Tag: Security
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Need Wi-Fi Support Help? Simplify Management & Secure Your Office Network from the Cloud
Wireless connections are a critical element of today’s network infrastructure and one that consumes a growing share of IT resources to secure and manage. To support your wireless connections, TCI offers cloud-managed Wi-Fi solutions that enable you to streamline switching, routing, and security tasks via the web. Protecting your Wi-Fi networks You can arrange to…
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The Bad Guys Are Listening… Preventing Desktop Phone Hacks
Many offices have IP phones, but unknown to most users is that hackers can actually listen to everything that’s going on in the room – whether or not you are on a phone call. Hackers from a remote location have been able to exploit some IP phones’ vulnerable software and firmware to gain access –…
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Securing Your Business Requires Asking Service Providers the Right Questions
Secure communications can protect your business from the damage and destruction of a data breach. And it’s not just a priority for banks and healthcare providers – any business has daily office emails and phone calls that can contain confidential customer and corporate information. Your communications system must be able to protect the data shared…
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The Challenge of Remote Work & Maintaining Financial & HIPAA Compliance
With millions of people working from home in response to the pandemic, many businesses have embraced remote work as the “new normal.” This arrangement looks like it may permanently change how many leaders approach how they work, manage employees and structure their organizations. But some things will not change… Enforcement of regulations such as the…
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5 Ways to Safeguard your Business from Cyber Threats
One thing that has been fueled by the pandemic is the increasing frequency and greater scope of IT cyber attacks. And still, many businesses remain ill-prepared. Over one-third of small business owners recently surveyed admit they were at risk of falling victim, and a third said they were not confident that their business would recover…
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Ransomware Attacks Scale Up As Hackers Go After Remote Workers
While the switch to home working has allowed many organizations and employees to remain productive, it has also brought additional risk as IT and security teams try to deal with overlapping personal and corporate networks. Ransomware attacks soared during the first half of 2020, as cyber criminals looked to spread their file-encrypting malware as millions…
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Did You Know TCI Provides Infrastructure as a Service… Managed Wi-Fi, Cabling, Security & More?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a computing environment that is provisioned and managed by your provider. IaaS simplifies your life. You avoid the complexity of buying and managing your own infrastructure. Rather than paying a big upfront capital expense, you pay an affordable monthly subscription that scales up and down based on what you…
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We’re All Human… Why Your Employees are the Greatest Risk to Your IT Security
The greatest threat to the security of any organization is often traced to employees who inadvertently allow confidential data to be accessed and stolen. The latest estimates indicate that more than 90% of cyber attacks can be attributed to human error. Social engineering attacks such as phishing and spoofing continue to grow in frequency and…
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What to Know About Communications Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Unified Communications enables your employees to communicate and collaborate more effectively through screen sharing, video meetings, mobile apps and more. But adding AI to the mix promises to send productivity through the roof, so it’s not surprising that over 40% of enterprises plan to incorporate AI into their UC systems by the end of 2019.…
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Desktop Phone Hacks Happen… Here’s How to Protect Your Business
Many offices have IP phones, but unknown to most users is that hackers can actually listen to everything that’s going on in the room – whether or not you are on a phone call. Hackers from a remote location have been able to exploit some IP phones’ vulnerable software and firmware to gain access –…