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How a Managed IT Services provider in Sacramento can help you
Nov 4th, 2015 by aperio

There are many different types of things that are going to be important when considering the computer systems of any type of business. There will be a lot of different types of information that is going to be stored on these, including business plans and confidential information for employees. IT managed services are going to continually track what is going on with each system to ensure that everything is working smoothly.

The team will also be able to install programs and update the system when necessary. Many companies are using The Cloud for storage options. This is because it frees up storage space on their computer systems that they are currently using.

One problem with this is that they need to make sure that their systems are secure. This is something that can be hacked without anyone knowing about it. It is not something that should be taken lightly either.

This is why companies are hiring the IT managed services to help them to complete this. The companies are going to make sure that the computer systems are functioning properly and not allowing hackers to get the information. This is going to require monitoring and continual updating to the software.

Another advantage to having the IT managed services is that there will be someone that is available for support at all times of the day. There are many different types of things that can be a problem for a user. These systems could freeze or just not function properly.

When this happens, it is important to call someone who understands how the system operates. Sometimes, this can happen due to the temperature of the hard drive though. If there is not sufficient cooling systems in place for the size of the computer system, the company can risk a lot.

They need to make sure that they have the proper equipment in place as well as having the programs that will work best for their type of company. Not every company is going to benefit from the same types of programs. This should be taken into consideration before any recommendations are being made.

There are many different reasons why certain types of companies will use the same types of programs though. They want to make sure that everything is going to be compatible with their customers’ systems. This is especially true of mobile devices.

There are a lot of people who are accessing the web using their mobile phones and tablets. Not all of these are able to open certain types of programming. This is why it is important to make sure that the system is mobile friendly as well.

There can be a lot of things that customers need to know about and will be posted online. Social media websites and much more are going to allow for unhappy customers to let others know about their experiences too. This is why it is going to be very important to make sure that everyone is able to do what they need to do.

There are many different types of programs that are used for every type of computer system. It will be important to use security software as well. This is going to be something that will need to be done to the computer even if it is only used for general business for the company.

There are a lot of hackers and viruses that can harm these computers. When a company takes advantage of IT managed services, they can make sure that their computers are set up properly as well as take care of any problems that occur very quickly. This is something that is going to be beneficial to the employees as well as to the entire company.

Are you playing it safe when it comes to the cloud?
Feb 5th, 2015 by aperio

Yes, it’s all going to the cloud, which is better than “to the dogs.” And yes, you have to make sure your cloud environment is secure.

You need to confront some hard realities about cloud security because the cyber landscape continues to be unforgiving. It doesn’t matter whether you’re protecting traditional computer systems, your mobile platform or the cloud itself. Simply put, organized cyber crime and cyber espionage continue to grow in sophistication. Any new hackable platform is red meat for them. Opening massive breaches that harvest critical data is their day and night job. News headlines make that clear that the aggregate total of global cyber crime damage now rivals that of many nations’ annual gross domestic product (GDP).

First reality: Organizations spend considerable time and money securing their on-premises infrastructure. That’s good. The problem is maintaining that same high level of security when outsourcing to the cloud. Security delivery requires a cloud provider’s undivided attention. Yes, there are built-in security tools, but you will not get the key to any strong security posture—24/7/365 threat monitoring, analysis and response—or “managed security service.” These are humans watching out for you. You must know what’s happening on the cloud in real time and be able to respond very quickly. You need people to manage this, even if you have automated capabilities as part of your cloud security. The “cloud” doesn’t do it on its own.

(Related: An interview with Brendan Hannigan, IBM GM Security Systems Division)

Second reality: Repeat after me: “My cloud will be breached.” Take a deep breath. Say it one more time.

Remember, just because you’ve been breached doesn’t mean an attacker knows where to go once they get in your system. If you identify the attack quickly you can prevent him or her from getting to your critical data.

So, review your incident response plan for cloud security. What, you don’t have one? Okay, review the plan you have for your premises infrastructure.

If you still have a blank look, gather your team and start putting a response plan together—fast. How you handle it is crucial, particularly the speed of your response. Sophisticated attacks often show no upfront “symptoms” but can quietly devastate your business over time. The longer it takes to resolve an attack, the more costly it becomes.

Prevention starts with an incident-response plan and mock exercises to test the plan. Get an experienced provider to try and hack your cloud. Find out your vulnerabilities. Most important, make sure you have a team ready to move quickly and decisively if you suspect your cloud has been attacked.

Third reality: Last but maybe most importantly, get smart about “security intelligence.” Your cloud systems, along with your other IT platforms, generate billions of security events each day from firewalls, emails, servers and the like. It’s simply not possible to manually sift through this data and find evidence of suspicious behavior. Beyond the costs involved, it’s confined to figuring out “what happened” rather than “what will occur.”

When applied to security data, big-data analytics tools can be transformative—the tip of the spear in security intelligence and response. Analytics can provide automated, real-time intelligence and situational awareness about your infrastructure’s state of security to help disrupt the attack chain.

Say that two similar security incidents take place, one in Brazil, the other in Pittsburgh. They may be related. But without the intelligence needed to link them, an important pattern—one that could indicate a potential incident—may go unnoticed.

You need this capability, and providers like IBM are stepping up to make it the ultimate reality.

Stay safe.

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