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Password Complexity – Going Beyond the Minimum Requirements
by Peter Fellini on February 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM
As the frequency and scale of cyberattacks has risen sharply over the past decade, we as end users have been repeatedly asked (and often required) to increase the complexity of our passwords. Back when the internet was in its infancy, the idea of creating a complex and tough-to-guess …
Zero Trust as Learned from My Grandmother
by CJ Hurd on February 2, 2022 at 3:00 PM
I have a line I use with my kids (mainly my teenagers, not so much my nine-year-old yet); “I trust you until I don’t”. They know the line well and sometimes will even finish it for me. I have raised them to hopefully make good decisions and to tell the truth, with the idea of keeping …
PCI, Service Providers, and You
by Donald Mills on August 19, 2021 at 3:30 PM
As merchants increasingly utilize trusted partners to maintain and manage critical pieces of their business, information technology, and security infrastructure, it becomes necessary to build a program to manage these vendors.
The Anatomy of an IT Policy
by Patrick Hughes on March 31, 2021 at 1:00 PM
What are policies and why do we need them? Every organization should have a set of policies in place. Policies are essentially the laws and regulations of an organization. They pertain to the health, safety, and accountability of employees and how the organization interacts with clien …
IT Asset Management – Disposal of Assets
by Kyle Daun on October 21, 2020 at 1:30 PM
As we reach the end of this asset management blog series, we have discussed the need for establishing governance policies and procedures, how to acquire hardware and software for your organization, and how to monitor and upgrade assets throughout their lifecycles.
IT Asset Management – Monitoring and Maintaining Assets
by Kyle Daun on August 6, 2020 at 3:45 PM
It has been a few months since my last blog post about IT asset management was published. Daily events are causing rapid changes that organizations are having to adapt to, leaving IT leaders asking, “how do I account for all of my equipment”? This can be accomplished in a variety of w …