Insight Helps Enterprises of All Sizes Navigate to Cloud-based Windows 10

Gives 5 keys reasons why starting on path to modern management makes sense now before support for legacy applications ends   TEMPE, Ariz. – Microsoft Windows 7 and 8.1 are approaching the end of support in January 2020, and most organizations have yet to make the move to Windows 10 – potentially opening them up… Continue reading Insight Helps Enterprises of All Sizes Navigate to Cloud-based Windows 10

Creating a Secure Cyber Environment for Your Agency

Protecting critical data is one of the biggest challenges that government agencies face today. It can often take a long time to get updated security hardware and software through a long approvals process, meaning your government entity may be utilizing older technology that may be less secure. Cloud-based components do help with keeping data safe… Continue reading Creating a Secure Cyber Environment for Your Agency

US Signal Survey Reveals 81 Percent of Organizations Experienced Spikes in Cybersecurity Challenges Last Year

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – US Signal, a leading end-to-end IT solutions provider, today announced the results of its 2018 Security ‘Health of the Nation’ survey, revealing 81 percent of organizations witnessed an increase in cybersecurity challenges in the past year. In addition, 40 percent of respondents experienced at least one security incident in that time period, and… Continue reading US Signal Survey Reveals 81 Percent of Organizations Experienced Spikes in Cybersecurity Challenges Last Year

How to Build a Good Relationship Between the BCM Program and the IT Department

Some relationships are casual, like the ones you have with the people who make your lattes, share the elevators you ride in, and sit next to you in the airport waiting rooms. Some are critical, like the ones you have with your spouse, your boss, and your landlord, if you have one. The critical relationships… Continue reading How to Build a Good Relationship Between the BCM Program and the IT Department

A Study and Years of Preparation Come to Fruition in the Form of New 911 System

After years of operating on outdated communication practices, the city and county of Ashtabula, Ohio, have updated their 911 technology to bring them “into the future.” The project consolidates four CAD systems into one; reduces the number of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPS) from six to two; and provides for connectivity and interoperability that wasn’t… Continue reading A Study and Years of Preparation Come to Fruition in the Form of New 911 System

Keep Those Hackers Out of Your Fish Tank

We know it. Our customers know it, and now the industry knows it too. The need to integrate cyber and physical security is increasing. We’re living in a time where even traditional security is software driven. Many of the physical security devices used every day are connected to the internet: cameras, communications equipment, access control, fire… Continue reading Keep Those Hackers Out of Your Fish Tank

Community Reaction Mixed After Madison Schools Decides to Arm Staff

(TNS) – Parents and former Madison, Ohio, students expressed mixed feelings about the district’s decision Tuesday night. But the Madison Local School District Board of Education was unanimous in its decision to approve a resolution to allow armed staff in the district. Madison school board president Dave French said the safety of every child in… Continue reading Community Reaction Mixed After Madison Schools Decides to Arm Staff

Business Continuity Consulting: Now Available in Select-a-Size

Traditionally, business continuity consulting engagements have been one size fits all, with that size being large or comprehensive. In other words, if you wanted to hire a consultant to help your organization strengthen its business continuity plan, it was viewed as an engagement to write the entire plan, providing you with soup to nuts service–and… Continue reading Business Continuity Consulting: Now Available in Select-a-Size

Adapt or Die – A Darwinian Take on Business Continuity

Most businesses experience change constantly. Markets, technologies, regulations and strategies all evolve. Enterprises that stand still get left behind and disappear, one way or another. While we have business continuity theories, principles and tools galore, it’s worth revisiting one of the most fundamental concepts from time to time – that of Darwin’s idea of evolution,… Continue reading Adapt or Die – A Darwinian Take on Business Continuity