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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and is a time when many IT conferences focus on that topic. One conference this year, in particular, included a session that was especially valuable and is worth sharing with you.

Building projects can create challenges for a business. Be it for the construction of a new building or “just” for a big remodel, it often becomes natural to focus on the fun stuff. Things like the color of the granite countertops and wood flooring often take up more thinking and planning time than the technology infrastructure. 

A growing number of outsourced IT providers are settling on a business model that requires their customers to meet certain criteria – which the provider sets – in order to do business together. Intellicom, by choice, is different.

Buying new hardware or software can be a daunting task. With technology continually evolving, and new products and solutions hitting the market nearly every day, how can you make sure you are choosing the best technology for your specific needs?

The growth of “The Internet of Things” (IoT) has great promise in terms of enhancing productivity and providing the ability to successfully monitor and manage a wide and growing variety of networked devices. The other side of this positive coin is that as more and more traffic converges on the network, more and more threats abound, and the importance of information security becomes ever more critical.

Maintaining strong passwords has been a benchmark of staying secure online since the inception of the internet. As networks become more complex, so do the ways in which we need to protect ourselves. No longer will single passwords suffice, you need to expand your safety measures to the new frontiers of security.

In a world that has increasingly focused on cyber security, it’s easy to forget that you need to put an equal amount of thought into how you protect your physical property and assets. Just like proper security software can keep you safe online, a quality security camera system can help keep you covered.

When developing employees, many companies begin by looking at potential weaknesses and implement training to patch up those shortfalls. A potentially more efficient tactic for strengthening their team is to focus on the strengths of their team. At Intellicom, we’ve experienced a multitude of benefits since adopting a strengths-based development program.

In the growing digital world, every advantage to improving user experience is necessary to compete for your online audience. Accessibility is one such tactic you need to consider when developing your website and planning ways to expand your reach. Not only is this a good idea for digital strategy, it could also be legal issue if you don’t make sure your site is accessible.

As has been reported extensively in the media, on January 3, 2018, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) became aware of a set of security vulnerabilities – known as Meltdown and Spectre – that affect modern computer processors. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain access to sensitive information.

Our attorney friend remarked that he likes to remind his clients to always be asking themselves the “what if” question. What if something happened to their business? What if there was natural disaster; or a man-made disaster; or really any drastic change affecting their company’s ability to conduct business as usual? When you are looking to the future of your business, giving thoughtful consideration to various risks and planning in advance how to respond to them could mean the difference between success and failure. 

As you may have seen in the news, a widespread vulnerability in Wi-Fi networks was revealed last Monday. This vulnerability allows hackers to decrypt and potentially see what people are doing online. The reason this security vulnerability is so worrying, and why it has drawn so much interest, is that most people want to assume that their local Wi-Fi network is a trusted environment.