What is Multi-Factor Authentication and What are the Benefits?
Multi-Factor Authentication or MFA is a security measure that requires you to provide two separate pieces of information before you are granted access to an online service. In the past, it has been far too easy for hackers to obtain credentials and access your online services. By implementing MFA you are telling the online service that you are in fact, who you claim to be.
Understanding The Cyber Kill Chain
An advanced persistent threat is when a malicious actor gains access to a network and remains undetected for weeks, months and even years. Lockheed developed the Cyber Kill Chain with the idea that if we identify threats early enough, this will reduce the possibility of an advanced persistent threat. The cyber kill chain is an adaptation of the military’s kill chain, which is a step-by-step approach that identifies and stops the enemy activity.
4 Common Business Challenges That MSPs Can Help Solve
Challenges are not only inevitable in business, but as it turns out, necessary. Commerce exists because of them, with almost every business predicated on the need to address the challenges of others and in turn, requires others to address theirs. The growth of information technology over the last 30+ years has created opportunities not previously thought possible. It has also brought with it, new challenges.
The Sustainability Journey of a Small Irish Business
There are many ways to interpret sustainability with the word itself being described as impossibly ambiguous by Kent Porter in his 2015 book “Sustainability”. The best definition or explanation for sustainability, I believe comes from the United Nations Brundtland Commission, who in 1987, described sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the […]
Do you really need a UPS?
So, Eamon (our director) asked me to put together a client mailer on Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and my response was to ask if there is much of a requirement for a UPS today? I was thinking that, with more and more businesses moving from on-prem servers to the cloud, is there any real need […]
Cyber Security – The current state of play and how you can protect your business.
As part of their thought leadership series, our partners at Microwarehouse held an online event entitled “Cyber Security: The Current State of Play”. The event was moderated by Guido Marchetti – Microsoft Modern Work & Security Lead at Microwarehouse and the speakers included Des Ryan – Director of solutions and cyber security for Microsoft Ireland, […]
2021 Threat Intelligence Shows Attacks Rising Across the Board
While the world continued to grapple with the challenges of 2020 — such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote work — cybercriminals were building on what they learned that year to become more adaptable and formidable in 2021.
Microsoft New Commerce Experience Explained
Today we are sharing some important information about the new Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) subscription purchasing platform called the New Commerce Experience (NCE). What is the New Commerce Experience (NCE) Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Program is ever-changing and adapting to meet the current business needs of organisations of all sizes. Microsoft’s latest evolution of the CSP […]
Beware of Email and SMS Compromise Scams
This week sees the gradual return to the office with the easing of restrictions and while many companies will adopt fully remote or hybrid working, many more look forward to having their teams back in the office. Cybercriminals tend to take advantage of any situational changes and we are already seeing an uplift in scams.
Managed IT Services – The Essential Business Utility
Most modern providers of IT Services deliver their solutions in what is commonly referred to as Managed IT Services. While many of us simply refer to it as IT Support it’s like saying your mobile device is just a phone. Making calls is just one of many functions your mobile device can do and the same can be said for modern IT Services. IT Support is a very important element of Managed IT Services but only one of the many functions carried out by your IT service provider.
