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How Managed Security Services Assist In-House IT Professionals

A trusted partner can deliver expertise beyond what you may have on staff.

By John Dzurick
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November 9, 2020
Services, Security

IT is often underfunded in midsize businesses, and for the most part, IT teams focus their efforts on keeping things running, following the old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That works well in most areas of infrastructure, but it can lead to disaster when applied to cybersecurity.

Fortunately, I’d encountered this situation before and was able to offer some advice based on my work with other customers. The company’s IT team could quickly ramp up its security capabilities by taking advantage of managed security services. These service offerings would enable the organization to gain the expertise of cybersecurity professionals without increasing the size of its own IT team. Instead, the company would depend on a managed service provider to augment its technology staff. The MSP would be able to spend more time on security than the company’s in-house professionals, and it could provide specialized expertise.

We looked at four areas where managed services could have an immediate impact on the company.

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Prioritize These Security Considerations as Users Work from Home More Frequently

Security is often an afterthought for WFH programs, but it shouldn’t be.

By Jeff Falcon  and Paul Shelton
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March 16, 2020
Digital Workspace, Security

When it comes to working from home, for many organizations, user devices and network connectivity are top-of-mind concerns. And while that makes sense, there are certainly other considerations.

Like everything else IT-related, there are aspects of security that need to be minded when rolling out WFH capabilities. Security is an important factor as workers start using their own PCs or buying a new PC if they couldn’t source one through their work.

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10 Steps to Securing Your Cloud Environment

Understanding the shared responsibility model is essential to protecting cloud data.

By Pavel Trinos
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December 20, 2019
Security, Cloud

As a CDW field solution architect, I work with organizations across numerous industries as they grapple with the complexity of securing cloud computing environments. These environments range from full-scale public cloud deployments to internal private clouds, along with varying degrees of hybrid cloud. But whatever the technology, the security issues remain constant. We work with them to protect their data, applications and infrastructure against a wide range of threats.

Here are some key steps that you can take to secure your own cloud computing deployments.

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4 Steps to Prepare for UEM

Unified endpoint management tools can simplify and streamline device management — for organizations that are ready to implement them.

By Mike Elrod
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August 21, 2019
Security, Cloud, Digital Workspace

Most business and IT leaders who I speak with understand the benefits of unified endpoint management tools. They get that UEM can help them streamline management across different device types, give employees self-service access to apps and allow push-based and instant delivery of policies and updates. Further, the time savings that result from UEM can…

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Five Benefits of SaaS Migration to Consider in 2016

By Tim Hanrahan
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January 26, 2016
Cloud

This isn’t a new TV show — it’s a rerun. Delivering IT services over a network is not new, nor is combining computing power to serve clients. It’s just being done better: it’s more economical, secure and manageable than ever before via cloud Software as a Service (SaaS).

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