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Strengthen NIST Cybersecurity with Microsoft 365

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Microsoft 365 is the perfect solution to strengthen your NIST cybersecurity program. This strength comes from Microsoft’s close alignment with NIST AKA The National Institute of Standards and Technology. By combining Microsoft 365 services with NIST guidelines, businesses get an easy-to-follow IT planning blueprint. Now part of The Commerce Department, NIST is over 100 hundred years old …

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Why MSPs Need Regulation (SOC2 and MSP Cyber Verify Reviewed)

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The road to MSP regulation All good things will eventually receive more government oversight. (At least good things that become less so over time due to new concerns around information security.) The purpose of this article is to help you leverage the prospect of impending regulation to make better business decisions. It’s inevitable, why not …

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Breaches, Breaches Everywhere: The Microsoft Exchange Breach

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This year, Microsoft announced that on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers were exposed to serious vulnerabilities via a breach by a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group. But why? We’re going to examine this and more for you in this article. Microsoft Exchange server breach: an overview Before we can start examining the effects, we need to explain the basic elements …

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How 802.1 X Authentication Works for Organizations

What is 802.1 X? How 802.1 X Authentication Works for Organizations

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What is 802.1 X? The story of 802.1X authentication’s growth is like that of many new security technologies. Network administrators used to treat certain types of new security technology as too complicated for small to medium-sized businesses. These technologies were occasionally discussed but never given much thought. The reasoning was simple: “If we password protect …

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Beyond SolarWinds: 7 Next Steps for Business Cybersecurity

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What is SolarWinds, and why is it making headlines? It was recently revealed that SolarWinds, a prominent software company, experienced a major cybersecurity breach that impacted multiple high-level targets like Microsoft and multiple U.S. government agencies. The decision to attack a company that, among other products, sells remote monitoring software was like setting a bomb: waiting until the right moment, the shrapnel hit many targets …

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Cyber Security Defence

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During the week, the IT industry has been scrambling to answer questions regarding several patches that address vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities allow a hacker to send communication packets to a remote Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 operating system and potentially gain control over the device. This patch is critical and necessary to defend against attacks that …

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A SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant and NIST CSF Knowledgeable IT MSP Offers Peace of Mind

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Businesses often invest in outsourcing tasks that could leave their data vulnerable in a risk-heavy online landscape. To add some perspective, Fortunly recently shared that experts anticipate the global IT outsourcing market might grow by $98 billion by 2024. IT managed service providers (MSPs) have become invaluable partners in keeping systems, networks, and cloud hosting tasks running …

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COVID-19 Scams? Make Sure Your Remote Employees Know About The Danger

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Worried about COVID-19 scams again? Managing your remote employees through the coronavirus pandemic means more than keeping them productive – they have to be secure as well. Do you know what cybercrime scams you have to be aware of right now? It’s a dangerous time right now. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the confusion and …

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Protecting Your Business – Data Security FAQ

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As one of Southern Africa’s leading managed IT service providers, we hear a lot of questions and concerns about data security – and rightfully so. Data security is critical to business operations, but many business owners overlook this potentially dangerous facet of their business. What happens if your security is breached? What if disaster strikes …

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