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Centrally Administered Antivirus and Antimalware
Viruses and malware are a huge concern for any business. For a business with dozens or even hundreds of computers to protect, this can sometimes mean oversight and giving too much control to the end user. To resolve this issue, organizations often choose a centrally administered antivirus and antimalware solution. With exposure to significant threats […]
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
A study done by the University of Texas showed that if the companies that suffer a major data loss, 94% of them go out of business within 2 years. That is the reason why it is so important to have a disaster recovery and business continuity strategy in place. Disaster Recovery is a critical element […]
Authorized Users on Your Wi-Fi
If your Wi-Fi isn’t set up so that only authorized computers can access your internal systems, then you have a major hole in your security defenses. While Wi-Fi gives us the freedom from wires, it’s not always secure. Data is transmitted through the air and anyone with the right tools can capture it. Here are […]
Web Content Management System
If you don’t have a web content management system in place, then you are at a high risk of end users inviting malicious applications on your network from visiting non-approved or unsafe websites. Even just a single point of entry can infect your entire system. There is almost always an employee who thinks there is […]
Password Management Systems
If all of the computers and devices that have access to your data system aren’t protected with a centrally administered password management system, then you are at a very high risk of being attacked. Without some type of password management system in place you can almost guarantee that your passwords and systems are not secure. […]
Is Your Kingdom Ready for Battle?
Is Your Kingdom Ready for Battle? Your business is your kingdom. In days of old kings, they employed layered reactive and proactive defenses to protect their castle from intruders. It started with the sentries, stationed at the edge of the kingdom to identify approaching intruders and sound an early warning. The knights would frequently patrol […]
Maximum Tolerable Downtime
Maximum Tolerable Downtime Your company’s Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) is the length of time you can function being disconnected to your IT systems without causing irreparable harm to your business. System downtimes are one of those things that can happen unexpectedly with little to no warning. For many systems, downtime can lead to expensive complications. […]
What Happens If Your IT Guy Gets Hit By A Bus?
We’ve all heard the old adage, “What if such and so is hit by a bus,” and at CIS we hear that more than every once in a while. In fact, often business owners and decision makers call us because they are looking at their options, you know, “in case their IT guy gets hit […]
Spending Too Little on IT Will End Up Costing You More
As consumers, we make large purchases throughout our lives, i.e. vehicles, a house, electronics. When we spend a significant amount into these types of purchases, a responsible consumer would warranty or insure their items. As consumers, we know that spending too little on these large purchases may give us a sub-par product. When businesses make […]
Why is Productivity Down?
Are My Employees Slacking Off? Why is productivity down? How did my competitor get wind of my last great idea before I got it to market? My key employee quit and I had no idea he was even looking. How do I keep my competitors from taking my employees and customers? What can I do […]