Network Security

Improving Work-From-Home Security

by Bob Martin | Mar 29, 2021 | Business Continuity, Cyber Security, Data Protection, Data Security, Email Security, IT security, Network Security, Security Operations Center as a Service, SMB Best Practices

According to research from security software provider Malwarebytes, roughly 20% of organizations may have suffered a security breach caused by remote workers since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. This is a worrying but predictable statistic and one that could...

The Importance of Email Security

by Bob Martin | Mar 8, 2021 | Business Continuity, Cyber Security, Data Protection, IT Managed Services, IT security, Malware, Managed IT Services, Network Security, phishing, ransomware, Remote Monitoring

According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, one quarter of all data breaches studied by them over the previous year were caused by email phishing attacks. Furthermore, the global average cost of a data breach was calculated at $3.92 million by...

Cloud Computing in 2021

by Bob Martin | Feb 11, 2021 | Cloud Computing, Data Backup, Data Protection, IT Solutions, IT Support, Managed IT Services, Network Security

Though it launched in the late 1990s, the popularity in Cloud Computing has grown exponentially due to a little thing called COVID-19. With many employees working remotely, the need to access data and continue work operations from their homes was (and continues to be)...

Why Government Services are Turning to Managed IT Services

by Bob Martin | Jan 21, 2021 | Cyber Security, Data Protection, IT Managed Services, IT outsourcing, IT security, IT Solutions, Managed IT Services, Network Security

Today’s economic environment requires state and local government agencies to leverage IT resources if they intend to effectively control costs and streamline their services. Unfortunately, the government’s IT system faces many challenges. They include a...

The 6 Keys to an Effective SOC

by Bob Martin | Jan 7, 2021 | IT security, Network Security, Remote Monitoring, Security Operations Center as a Service, Server Monitoring, SOCaaS

Every 11 seconds. That is how often experts predict a ransomware attack on a business will occur by the end of 2021. With that in mind, businesses can no longer push cybersecurity to the side, or just put up a basic firewall. Protecting your business’s data is crucial...

Digital Risk: Protecting Your Most Important Asset Webinar

by Bob Martin | Dec 8, 2020 | Data Protection, Data Security, Managed Services, Network Security

Data breaches are a real threat that should be taken seriously, and SMBs have a higher susceptibility of suffering a breach. It’s important to understand the potential threats, how they can affect your business, and what you can do to reduce the risks. At Great Lakes...