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Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
May 11th, 2023

You probably hear many names or terms when working with your IT company. You may have heard the acronyms SOC and NOC. These sound pretty similar, but what do the acronyms stand for? What is the function of each? And, most importantly, if you have services provided by a NOC or SOC, what do those services include, or not include?

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Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
February 24th, 2023

Software updates are something that we all have to deal with. Taking time out of your day to restart an app or restart your device entirely is just part of living in the world of technology.

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Business Strategy | Cybersecurity | Disaster Recovery

By: Ryan Stickel
December 9th, 2022

If you’re in a situation where your key business operations are down and need to get back up and running, you can’t afford to fix everything on the fly. Doing so would result in huge losses and a massive headache.

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Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Ryan Stickel
November 18th, 2022

This ever-evolving world of technology can be hard to keep up with. You’re always facing new choices when it comes to this stuff. It can be difficult to tell if you’re making the right decisions.

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Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Ryan Stickel
October 28th, 2022

You use email, I use email, we all use email. But are those emails being protected? How does that all work? So, you might have heard of this thing called email encryption. Your business may have some form of this implemented. Maybe you have a limited idea of what it is or what it does- or maybe you don’t know anything about it. That’s okay. I’m new to this whole IT solutions thing and wasn’t quite sure myself. Email encryption was next up on my list of things to learn. I’m here to pass along some of that knowledge to you. We’re not going to get too into the weeds today. This stuff can become very complicated very quickly. Let’s just talk about what email encryption is and why it matters to you.

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Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
October 26th, 2022

Our day-to-day work lives can be pretty busy. The last thing we want is for it to be more difficult to log into our computers. If your company has required multi-factor authentication (MFA), you know the struggle that comes with this. Having to approve a login on your phone in addition to typing in your password is less than ideal. We understand that. But let’s talk about why that extra press of a button is so important.

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Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Ryan Stickel
October 4th, 2022

It’s another week at Innovative, and I’m continuing to learn the ins and outs of a managed service provider. That feeling of being on a different planet is slowly starting to fade away. Am I an expert yet? Absolutely not. But hey, it’s progress. My most recent learning experience came in the form of a training session on cybersecurity packages. This stuff can be pretty daunting when you first dive into it. EDR, SOC/SIEM, MFA – what does any of this mean?

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Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Ryan Stickel
September 20th, 2022

It has never been more critical to create a secure password. Cyber attackers are always looking to steal passwords so they can access our information and harm our business. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 81% of hacking-related breaches occur due to compromised passwords. Don’t become a statistic. It’s on us to make it difficult for them. A strong password is a simple yet essential way to protect your accounts and your business. You can take several steps to create the most secure password possible. It can be tricky dealing with character counts, punctuation and password length. The list of requirements seems to go on and on. Let’s walk through it and explain how you can protect yourself.

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Technology Strategy | Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Tyler Snyder
June 22nd, 2022

When it comes to cybersecurity, it's easy to feel like solution vendors are constantly exploiting your worst fears to sell you the latest and greatest solution you need to keep your business safe.

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Technology Strategy | Business Strategy | Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Stephanie Hurd
August 30th, 2021

Have you recently completed a form or answered questions from your cyber insurance carrier? There was likely something in there about multi-factor authentication. And you probably agreed to ensure multi-factor authentication (MFA) is in place for certain types of users and network access.