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October 2023

The Crucial Link, part two

In my last post, I highlighted what organisations can and should do to improve their cyber resilience. Not only will this help them obtain cyber insurance, but it will also help them retain it as well. Another way to improve your ability to meet cyber insurers’ qualification standards is to leverage outside help through managed service provider (MSP) partnerships.

Cyber Insurance: A Must-Have Companion to Your Homeowners or Renters Insurance

In a world where technology is intertwined with everything we do, the digital domain is often so commonplace we don’t think about it unless something dreadful happens. Who hasn’t had a stomach-dropping phone call from the bank letting you know that thieves have stolen your credit card number? For better or worse, technology is part of our daily lives. From working remotely to shopping online to managing finances, we’re constantly connected.

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Proactively Preventing Your Company from Becoming the Next Cyberattack Headline

The news last month of yet another cyberattack on MGM Resorts, initiating a system shutdown and disrupting its operations, is yet another in a very long list of attacks that we have witnessed in the past couple of years. Having the right preventive and defensive cybersecurity measures in place for such attacks is a given, and it is what most organisations focus on. But it is also about understanding how the organisation will recover from an incident and how they can limit the extent of an attack.

The Crucial Link

In today’s digital age, businesses rely heavily on technology to drive their operations efficiently and effectively. This dependence on technology has brought about new challenges and risks, particularly in the realm of cybersecurity. As organisations strive to ensure operational resilience, they must recognize the integral role of cyber resilience in safeguarding their digital assets and operations. Cyber threats have become a persistent concern for businesses of all sizes.

Healthcare Systems Remain Prime Target for Cybercriminals

In mid-August, state officials in Connecticut began receiving worrisome complaints from constituents about a potentially dire situation unfolding at local hospitals. One such message, from a woman on Facebook, relayed a desperate plea for help on behalf of her 71-year-old father, who, she claimed, had spent the last two days on a gurney in an emergency room hallway.

Healthcare IT: Improving Patient Care and Satisfaction with SD-WAN

The phrase “digital transformation” gets thrown around a lot these days when discussing IT infrastructure. A popular — albeit slightly vague — buzzphrase for a reason, digital transformation, in this context, simply refers to the idea that businesses are working to modernize their operations and leverage the power of new technologies.

Put Cloud in the Fast Lane: Why SD-WAN

If routing traffic on your network, managing cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, or general cloud connectivity is becoming more difficult for your IT team to manage, you may be ready for a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN). SD-WAN is powerful networking tool that can help you centrally manage your traffic flow, independent of the underlying hardware on your network.

Is October only for Halloween?

October is a busy month for awareness campaigns and Halloween! Perhaps you already knew that October is both Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but did you know it is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)? NCSAM is a government-created campaign in the United States. It is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA).

Make Sure Your Recovery Plan Is Reliable

In my role as an Inside Solutions Architect at 11:11 Systems, my objective is to match 11:11 Systems range of solutions to meet customer’s data protection needs, from simple off-site BaaS to fully managed DRaaS solutions. That objective is easier to achieve when customers come to the table with an effective and reliable recovery plan. So how do you make an effective and reliable recovery plan? Here are a couple of key consideration points when constructing your recovery plan.