The 2017 DBIR: Dataprise Reviews The Top 5 Cyber Security Takeaways By Tim Foley | June 27, 2017 | Comments Off on The 2017 DBIR: Dataprise Reviews The Top 5 Cyber Security Takeaways No business is immune from a cyberattack. Staying up-to-date on industry trends and insights from security professionals is key to understanding where your defenses need to improve. This year’s Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) contained almost 2,000 confirmed data breaches and more than 42,000 security incidents, both of which are expected to increase next year. We’ve… Read More
The Next Cyberattack is Here. Learn What It Is, How It Works, and What To Do About It. By Tim Foley | May 19, 2017 | Comments Off on The Next Cyberattack is Here. Learn What It Is, How It Works, and What To Do About It. Another wave of cyberattacks loom on the horizon as WannaCry dies down. The newest threat targets victims using fully updated Google Chrome and Windows on the latest version of Google Chrome and steals login credentials. The Dataprise Security Operations team detected this attack and has put together the information below to spread awareness before any… Read More
Discover the 10 Ways an IT Consultant Can Help Transform Your Business By Mick Shah | May 17, 2017 | Comments Off on Discover the 10 Ways an IT Consultant Can Help Transform Your Business 10 Ways Hiring an IT Consultant Can Help Transform Your Business The benefits of IT consultant services have become an important part of the growing business culture. A consultant, by definition, is “a person who provides expert advice”; and businesses have come to trust consultants in times when niche expertise or an outside perspective is… Read More
WannaCry Can Paralyze Your Business. Immediate Action from Your IT Team MUST be Taken. By Tim Foley | May 16, 2017 | Comments Off on WannaCry Can Paralyze Your Business. Immediate Action from Your IT Team MUST be Taken. On Friday, a massive cyber-attack struck thousands of computers across the globe, with over 75,000 cases discovered in almost 100 countries. This malware outbreak has been identified as a type of ransomware known as WannaCry, and variants of that name, and is being spread by a worm component. Once infected, victims are asked to pay approximately $300… Read More
How Well Do You Know Your Adversary? A Look into Who is After Your Data By Tim Foley | October 21, 2016 | Comments Off on How Well Do You Know Your Adversary? A Look into Who is After Your Data Let’s start off with a simple question: What type of data does your business store? A. Client or donor informationB. Internal proprietary dataC. Financial DataD. Trade SecretsE. Sensitive or Classified Information If any of these apply to your business, someone out there wants your data. Every day there are reports about another high-level attack on… Read More
2016 Information Security Symposium Recap By Dataprise | June 27, 2016 | Comments Off on 2016 Information Security Symposium Recap “Security is NOT an IT problem…it’s a business resilience problem.”- Tim Foley, Sr. Manager of Information Security and Strategic Consulting at Dataprise. The above sentiment was the theme of conversation at Dataprise’s Information Security Symposium this past Thursday, June 16th, at their Corporate Office and Technology Center in Rockville, MD. Over 50 business leaders joined… Read More
Get Ahead of the Curve with SQL Server 2016 By Dataprise | April 26, 2016 | Comments Off on Get Ahead of the Curve with SQL Server 2016 Recently, Microsoft released SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 3. And, while it is currently in a preliminary state, the whole nine yards of SQL Server 2016 will be readily available to businesses in the coming months. But what can this new player do for your business? Here’s a sneak peak of how SQL Server… Read More
SQL Server 2005 End of Support = Time for a New Model By Dataprise | April 6, 2016 | Comments Off on SQL Server 2005 End of Support = Time for a New Model Do you remember your first car? That feeling you had the first time you got behind the wheel? That one road trip you had with your best friends? The first (of many) car payments? And, then the headaches you had when your car started to get older until finally you knew it was time to… Read More
When Adversity Strikes: Utilizing the Cloud for Business Communication Continuity By Eric Leff | February 26, 2016 | Comments Off on When Adversity Strikes: Utilizing the Cloud for Business Communication Continuity You just launched the newest product in your line of business, and the phones at your office are ringing off the hook! Already the launch is a huge success and your business is receiving an enormous amount of calls, with prospective and current customers reaching out to your growing business for more information. Your staff… Read More
Are You Winning with Wi-Fi? By Adam Granquist | February 25, 2016 | Comments Off on Are You Winning with Wi-Fi? You’re hosting a meeting with several key stakeholders who are awaiting an in-depth presentation. If this meeting goes well, it could provide your company with the opportunity to expand and grow. You’ve prepped, you’ve practiced, and you are prepared. PowerPoint is up and ready to go, and you get ready to start the meeting off… Read More