How To Choose a Managed Services Provider (MSP)
While many managed service providers advertise their technical skills and certifications, potential customers should analyze their core values as well. Technical skills are relatively constant throughout the market but focusing on teamwork and continuous improvement is rare and should greatly influence your vendor decision. The truth is, all managed services providers (MSP) are far more alike than people realize – ourselves included. They all use the same- if not identical-…
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The Reasons You Need a vCISO for CMMC Compliance
Today’s Business Need for a vCISO There’s little doubt that the influx of new government regulations around privacy and data security requirements have become the primary area of focus for many DIB (Defense Industrial Base) and GSA contractors. These companies are now required to become compliant with a relatively new DoD mandate known as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) which requires these contractors meet and sustain an on-going cybersecurity…
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Do I Need MSSP Services If I Already Have an MSP
Businesses across the globe are partnering with managed services providers (MSPs) to maximize business efficiency, embrace new technologies, and increase their IT ROI. However, with the growing cases of cybercrime and data breaches, implementing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy has also become a core area of focus for today’s businesses. Considering that cybercrime damages are anticipated to climb to a massive $6 trillion as soon as the end of 2021 according to Cybercrime Magazine, partnering with a…
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Don’t Negotiate with (Cyber)Terrorists: Prevent Ransomware
It’s of the utmost importance to understand that paying off ransomware attacks doesn’t just present a considerate risk to your business, but to the country as well. On October 1, 2020, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory detailing these risks due to a steep increase in demand for ransomware payments that have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their warning was very clear: “Facilitating…
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IT Companies: TSI Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
TSI just celebrated its 30th anniversary, so we wanted to share this article from 1990 when most people had no clue what the Internet was, when every service call was performed on-site (phone support was free ?), and our hourly rates were $55.00/hr.! It’s been a remarkable journey thus far and we want to sincerely thank all of our clients that have helped us get to this point – we…
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What Do I Need To Do Before Upgrading To Windows 10?
Ten years. That’s how long it has been since myself and my colleagues at TSI had to inform our clients that their beloved Windows XP machines would be going away. Once Microsoft had announced that it was ending support for that particular operating system, it represented a fundamental shift in the way that organizations managed and ultimately planned their technology strategies- up to a point. In my experience, there were…
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Cyber Security Policy Starter Kit:
10 Critical Policies That Every Company Should Have in Place
