Several of our clients run Red Hat Linux Operating Systems. So, when reading this headline about a cloud security company which was just purchased by Red Hat for a cool $250 million, I thought I’d report on why this is kind of a big deal. If you were just about to stop reading, allow me…
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SOCIAL MEDIA VULNERABILITY
As businesses embrace the digital information age and the diverse tool sets to engage with the community many have found these very tool sets can be a double edged sword with potentially devastating effects. Remember when HBO had sensitive information regarding one of its hottest shows Game of Thrones find its way onto Twitter?? Today businesses have…
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EDUCATE EMPLOYEES ON AVOIDING SECURITY BREACHES
It’s a truism that educating employees is one of the most important steps to preventing security breaches in the workplace. In fact, one survey found that two thirds of the professionals charged with data protection and privacy training point to employees as the largest source of failure in corporate IT security measures. Surprisingly, though, businesses are not…
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THIRTY-EIGHT MINUTES OF PANIC
For thirty-eight minutes, citizens and visitors of the island of Oahu, HI lived in a state of panic. Emergency broadcast systems sent the following message to cell phones across the island: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Although it was determined that this message was sent in…
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WHAT IS THE TRUE COST OF IT?
Hiring IT staff is a difficult endeavor that every organization experiences. It takes months to obtain headcount approval, interview candidates and create an offer letter with no guarantees you will hire the correct person. Reading resumes or hiring a recruiting company, training and retaining employees all take valuable time and money along the way. Then,…
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT “SPECTRE” AND “MELTDOWN”
In recent days, you have most likely seen news stories about the "Meltdown" and "Spectre" vulnerabilities in many modern processors. Solutions II is aware of these issues, and we are watching the situation closely as we work with our partners to help you formulate the best plan of action to safeguard your infrastructure. According to the National…
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