April 18, 2019
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Agencies by enhancing the HVA Program
In late 2018, White house put forward a memorandum, M-19-03 that served as a guidance urging Federal agencies to enrich their cybersecurity posture through enhancing the High Value Asset (HVA) program: White House Memorandum. This memo listed several expectations in the following areas: Establishing Enterprise HVA Governance Improving of Designation of Security
January 14, 2019
Tech Support in Virginia | Break fix vs. Managed IT services
A business’ choice for Tech Support in Virginia and elsewhere is largely dictated by its specific business needs. In a nutshell, businesses that have incorporated IT systems into most of their processes find managed services effective and efficient. We must bring in the differences between the break fix and managed Managed IT Services
August 23, 2018
The three most common IT problems your company faces
Technology is changing faster than ever. This rapid change comes with a lot of challenges that companies do not take into consideration. In this article, we will discuss the three most common IT problems companies face: Network Security/Data Security Rapid changes in technology has brought challenges in the entire network Managed IT Services, Security
August 13, 2018
Password policies poor despite increased threats
Despite the increased number of security threats and the gravity of security breaches, poor password policy seems to be the gateway to cyber attacks. The survey, by LastPass (now acquired by LogMeIn) revealed that 53% of respondents admitted they had not changed passwords in the past 12 months, despite a Managed IT Services, Security
July 16, 2018
IT Services: Value of Managed IT Services Provider
Should you outsource your accounting, payroll and your IT services or should you keep everything in house? This question is critical to companies of today. The bigger question you should be asking yourself is that do you have all the expertise needed to run your operations if you were to Managed IT Services
April 12, 2018
IT Support: Exchange or Office 365 ?
IT support and infrastructure management can be very complex and requires different levels of oversight. In today’s agile world, organizations are looking into ways on how to increase productivity through highly available IT infrastructure, while reducing costs. One of the most critical applications for organizations currently is email and communication. Managed IT Services, Security, Uncategorized
April 8, 2018
Can you benefit from outsourcing your IT infrastructure?
Technology is moving faster than ever. Computers, servers, workstations, laptops, routers and switches that used to cost tens of thousands now nearly don’t cost as much. At the same token, the operating systems that run on the hardware is getting sophisticated. Data now flows from many different sources and may Managed IT Services, Security
April 3, 2018
Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD)
As companies become highly dependent on technology and looking at avenues to drive operational costs down, bring your own devices (BYOD) is gaining steam and is at the forefront of topics at the table. Five plus years ago, the idea of BYOD just didn’t make sense. But in this age Managed IT Services, Security
January 25, 2018
Centralized IT support
Having your Information technology services distributed to different vendors may be secure for some but it can sure cause headaches when problems arise. Who do you hold accountable for down IT services? Do your providers hold up to your service level agreements? What is the up-time for the services that Managed IT Services
November 17, 2017
IT Service model – Importance of Managed IT services
A new cyber attack named “wanna cry” caused havoc around the world where businesses lost revenue, productivity and some even lost their data in its entirety. This malicious code locked computer files and asked end-users to pay up ransom to unlock their files. This virus can easily spread from one Managed IT Services
June 12, 2017
Cyber security plan – Protecting your devices
In this connected world, we depend on Information Technology to be the source of business development, productivity and one that makes our business model stand out and make us operational. We then ask ourselves, how do we keep our software and devices intact when it comes to ever growing viruses, Security