How Cyber Attackers are Adapting to Multi-Factor Authentication
The trouble with passwords, and how to correct it While passwords have been an invaluable tool for over half a century, they are not without their drawbacks: if a password is discovered by a third party, there is nothing to stop them from authenticating as that user....
4 Ways SD-WAN Improves Business Performance
First, what is SD-WAN? You may have heard about the latest networking buzzword SD-WAN, but maybe you don’t know much about it. With old-school WAN management, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), data transmission is very limited, and often very expensive. It also...
Nine Cybersecurity Measures To Protect your Organization
Cybercrime has grown into a multi-trillion-dollar problem affecting businesses of all sizes. Now more than ever, it’s critical to take the right security measures to protect your network and data Cybercriminals today will do anything to monetize your network, your...
10 Cyber Security Myths…and Myths Busted
There are many misconceptions about cyber security. Here are a few common examples, as well as how to better prepare for and avoid them. Myth #1: Cyber hackers only target large businesses Reality: If you’re a small and medium-sized business, you may think your data...
Six Factors to Consider when Choosing an Internet Service Provider
As your company relies increasingly on the internet, your choice of Internet Service Provider (ISP) is more important than ever. Here are six factors you should consider when choosing an ISP to support your business needs. Responsive Customer Service This may not be...
Protect your Network with Network Segmentation
What is Network Segmentation? Network Segmentation is a configuration in which network and computer systems inside of a corporate network are divided into logical segments. These segments typically group devices with similar purposes together for a number of...
Five Tips to Keep Personal Data Safe from Hackers
How do you keep your digital life secure from hackers and scammers? Doing the basics goes a long way in protecting your personal data and safeguarding your accounts from thieves. Hackers and social engineers prey on the weak and building up a little bit of cyber...
The Framework of Great Communications
There’s already so much that’s been written about great communication. And yet, it’s so elusive. In a recent conversation with some peers, I shared that good communication could create differentiation in business. They all chuckled, and one offered that maybe I should...
A New Motivation for Improving Your Cybersecurity Stance
Check your Cybersecurity Stance: Mitigate your Risk and Rising Insurance Costs We’ve received a growing amount of inquiries from prospects and clients related to this question: “Is there anything you can do to help lower our cybersecurity Insurance premiums?” During...
5 Signs Your Company May Need More Bandwidth
A fast, secure Internet connection is crucial to your day-to-day business operations. Your Internet needs to meet your current business needs as well as prepare you for the future as those needs change and grow. At WIN, we have experienced a nearly 50 percent increase...
An Extra Level of Security: 2 Factor Authentication
With continued technological advances, there has been an increase in company data being electronically entered, stored, and potentially compromised. According to the IBM 2020 Cost of Data Breach Study (sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute),...
5 Firewall Best Practices for Business Continuity
Managing a firewall is an important function but can sometimes fall to the wayside — that is until a critical patch or upgrade is needed. Then, IT staff must pivot to install patches quickly or risk a data breach. Here are 5 best practices to proactively manage...
IT Challenges: Technology or Mindset?
If you don’t view IT as a business function, you won’t ask the right question — or get the right answer. The IT Dilemma Most organizations can’t manage the breadth and depth of resources needed to address every IT challenge at all times. For example, some resources...
SD-WAN Builds Momentum Led by Early Adopters
SD-WAN has arisen as the WAN’s response to the migration of enterprise apps to the cloud. As the march of enterprise apps to the cloud gathers momentum, it is inevitable that SD-WAN gets the spotlight. Indeed, WIN’s recent Software Defined WAN Survey suggests growing...