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Technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, and each year brings forth new and exciting possibilities.  A few major trends have begun to take shape already in 2024, and the rest of this year holds the promise of more remarkable breakthroughs and technological advancements.

Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.

Such a dangerous world we live in! While the dizzying proliferation of biological viruses like coronavirus and monkeypox are certainly concerning, the host of virtual viruses in the form of malicious computer code continues to demand attention. The frequency of cyberattacks seems to be ever increasing with no signs of a slowdown. 

Access control is a fundamental component of security that dictates who is allowed to access and use a company’s resources. The idea applies to both logical access (to data) and physical access (to facilities). In looking specifically at the physical, it is easy to see why an advanced access control system provides both good value and good protection.

Of all the various services that Intellicom provides to our customer base, probably the most universally appreciated and valuable is our Managed Services. Managed Service Agreements have become the standard method for many businesses to effectively manage their IT investment. So what is Managed Services?

Of the many and various items that business managers are called to pay attention to these days, few are as important as assuring the company’s data is secure. And as the cyber bad guys have become so effective, the need for regularly and securely backing up data is, in a word, crucial.

Microsoft’s suite of business software applications is the de facto standard, and has become so enmeshed in business that words like Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook are used interchangeably to mean spreadsheets, word processing file, presentation slide deck, and email.

The pace of today’s business communication can create challenges, and of particular importance is the challenge of securing certain sensitive messages and information.

For many years Intellicom has offered an enhanced email filtering solution, and a large percentage of our customers have chosen to utilize it. It’s called Securence, and is a leading anti-spam provider.  A recent Cisco security report noted that of the 200 billion email messages sent and received every day,  90% of worldwide email is spam.

As information technology has grown in importance – to just about every company – determining how best to manage and support technology has become a pressing question for business leaders. For small and medium-sized businesses, and even for many large businesses, searching for the best answer to the question generally leads to a consideration of outsourcing.

The sophistication and intensity of cybercrime has skyrocketed over the last 10 years. Today most bad actors skip trying to get through firewalls and antivirus software, and instead go straight after your employees.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) provides an extra, and today a crucial, necessary level of protection for your organization’s network. It has been shown conclusively, and countless times, that adding an extra authentication factor helps reduce the risk of unauthorized access to systems and data.