Businesses of all sizes need reliable and secure IT infrastructure to thrive. One efficient and cost-effective solution is data center colocation, a service offered by Independent Connections. Cost-Effectiveness Running an on-site data center can be costly, with significant expenses associated with building, maintaining, and staffing. Colocation allows businesses to leverage state-of-the-art facilities without these overheads. By sharing infrastructure with other companies, organizations … [Read more...]
Strengthening Your Cybersecurity Fortress: Tips from Independent Connections
In today's digitally driven world, cybersecurity is a critical aspect of every organization's operations. With the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, it's imperative to stay proactive and vigilant to protect sensitive data and maintain operational integrity. At Independent Connections, we understand the importance of robust cybersecurity measures, which is why we're here to share some essential tips to fortify your defenses against malicious actors. Human Error: The Achilles Heel of … [Read more...]
Improve Your IT Security Through Outsourcing
Have you noticed an uptick in the number of emails masquerading as legitimate work emails but teeming with links that look suspicious? Has your security monitoring turned up more unusual traffic? Cyber criminals are out in force, and protecting your network requires a fresh look at your IT security strategy. One of the problems with ensuring cyber security strategies is some of them require technology that can hamper workflow. From device security to user security, the protective measures … [Read more...]
Disaster Recovery and Business Impact Analysis: Concepts That Can Save a Business
A business impact analysis is one of the smartest preventative maintenance tasks a company can invest in today, particularly with cyber security risks increasing in number and severity. One area that is carefully examined in the analysis is disaster recovery. While preventing disasters with proactive measures, such as automated traffic monitoring, is a part of every good plan, knowing what to do in the event of a disaster is equally as proactive and can protect your business. Digitalization … [Read more...]
Don’t Be the Victim of a Data Breach
“Breach” has more than one meaning when it applies to cyber security. For example, you could have a data breach or a privacy breach. You can also have a physical breach, an electronic breach, or a skimming breach. Breaches can come from malware, phishing, denial-of-service, password attacks and through ransomware. One of the most common headaches organizations have to deal with are data breaches. How can you protect your data? How a Breach Affects Your Business Breaches can result in the … [Read more...]
4 Smart Strategies to Protect Against Phishing
Your cyber security strategy probably includes some information about phishing. Maybe you even mention it at your orientation and provide a guide for what to do in the case that an employee spots a phishing email. But there’s so much more you could be doing to prevent this type of attack on your data and systems. Here are four innovative ideas for improving identification and response to phishing emails: Start With Training Phishing is one of the most common ways in which every level of … [Read more...]
Insider Threats Are a Major Problem in All Industries: Protect Yourself With the Right Solutions
There are plenty of things to worry about and plan for when you consider all the outside threats in cyberspace. Interestingly, for most companies, the weakest link is the insider threat – the employee who has either not been properly trained or let good practices slide, inadvertently opening the door to cyber criminals. Negligence and a lack of training often work hand in hand to create a situation that can take down a company – or at the very least, cause a major inconvenience. In some … [Read more...]
Work-From-Anywhere Security Solutions for 2022
Allowing employees to put their work hours in from the location of their choice was a topic of discussion prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but when work from anywhere became a mandatory situation in 2020, it was clear that cyber security strategies needed to be addressed in a new way. Identifying the right security solutions is among the most important things companies can prioritize to protect themselves from threats specific to remote work situations. After the initial scramble to equip … [Read more...]
IT Security Best Practices for 2022
The job description of an IT security professional 10 years ago probably wouldn’t look too familiar to today’s description for the same job. The cyber security landscape has changed that much. And while the threats that were battled a decade ago are still around, cyber attacks have become more complex and definitely more prevalent. Take the internet of things (IoT) as an example. IoT had scarcely hit the market 10 years ago, but today, these devices are everywhere. In fact, the number of … [Read more...]
Why IT Security May Be Well-Prepared for the Future
The pandemic forced IT security teams to scramble to accommodate remote teams that were abruptly shifted out of the office and thus the relative security of the traditional network perimeter. The same situation that wreaked havoc on IT from a cyber security standpoint may be equally effective at helping them prepare for the future. A new set of findings from Sophos are the result of a survey including 5,400 IT managers from 30 countries. The experiences of those professionals are varied in … [Read more...]