It’s estimated that 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent each day worldwide and that 91% of all successful data breaches begin with a spear phishing attack. Information Technology professionals agree that end users are the weak link in cyber security defenses. Security awareness training helps shore up your defenses by teaching users how to spot […]
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Wi-Fi 6E opens up access to the 6GHz band (Wi-Fi 6 uses 5GHz) and with it a myriad of benefits including low latency, 3 times as many Wi-Fi channels, and the capacity for much higher bandwidth. Another key benefit is that devices like cordless phones, airport radar, perimeter sensors, and digital satellite don’t interfere with
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Anti-Virus Service Ending July 1, 2023 Since 2013, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) has been gaining popularity as a means of protecting against viruses and other cyberattacks. MTSi has been transitioning customers from anti-virus to EDR over the last few years and in July 2023, will no longer be providing anti-virus service. Why discontinue anti-virus?
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Organizations today are caught between employees who want the freedom to work from home and customers who want immediate answers. With a traditional phone system, these two outcomes are completely at odds. The key to granting your team more freedom and delivering more immediate service to your customers lies in your communication system. Unified Communication
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We recently held a Cyber Insurance and Cyber Security webinar and had an opportunity to speak with Lewis Pope, a Head Nerd at N-able. N-able is a leading provider of network management systems and tools and a key partner for MTSi. One of the key points Lewis made was about the importance of a centralized
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What do BCC, Swansea Public Schools and Nantucket Public Schools Have in Common? Each of these schools was shuttered in separate ransomware attacks in the thirty-eight days from December 23 to January 31. The Bristol Community College attack on December 23 was the worst, keeping the systems down at the school for a week. The
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Your Cyber Insurance Carrier Wants You to Hire An MSP. And you should. IT Security Starts with the Basics The experts inside your insurance company and experienced IT professionals agree that many of the most important things protecting your data from cyberattack are maintenance practices that are followed with discipline. As professionals, we often see
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What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a way to validate that a user who is requesting access to a resource is not an imposter. MFA works by asking for more information from a user when they make a request. This could be something they know (a pin or secret like their mother’s
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Are You Subject to the FTC Safeguards Rule? The FTC Safeguards Rule requires business to take certain precautions to protect customer data. The requirements are for financial institutions, but the FTC Safeguards Rule has a much broader definition of what is considered a financial institution than what you and I think about as a bank.
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Cybersecurity has become one of the most important aspects of protecting your business. With data breaches and ransomware becoming more common, it’s essential to have a plan in place to protect yourself from these threats. Unfortunately, anti-virus software isn’t enough to protect a company’s network anymore. Q1 of 2022 witnessed a 14% increase in data
