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3 Questions with Juan Orlandini, Insight
Insight's Juan Orlandini shares his insights on storage and compute, what infrastructure upgrades delivery the fastest ROI, and more,
Insight's Juan Orlandini shares his insights on storage and compute, what infrastructure upgrades delivery the fastest ROI, and more,
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The “Session Cookie” Hijack: Why MFA Can’t Always Save You
MFA is a strong front-door lock. But it’s not the only thing that decides whether someone can get in.After you sign in, your browser keeps you logged in using a session token (often stored as a cookie). It’s the digital version of a wristband at an event: once you’ve been checked, the wristband proves you
MFA is a strong front-door lock. But it’s not the only thing that decides whether someone can get in.After you sign in, your browser keeps you logged in using a session token (often stored as a cookie). It’s the digital version of a wristband at an event: once you’ve been checked, the wristband proves you
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What Counts as Real 24x7 SOC Coverage?
Many organizations believe they have 24x7 security monitoring because alerts are generated around the clock. Logs are being collected. A provider may be watching a queue. An internal team may receive after-hours notifications. But 24x7 monitoring is not always the same as 24x7 SOC coverage. The distinction matters because security operations are not defined by whether a tool can produce an alert at 2:00 a.m. They are defined by what happens after that alert appears. Who reviews it? What context do they have? Can they connect the signal to related activity across the environment? Do they kno
Many organizations believe they have 24x7 security monitoring because alerts are generated around the clock. Logs are being collected. A provider may be watching a queue. An internal team may receive after-hours notifications. But 24x7 monitoring is not always the same as 24x7 SOC coverage. The distinction matters because security operations are not defined by whether a tool can produce an alert at 2:00 a.m. They are defined by what happens after that alert appears. Who reviews it? What context do they have? Can they connect the signal to related activity across the environment? Do they know when to escalate? Is someone accountable for driving the next step? Is remediation tracked through closure? That is the gap between detection and response. Detection tells you something may be wrong. Response determines whether the organization can act on it in time. For IT and security leaders, the better question is not, “Do we have 24x7 monitoring?” It is, “Can a security event move from signal to decision to action at any hour?”
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Your Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity Insurance
Cyberattacks are no longer rare, high-profile events reserved for large enterprises. Today, attackers increasingly target small and mid-sized businesses because...
Cyberattacks are no longer rare, high-profile events reserved for large enterprises. Today, attackers increasingly target small and mid-sized businesses because...
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Tech support vs. business IT support: What your firm actually needs
When something breaks, you want it fixed fast. For many years, that was the only expectation a business had for its technology provider. You would call a help desk, someone would open a ticket, and eventually, the problem would go away. However, as businesses in Victoria and across Vancouver Island become more dependent on digital...
When something breaks, you want it fixed fast. For many years, that was the only expectation a business had for its technology provider. You would call a help desk, someone would open a ticket, and eventually, the problem would go away. However, as businesses in Victoria and across Vancouver Island become more dependent on digital...
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The Complete Guide to Cloud & Virtual Desktops for Mid-Market Businesses
Your workforce expects to work from anywhere, and your IT infrastructure needs to keep up. Cloud hosting, virtual desktops, and cloud backup aren’t future-state aspirations anymore. They’re the operating standard for growing mid-market businesses that want to stay competitive, reduce risk, and stop overpaying for hardware they don’t fully use. This guide covers everything mid-market ... Read more
Your workforce expects to work from anywhere, and your IT infrastructure needs to keep up. Cloud hosting, virtual desktops, and cloud backup aren’t future-state aspirations anymore. They’re the operating standard for growing mid-market businesses that want to stay competitive, reduce risk, and stop overpaying for hardware they don’t fully use. This guide covers everything mid-market ... Read more
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What Managed IT Services Actually Include (And What They Should Include)
When businesses hear the term managed IT services, they often picture simple, reactive help desk support. Someone to call when something breaks. Maybe “unlimited support” is part of the deal, so it sounds like everything is covered. But the reality is very different. True managed IT services are not just about fixing problems. They are about preventing
When businesses hear the term managed IT services, they often picture simple, reactive help desk support. Someone to call when something breaks. Maybe “unlimited support” is part of the deal, so it sounds like everything is covered. But the reality is very different. True managed IT services are not just about fixing problems. They are about preventing
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Colonial Heights Animal Shelter — Because Doing Nothing Isn’t an Option
Bastionpoint donated a professional-grade camera system to Colonial Heights Animal Shelter to help protect abandoned animals and deter illegal dumping.
Bastionpoint donated a professional-grade camera system to Colonial Heights Animal Shelter to help protect abandoned animals and deter illegal dumping.
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Inside the CMMC Journey: Lessons Learned from Achieving Level 2
CMMC Level 2 certification is not an IT project. It is a business-wide initiative that touches workflows, executive accountability, cloud infrastructure, and vendor relationships, most of which organizations don’t discover until they are already in the middle of it. Before we guided clients through the process, we went through it ourselves. In this session, three
CMMC Level 2 certification is not an IT project. It is a business-wide initiative that touches workflows, executive accountability, cloud infrastructure, and vendor relationships, most of which organizations don’t discover until they are already in the middle of it. Before we guided clients through the process, we went through it ourselves. In this session, three
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Why Password Managers Are No Longer Optional for Businesses
If passwords were easy to remember, they would also be easy to break. That is the trade-off every business faces...
If passwords were easy to remember, they would also be easy to break. That is the trade-off every business faces...
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What FDA Investigators Are Actually Looking at When They Walk Into Your Facility, and Why IT Is on the List
For many small and mid-sized life sciences and medical device companies, an FDA inspection still feels like a quality or manufacturing event. Teams prepare documentation, review SOPs, organize training records, and make sure production processes are ready for review.But today’s FDA inspections go much deeper than the production floor.Investigators are increasingly looking at the systems,
For many small and mid-sized life sciences and medical device companies, an FDA inspection still feels like a quality or manufacturing event. Teams prepare documentation, review SOPs, organize training records, and make sure production processes are ready for review.But today’s FDA inspections go much deeper than the production floor.Investigators are increasingly looking at the systems,
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