Network and Endpoint Security
The topics of Network Security and Disaster Recovery could easily comprise a website of their own. These aspects of Information Technology go hand-in-hand. This is because modern network security threats are now written as exploits that take advantage of software you have (outdated versions of security software or certain helper applications), or software you do not have (Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Intrusion Prevention, Content Filtering etc.). These are security threats to your system that can create a scenario where Data Recovery is the only option for system recovery. With few exceptions the primary vectors of threat from malicious software attacks are Internet browsing and e-mail. Unfortunately, some attacks you may not realize are taking place. Other exploits such as Fake Anti-Virus applications (or Fake AV) present themselves as legitimate Anti-Virus applications with bogus warnings of Trojan infections.
For business networks and consumers who choose to properly protect their technology investments and data that challenge becomes mitigating the risk. Through third-party reporting firms and security vendors themselves we know that these threats are flowing freely from Asian and European countries where there is no fear of enforcement. Security vendors have been slow to adopt the inevitable white list technology that stands the best chance of negating these threats and have in some cases been out-coded by the purveyors. We consider this and user profile when developing a network security strategy. We are in a constant battle against spam, viruses, malware, spyware, and phishing attacks. We use multiple technologies to defend against them and for post-infection removal.
For Business we offer security products for multiple deployment scenarios; centralized endpoint protection, local e-mail filtering and quarantine, hosted e-mail filtering and quarantine, and Unified Threat Management (UTM). All of these products are subject to their own licensing and maintenance requirements. Some offer various command and control capabilities in a single interface while other are loosely integrated. No one product - or suite of products - is right for every environment, but we have a track record of matching products to configuration and budget.
Disaster Recovery
What is disaster recovery? Simply stated it is the ability to resume your business in the event of a catastrophic computer failure, building catastrophe, or natural disaster. Disaster recovery was born from the enterprise offerings of contingency planning and business continuity. From the IT perspective – when considering the needs of small businesses that often have single locations - the additional services can be consolidated to Disaster Recovery.
Our rule of thumb for Disaster Recovery is this; Can you resume your business operations if your office is a total loss? Most of the businesses we encounter cannot. Surprisingly, the services that are required to build a Disaster Recovery solution are very affordable. Offsite data storage (or cloud-based storage) is no longer a commodity and there are more affordable onsite data storage options than ever before. We prefer a multi-stage data backup scenario that leverages fast and accessible disk-based data archive and securely encrypted offsite storage that can be scripted to run automatically. With this methodology we remove to classic points of failure in data backup; unreliable tape-based solutions and human intervention. These solutions are truly hands-off and e-mail reports are generated on configurable basis to alert to job completion and/or failure.
If you do have a complete system or hard drive failure you may require Data Recovery. With an over 90% data recovery success rate we have a proven record for recovering deleted files and data from hard drives that are too damaged to boot. Please click the link above, or the Services menu to learn more.
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