No infrastructure is immune from threats. Hear from our experts as they discuss how taking on security with a holistic approach that includes assessments, threat checks, and risk management coupled with the right technology is keeping infrastructures safe and data secure.
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In a span of 30 years, the average person in the United States has gone from explicitly asking the phone company to not publish their phone number in the phone book to sharing every intimate detail of their life on social media. It seems people have lost the understanding of the value of privacy. It is…
Many smart organizations have moved their documents to the cloud, and over the next few years, still more will join them. A cloud solution enables you to access files from any device at any time. No more shuffling files back and forth, hoping you have the latest version, or making sure you’ve copied all the…
The volume of cybersecurity threats that organizations face has become overwhelming. At CDW’s recent Managing Risk Summit in Washington, D.C., leading security experts described how cybercriminals continue to use innovative techniques, including malware, ransomware and compromised credentials, to gain access to enterprise networks and compromise valuable data. “How do you think hackers think of their…
Windows is not known for its security protection; attackers mostly target Windows devices because of the large install base and lenient security practices. Most IT admins know the pain of trying to clean an infected Windows machine from a multitude of toolbars, ad programs, malware and viruses. In a large organization, this problem is compounded…
Mobility is a top concern for many organizations, yet they fall behind the curve when supporting remote work scenarios across smartphone, tablet and rich client platforms. This is especially true with regard to security, where the task of protecting users, devices and assets on both sides of the firewall can overwhelm IT shops. Now organizations…
When you think of next-generation firewalls, you probably think they are only used to help secure the network. They have features like user identification, URL filtering, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), malware prevention and application identity and control. All those items are directly related to security and controlling what users and systems can and cannot do,…
To be competitive, organizations are embracing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) solutions. The benefits are clear. By empowering your workforce with anytime, anywhere access to enterprise data with their own devices, you’re giving them more freedom while boosting productivity and profitability. But with greater access to enterprise data, information and applications from personal devices creates more exposure to…
The days of the security patch are over. Increasingly, businesses are moving away from single-point solutions that aim to fix specific issues and are turning to Infrastructure as a Service environments that proactively meet or exceed compliance requirements. Instead of documenting compliance with the minimum standards, IaaS allows our customers to meet their security needs…
Few email users fork over their bank account numbers to Nigerian princes or click links to claim lottery prizes anymore. In fact, as digital natives enter the workforce, the collective sophistication of email users grows. Yet email scams are still big business. That’s because while users are increasingly savvy, so are the bad actors. Today’s…
Of the hundreds of millions of individuals and corporations across the globe who own desktops, notebooks and mobile devices, only a small percentage of people understand how they work beyond controlling the applications they commonly use. These devices are tools used to perform a task and don’t require you to understand how they work to…
