Author Archives: Brightline IT

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How to create an Incident Response Plan for your business.

Time is critical in reporting a security breach. Is your business prepared? In the case of a security breach, a speedy response time is critical to protecting data. Take two important examples of security incidents: the Target hack, and Google’s recent phishing scam. In the first, Target’s failure to notice and respond to the security […]
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On-Demand IT: Keep Your Business Going When IT Breaks Down

Can your manufacturing business handle an IT break down? With today’s technological advancements, many manufacturing businesses are streamlining their IT processes and are using various products and services to run their operations. Some, in fact, depend so much on IT that a break down in any of their sectors could bring business to a screeching halt. […]
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IT Asset Protection: Top Strategies for Manufacturing Operations

Many manufacturing businesses operate in harsh environments. With various production stages and tight timelines to follow, those in the manufacturing industry depend so much on information technology to keep business running smoothly. When it comes to choosing and using any type of hardware, it’s important to make sure it can take the demands of your […]
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How Multi Factor Authentication Protects Information Security

What is multi factor authentication? Multi factor authentication is when a user must provide evidence from two or more sources to prove their identity. Typically this information should come from separate categories, such as a thing they own (a bank card), a thing they know (a password), or something they are (a finger print). A […]
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Does your business have network security protocols?

How NIST 800-171 can help you establish network security protocols for your business, even if you don’t contract with the DoD. We’ve written a lot lately about NIST 800-171 and what your business can do to become compliant. But while these compliance standards are only mandatory for businesses filling federal or DoD contracts, they can […]
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Solving IT Problems on Construction Sites

Optimizing the IT Environment for Your Construction Business Technology has changed the way construction contractors do business. Real-time monitoring of project progress, onsite and offsite communication, and automation of various processes has been slowly integrated into construction management processes. Advancements implemented on every level of an organization have the potential to solve long-standing issues faced […]