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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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),...
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...
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 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...
The cost of a data breach is an excellent point from which to study the concept of cybersecurity. Why? Because it encourages organizations to re-evaluate cybersecurity as a business proposition, not a technological fix. This is where WIN IT Services plays an important...
