Harden your business against security threats by following these best practices. For more and more businesses around the country, data security has become the top IT priority. In the wake of data breach after data breach, it’s not hard to see why. Customers are tired of having their privacy compromised, and corporations cannot afford to… read more
When does security automation help businesses, and when does it cause more problems than it solves? The rise of automation has been a common theme in stories that touch almost every business sector—including IT. In fact, one of the places where automation has shown the most value has been in IT security, where it can… read more
Next Gen IT will require corporations to move away from siloed systems and toward integrated solutions. Sometimes it feels as though your corporation has only just successfully adapted to the latest and greatest tech innovation when a newer version is already at your door, demanding to be accepted as the next big thing. That impression… read more
How to save costs and meet deadlines on your next big IT project. Your business has built up a nice nest egg of profits, and you’re ready to invest some of that capital back into your business by upgrading your IT infrastructure. This is an exciting decision, and it’s likely you’ll see some good returns… read more
Suppliers will need to show documentation of their own contractor relationships. While the defense industry is still recovering from the recent shutdown, the Under Secretary of Defense released a new memorandum requesting that the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) validate contractor compliance in several key areas. Leveraging the criteria outlined in DFARS 252.244-7001, DCMA will… read more
On November 6th, 2018, DoD’s Acting Principal Director for Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) issued a broad-ranging memorandum titled, “Guidance for Assessing Compliance and Enhancing Protections Required by DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.” This memorandum highlights two new guidance documents, slated for integration into DFARS PGI 204.73 in 2019:… read more
Updates to the DoD’s PGI 204.73 reveal new documentation requirements, which are expected to be included in future contracts. These requirements (called Contract Data Requirement Lists, or CDRL’s) are a way for acquisition officers within the DoD to standardize the responses they receive from contractors. Here’s how it works: an acquisition officer chooses to include… read more
Network automation can improve the efficiency of your organization, but is it worth the investment? As businesses expand and their internal networks become more complex, sustaining manual network optimizations becomes less and less feasible. To cope with the rising workload, many organizations have turned to network automation, which offers the benefits of improved efficiency and… read more
How should businesses handle hybrid cloud data security? As businesses move onto the cloud, many are choosing to adopt a hybrid strategy, where some of their cloud services are handled by a public cloud, and others on a private cloud environment. There are advantages to this approach, which is why it is so popular. Public… read more
Frequent data backups help keep your business secure and operational. In the digital age, when it often seems as though nothing is ever lost for good, it can be tempting for businesses to fall behind on their backups. This can happen either as businesses are lulled into a sense of complacency, or simply because they’ve… read more