by Katherine Parker | Jun 30, 2020 | General Information, Natural Disaster Preparedness, Password Security, Uncategorized
In this IT News Brief July 2020: FIVE STEPS to secure a remote workforce. We review the steps and explain their importance. Watch Out for this Threat. This one is a “fail to plan/plan to fail” sort of threat. Some New Password Security Rules! And who...
by Katherine Parker | Mar 1, 2020 | Data Security, DNS Filtering, Domain Name Registration, Hacker Prevention, Network Security
In this IT News Brief: DNS Filtering: “What is it and Why Do I Need It?” We find a lot of customers are unfamiliar with this very important element of a secure network, so we explain it here. Meet Jason Huang, one of our new Desktop Support Specialists, a...
by Katherine Parker | Feb 21, 2020 | Data Security, Hacker Prevention, Intrusion Prevention, Malware, Network Security, Network Visibility, Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
“Why us?” This is the common question we hear every time we arrive on the scene to mitigate a network crippled by either a malware that made it into a system, or a hacker who snuck in to do a smash and grab. The answer is, as we have discussed before, that criminals...
by Katherine Parker | Feb 14, 2020 | Data Security, Email Environment Security, General Information, Hacker Prevention, Incident Response Plan, Intrusion Prevention, Malware, Malware Incident Response, MSSP, Network Security, Network Visibility, Secure Data Storage, Uncategorized
For many companies, the need for a tightly secure business network is high, but the budget for making a secure network happen is low. Often times business owners and upper management have to make hard decisions about who they hire to manage these decisions. Seasoned...
by Katherine Parker | Jan 17, 2020 | Cloud Computing, Cyberattack, Data Security, Email Environment Security, Hacker Prevention, Intrusion Prevention, Network Security, Network Visibility, Uncategorized
“Assumptions are the enemy of security,” Secure Networkers CTO Todd Ellis observes. A network without complete visibility runs the risk of unknown security gaps. Companies who have not executed thorough network gap analysis leads to companies assuming their networks...
by Katherine Parker | Jan 8, 2020 | Cyberattack, Data Security, Device Security, Email Environment Security, Hacker Prevention, Incident Response Plan, Intrusion Prevention, Network Security, Secure Data Storage, Uncategorized
Texas governor Greg Abbott provided a formal address yesterday (January 7, 2020) regarding the state of affairs with Texas cybersecurity. Our own Texas DIR has been monitoring cyber activity across Texas, and has found up to 10,000 attempted attacks per minute from...
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