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Business owners and the demand for IT Managed Services Business owners are usually drawn to the IT managed services business model because they wish to benefit from these advantages: Improve the efficiency and dependability of their IT operations Enhanced security and compliance Proactive approach to maintenance Cost effectiveness and return on investment Free up their…

In working with IT teams in many leading companies, I’ve seen how having a unified system of talent, tools and processes can take technology teams to the next level. In my experience, the best IT teams work because each element of talent is running at its highest potential. That’s why taking a step back to…

Small and medium sized businesses are having a hard time implementing security solutions, mainly because of the financial burden it represents. Over 50% of SMBs do not have a dedicated IT security professional to address their IT security. Get a Real, Functional, Segregated Backup Solution Get hit by Ransomware and you’ll regret not having set…

Many website owners complain about WordPress security. The thought is that an open source script can be vulnerable to a great many attacks. Is this a fact? And if so, how do you secure your WordPress website? The absence of built-in WordPress security is a untrue. In fact, WordPress websites are often much more secure…

• Be careful with the personal information you post on the internet.Verify your online profiles. How much personal information can potential attackers retrieve? If there is anything that you do not want a scammer to see, do not post it and configure your privacy settings to limit what others can see. • Do not use the same…

Understand malware classifications because understanding how they spread is vital to their containment and removal. 1. Viruses A computer virus modifies executable files. When a victim executes a file, the virus is also executed. They are uncommon today and represent no more than 10% of all malware. Viruses are the only type of malware that infects files,…

Unencrypted data in the cloud A cloud leak is when data stored in a cloud instance is exposed to the internet. Data handled by third party IT companies is often stored unencrypted in the cloud. Cloud storage like Amazon’s S3 allow users to expose their storage content to the internet. S3 buckets are private by default, meaning…

Linux: • Set a BIOS password: Prevents users from altering BIOS settings. • Set a GRUB password: Stops users from altering the GRUB bootloader. • Deny Root Access: Rejecting root access minimizes the probability of intrusions. • Sudo Users: Make sudo users and assign limited privileges to invoke commands. • TCP wrappers: Apply a rule for the SSH daemon…

1. Never make firewall and web filter exemptions for laptops, PCs or Servers. 2. Ignore outgoing firewall rules. 3. Placing Internet accessible resources on the internal LAN. 4. Allow DNS zone traffic to any server.   If you allow zone transfers to any server, all resource records in the zone are viewable by any host…

Five things are required to comply with an information technology audit. They help audit-proof your infrastructure plus improves the overall quality of your infratructure instantly. Enforce operator access control standards with a flexible and granular permissions model for role-based access control. If there is an unauthorized attempt to gain access to the network, security and…