serve our traditional business customers in Northwestern...
Transferring Cybersecurity Risk is About to Get Complicated
Many organizations have historically made decisions to transfer cybersecurity risk by purchasing a cybersecurity liability insurance policy from an insurance carrier. Transferring risk has become popular because the magnitude and variety of cybersecurity risk that...
Penetration Testing? What Is It and Why Do You Need It?
Risk associated with cybersecurity threats and exposures motivate organizations to implement protective controls intended to keep their digital assets safe from malicious computer hackers. Firewalls are installed at the network perimeter to keep unauthorized users...
3 Reasons SMBs Need Managed Service Providers
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are often brought in to handle specific IT tasks that small-and-medium-sized businesses no longer want their IT guy doing in-house, because they aren't the best use of a salaried employee's time. Projects like repetitive monitoring and...
Why Business Cybersecurity is a Huge Problem for 2022
The Great Lakes Computer Security Stack
How to Expose (or Uncover) Your IT Security Risks
Conducting a vulnerability assessment is important because the exercise will identify security flaws that exist in your information technology environment before they are discovered by a malicious computer hacker. Once the vulnerabilities are discovered, you can...
Guest Wi-Fi – A Necessary Evil
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The more windows and doors you put into a house, the more points of access a would-be intruder has. Your internet connection, your servers, your employees smartphones and laptops, and your WiFi controlled thermostat are all windows...
Crucial Managed IT Services Benefits for Your Business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] IT maintenance is fundamental for just about every business in today's world. It's important for the most basic reason that IT is an inescapable part of managing even a tiny company, and also for the sake of firm security. The...
Why the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Matters for Your Business
Cybercrime is only increasing in today's world. During the COVID-19 pandemic alone, the number of cyberattack cases has risen by a whopping 600%. The consequences of these hacks and data thefts especially affect small to medium-sized businesses since they often don't...