Off-network security So you’ve gone through all of the steps to control and secure your organization’s network. You’re using some of the best firewalls to keep intruders out. But what about your mobile workforce? What happens when they leave the office…
WannaCry? No You Don’t!
The first infection struck at around 8:24am London time on Friday. Somewhere in Europe, an oblivious computer user opened an email attachment with a compressed zip file. Inside that zip file lurked very dangerous ransomware: WannaCry. Much like the animal liberation activists…
Rise Above: What We Learned at Cloud Summit
ReadyNetworks recently had the pleasure of attending Cloud Summit 2017. It was an event put on by Ingram Micro. The theme was “Rise Above”. It was an event to learn what’s new, what’s trending and what’s on the horizon in the…
The How, When, and Why of Cloud Computing
These days, cloud is on my mind quite a bit. Or maybe my mind is in the cloud? Either way, I’m thinking a lot about how cloud has shaped our economy and where we’ve come in the last 5 years and…
4 Things to Consider When it Comes to Big Data
What is Big Data? Well, the basic principle behind the phrase is that everything we do leaves some sort of digital footprint which we can use to analyze. This could be data that is structured or unstructured, that can inundate a…
Securing Your Business in the Cloud
In the space of just a few years, working remotely has gone from being a perk for a lot of employees to a mission-critical function for senior executives. I experienced this first hand as my previous employer would incentivize employees by…
ReadyNetworks Expands AWS North American Cloud Offerings in Alliance with Powerupcloud
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 01, 2017 – ReadyNetworks announces its alliance with Powerupcloud Technologies, a global leader in delivering cloud and big data solutions on leading cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. This joint venture will further expand both companies cloud offerings in North America.
A Brighter Future… (Microsoft’s EMS Suite)
In the final episode of Microsoft’s EMS suite, we are posed with an interesting situation that a lot of companies have to face. Marlon receives a phone call from Helen, the CEO, notifying him that Glen has just found out that…
A Hidden Menace… (Secure BYOD Environments, Mobile App Management)
In the third episode, Marlon gets a phone call from Glen who is a team leader praising the fact that his team can work remotely from their personal devices but is concerned about keeping sensitive business information private. The good news…
The Enemy Without… (How Multi-Factor Authentication Increases Security)
In the last episode, we saw how simplifying access to your applications can save time and headache through single-sign on. In this episode, we are going to tackle multi-factor authentication. This time, Andy is calling Marlon because he has been locked…