Technology Management
NIST – Protecting What’s Most Important
By James Laszko The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) to give businesses foundational structure and common language to address their own individual security needs. In our previous article NIST – Achieving Alignment in Cybersecurity we established that some form of cybersecurity posture is necessary to simply do business…
Read MoreNIST Cybersecurity and Your Agency
Every business is a technology business. Every executive, manager and staff member needs to have a sense of data governance. Data is the thread that holds your business together. With that in mind, what will you do tomorrow that you would not have done today? In the following presentation, James Laszko will discuss the…
Read MoreNIST – Identifying What You Need to Protect
By James Laszko In my previous article NIST – Achieving Alignment in Cybersecurity we discussed how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) to give businesses foundational structure and common language to address their own individual security needs. We established that some form of cybersecurity posture is necessary to…
Read MoreNIST – Achieving Alignment in Cybersecurity
Technology has always been a dynamic market. Traditional focus has moved from a hardware/software to virtualization and the cloud but data has clearly been designated as the true prize and in the unpatrolled world of the Internet, it is up to you to secure it. You can have the fastest car in the lot but…
Read MoreThink twice before getting caught up in the latest email phishing scam
Think twice before getting caught up in the latest email phishing scam by Stefani Laszko On February 2, 2017 the IRS issued an urgent alert regarding a new email phishing scam involving W-2s. According to Forbes online, this scam has already claimed 29,000 victims across multiples sectors. This particular scam is even more evolved; phishing…
Read MoreIs software patching that big of a deal?
A software patch is quite literally a patch to fix a hole in software applications. Most people understand the necessity of patching their anti-virus software but patching your other application software is just as important. While many patches are performance related they often contain fixes for security and stability issues that have been discovered. When…
Read More3 Signs You Need Managed Services
reprinted with permission of HTS If you’ve researched methods of taking care of your IT needs, you’ve probably come across “managed services” or “managed IT services”. What is it—and do you need it? “Managed services” can be generally defined as “outsourcing day-to-day management responsibilities […] for improving operations and cutting expenses.”1 When it comes to…
Read MoreNetwork Security Checklist
used with permission from Cisco Many small and medium-sized businesses do not have adequate network security. Here’s how to make sure you do. Now more than ever, you depend on your network for your most important business operations, such as communication, inventory, billing, sales, and trading with partners. Yet up to now, you might have…
Read MoreWhat is Managed Services and is it for Me?
Are your monthly IT costs fluctuating as much as your electricity bills? If so, it may be time to consider hiring a Managed Services Provider (MSP). Managed Services refers to defined IT services that are delivered via 24/7/365 remote monitoring of all your IT assets, including systems, software, devices and virtual resources. A 2008 Gartner study revealed…
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