Today’s smartphones have security features that were practically science fiction just a few years ago. A user with a new device likely has a phone that encrypts data, continuously updates its operating system to ward off threats and allows users to authenticate their identity with biometric factors such as fingerprint and facial recognition. This is…
If you’ve ever had the task of requesting and installing a digital certificate on a web server or network device, you’ve probably found it tedious. And maybe you were surprised at the price public certificate authorities charge for their most basic certificates. While any self-signed certificate can provide an identity to set up a secure…
What is your data worth? What if it got out into the public or fell into your competitors’ hands? Would it impact your organization or your reputation? What about your customers? How much would it affect your bottom line?
As a Solution Architect for CDW Microsoft Services I am often asked “How reliable is Office 365?” I have also heard concerns of downtime, data not being secure and more. What we rarely hear is how a large number of customers are satisfied with Office 365. In this article I look to discredit some rumors…
On December 19th, Target confirmed that there was unauthorized access to payment card data of about 40 million credit and debit cards used in Target stores between November 27th and December 15th. On December 27th, the company confirmed reports that encrypted data containing debit card PIN numbers was also obtained but they maintain that this…
Disaster Recovery (DR) is one of the hottest topics concerning cloud computing these days. With the recent large scale disasters, both natural in the Northeast as well as man-made in Texas, disaster recovery is becoming more than just a proverbial checkmark in the box. IT organizations are tasked with providing a true disaster preparedness strategy…
