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Making the Transition to Remote Work

How CDW met the networking, storage, security, collaboration and communication needs of 7,100 workers — over a weekend.

By CDW Expert
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June 26, 2020
Digital Workspace, Networking, Security, Services

While we at CDW are in the business of providing IT solutions and services to our customers, behind the scenes we deal with the same operational issues that other enterprises face. Earlier this year, our leadership made the decision to close our offices and arrange for all non-essential CDW coworkers to start working remotely.

Over the course of a weekend, our Information Technology teams gained firsthand knowledge of what our customers were either already going through or soon going to be. It was a tall order to tackle the enterprise networking, storage, security, collaboration and communication needs to allow 7,100 coworkers to work from home, but our teams rose to the task. Now, we’re sharing our experience with our customers.

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Multicloud Strategies, Single-Tenant Services and Managed Firewalls: 3 Can’t-Miss Cloud Opportunities

Organizations can become leaner and more effective by leveraging cloud resources in new ways.

By Eric Ludwig
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November 22, 2019
Cloud, Security, Services

Recently, someone asked me how organizations can take advantage of untapped cloud consumption capabilities.

At first, the question stumped me. After all, public cloud computing is a well-established model at this point, and virtually every organization is taking advantage of cloud software, infrastructure or platforms on some level. Even organizations that are keeping a sizable chunk of their resources in-house typically have a reason to do so — whether that has to do with cost, security or the need to run legacy applications on certain infrastructure. (It’s not as though these IT administrators simply haven’t considered the cloud.)

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How to Address 3 Next-Generation Firewall Management Challenges

Critical but labor-intensive security tasks are a good fit for CDW Managed Services.

By Ben Mason
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October 22, 2019
Services, Security

Organizations face many challenges when it comes to keeping their operations secure and driving the most value from their next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). How to overcome these challenges is one of the most common discussions I have with customers. They often don’t have the personnel resources to tackle these important but mundane tasks. One fix is…

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5 Ways to Start Threat Hunting Today

Many organizations already have tools in place to get started in proactively searching for evidence of a security breach.

By Sean Tierney
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October 14, 2019
Security

Threat hunting has become an important cybersecurity practice. Building on the presumption that sophisticated attackers have already successfully penetrated many enterprise networks, threat hunting seeks to uncover evidence of these compromises, enabling a rapid response. While few of the organizations I work with are conducting threat hunting activities, many of them are talking about it….

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Attacks on SCADA Systems Highlight the Need for Effective Cybersecurity

Security frameworks can help energy and utility companies find the solutions and services that best meet their needs.

By CDW Expert
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February 4, 2019
Security, Networking, Services

In December 2015, more than 200,000 Ukrainians found themselves without power during a blackout cause by a cyberattack launched from within the Russian Federation. The attack was carried out by a spear-phishing campaign that was used to install malware on energy company computers. The malware, dubbed BlackEnergy, was specifically designed for use against industrial control…

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Why Healthcare Providers Must Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind

In the face of growing digital threats, health organizations can ill afford to be caught off guard.

By Nick Schurman
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July 26, 2018
Security, Networking

Just how bad is the security landscape in healthcare? In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights reported that 358 breaches of 500 or more records impacted more than 5 million individuals, according to HIMSS Analytics. What’s more, a 2018 Ponemon report focusing on the financial impact of breaches notes…

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