As any thorough security assessment can tell you, every infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberthreats. In the face of growing phishing and ransomware attacks, IT leaders must look to advanced anti-malware protection and cloud security measures to guard sensitive corporate data. Next-generation firewalls — many of which feature built-in intrusion prevention system (IPS) technology — allow organizations to analyze network traffic and detect and block vulnerability exploits. Identity and access management (IAM) products and single sign-on (SSO) technology can then go beyond traditional password security to centralize authentication and authorization. Hear from CDW cybersecurity experts as they discuss these protections and others, and explore the benefits of a holistic security approach.
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Last fall, CDW helped one of its clients — the director of information security for a midsized energy firm in the Midwest — deal with a situation that had him frustrated and looking for some advice. He knew that his firm was behind the curve in adopting security technology, putting it at risk of compromise,…
In a busy mall, someone drops a bag and walks away. How long will it be before security staff notice? And when they do, how long will it take police to identify the person who dropped the bag if it turns out to contain something dangerous, such as a bomb? With a video surveillance system,…
Effective security requires an organization to know where its data resides and how it’s being used, especially when that data is migrated to the cloud. When you lose sight of these factors, you lose control of security. A company I work with recently encountered a situation that highlights the importance of this issue. The company…
Cisco recently released a new major update to its SD-WAN solution. This release introduced advanced security features baked directly into IOS XE SD-WAN. The release notes can be found here and more information about the SD-WAN security features can be found here. With SD-WAN security, Cisco was looking to solve four common branch security use…
Until recently, organizations had compelling technology-related reasons for limiting remote work. Video solutions that would enable face-to-face communication were wonky; it was difficult to secure and update off-network employee devices; and workers needed to use often-clunky virtual private network (VPN) connections to access critical work applications. Today, all that has changed — or, at least,…
A few months ago, I received a call from a CDW customer in the Midwest. The customer was in a rush and got right to the point of the call: “We need a penetration test.” When I asked for more details about the type of testing required, the reply was simple: “We just need a…
