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Industry Info to Know – 04.17.20 Roundup

By Greg LaBrie |   Apr 17, 2020

Whatever you need, we’ll make it work.

The WEI team has officially surpassed the 30-day mark of working from home. Depending on your local state government guidance, you may have been working from home longer. Either way we've learned a lot in 30 days about business continuity challenges and we continue to work with our customers to ensure their BC plans are effectively working as planned. The good news is that they are, and we're humbled to continue to support our customers in healthcare and higher ed with technology solutions and services that are driving their business forward through uncertain times, and uncertain obstacles. 

Secure Your Enterprise in a Zero Trust World with Intelligent Infrastructure

By Greg LaBrie |   Apr 16, 2020

We are learning a lot about risk these days. The medical industry is combating one of the greatest health threats of the modern era. Then there are the economic and financial risks that businesses and their employees are facing in a world of uncertainty. Lost in all of this, is the continual barrage of threats within the IT digital world that nearly everyone belongs to. The world currently undergoes 720 million hack attempts and more than 350,000 new malware strains are created every day.  It is no wonder we call it a zero-trust world today.

How Fortinet FortiGate Can Secure Your Remote Workforce

By Greg LaBrie |   Apr 14, 2020

As enterprises increasingly incorporate remote working into their operations, providing the necessary infrastructure capable of supporting secure, remote connectivity to corporate networks is paramount for continued productivity.

Industry Info to Know – 04.10.20 Roundup

By Greg LaBrie |   Apr 10, 2020

Whatever you need, we’ll make it work.

As a team of trusted advisors to your company, we put a lot of effort into perfecting our practice. We are continuously learning, testing, and expanding our expertise across all facets of the enterprise IT landscape. That being said, we have an obligation to stay ahead of trends, look forward to the future of IT and provide insights to help our customers navigate the ever-evolving IT landscape.

Industry Info to Know – 04.03.20 Roundup

By Greg LaBrie |   Apr 03, 2020

Whatever you need, we’ll make it work.

As an IT solutions provider serving some of the country's largest enterprises, we put a lot of effort into perfecting our practice. We are continuously learning, testing, and expanding our expertise across all facets of the enterprise IT landscape. We want to earn your trust and earn the badge of trusted advisor to your company. That being said, we have an obligation to stay ahead of trends, look forward to the future of IT and provide insights to help our customers navigate the ever-evolving IT landscape. It's exciting to live and work in such a dynamic industry, and we love that we get to be part of that journey with our customers, helping them deliver their next innovation ahead of the curve. 

How to Close the Gap between Executives and Enterprise Security

By Greg LaBrie |   Feb 20, 2020

When it comes to upper level executives and their IT security teams, there seems to be a disconnect when it comes to the level of support IT needs to protect the enterprise. In order to better prevent a security breach from is happening, it’s important that the C-level executives are aware and on the same page with your enterprise security team. Only 12% of C-suite executives expect a major, successful attack on their organization in the next 90 days. In addition, two out of five CEOs, other C-level executives, and non-executive directors feel they are not responsible for the repercussions of a cyber-attack. Any breach that is caused by the void between these important roles has serious costs associated with them.

Fortinet Next Gen Firewall: Security Fabric for the Enterprise

By Michael Thweatt |   Nov 26, 2019

Working to keep up with the speed of business, especially on a global scale, has companies reconsidering how they operate – and digital transformation is at the top of their minds. But despite its wide-ranging advantages, digital transformation also comes with additional risks, and increases the complexity of an already-complex security architecture.

Fortinet Continues To Lead In Firewall and Network Security

By Michael Thweatt |   Oct 24, 2019

The definition of network firewalls has changed. As an increasing number of businesses move toward hybrid networks and begin seeking firewall capabilities in the cloud, cloud vendors are also offering native firewall capabilities to their clients. This year Gartner revised their description of the firewall market to include firewalls with the following features:

Why FortiOS 6.2 Should be at the Core of Your Enterprise Fabric

By Greg LaBrie |   Sep 19, 2019

One of the natural traits of people is to long for the “good old days.” It is that magical era we tend to memorialize as a time when things were simpler and uncomplicated. That is certainly true of network security. Remember when all you had to do was simply protect your network perimeter? Can you even define what your network perimeter is anymore? It’s not so easy to answer that question today.

Manage Cloud Migration Security Concerns with Illumio

By Jay Cardin |   May 28, 2019

Across industry lines, there’s a trend of enterprises moving their applications to the public cloud. The cost of cloud computing and storage have dropped significantly over the past few years, and IT leaders are seeing the value of not owning physical infrastructure.