August 26, 2020

Not too long ago, I gave a talk about the importance of creating a red team and a blue team to help prepare for cyberthreats. I told a few stories about pen testers who acted as red team “attackers,” and the blue team security analysts who listen for the attacks and defend the Read More

You’ve decided to offer cybersecurity services, but aren’t sure where to start. Unfortunately, you won’t find one list that everybody agrees, or that shows which products and services should be included. Many people have differing opinions on cybersecurity, and that’s OK. Read More

Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, 43 percent of all cyberattacks targeted small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) last year alone. And as it continues, security experts generally agree that SMBs are at greater risk for cyberattacks and incidents. According to an Alliant Read More

In conjunction with this month’s State of the Industry focus on security solutions, we asked a number of leading manufacturers to provide an overview of the products, software, compliance measures and third-party solutions they provide the dealer community to help ensure Read More

Dan Waldinger will be the first one to tell you that a slogan is just a slogan. But when those words truly embody the ideas, initiatives and actions of a company, that’s when a client understands there is purpose behind the words—not just a Starbucks-induced epiphany of a Madison Read More

Ted Gruener has some really fond memories of 2019. The vice president of sales for Supplies Network proudly noted the company enjoyed a record year with explosive numbers that touched upon all its core offerings—supplies, equipment and services. The company opened three new Read More

As Jim Oricchio and his wife, Donna, strolled along the beaches of Maui in 1992, their minds drifted back to work. It seemed an unlikely topic to be pondering, as opposed to the beauty of The Valley Isle. Only nine years earlier, the Oricchios started Coordinated Business Systems Read More

While high-profile ransomware attacks have dominated technology headlines primarily in the last 10 years, it might be surprising to learn that the first documented attack launched in an effort to extort money occurred in 1989. Although computer worms have been around since the Read More