Fall is finally here and while some may be celebrating pumpkin spice flavors and Halloween, we?re celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Let this be a month where you focus on cybersecurity too. Launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a broad effort to help all Americans stay safer and more secure online. This year?s theme ?Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.? In today?s tech-fueled times, your homes, societal well-being, economic prosperity, and our nation?s security are all impacted by the internet. That?s why the National Cyber Security Alliance has chosen to focus on the role we all play in cybersecurity awareness as this year?s theme for the month. You?ve heard all of the statistics before, but here are some of the ones we think you should see again: The yearly cost of cybercrime in the U.S. is roughly $600 billion. 43% of all cyberattacks directly target small businesses. Human error results in 95% of all cybersecurity attacks. Every 14 seconds ransomware infects a business computer. The world has learned that small businesses need a multi-layered security approach. It must focus on everything from 24/7 Network Security and Unified Threat Management to Endpoint Security and Mobile Device Management to Email Encryption and Multi-Factor Authentication, and more. Doing so requires making cybersecurity a priority ? and looping in experts that know how to do it best. Gone are the days were setting up antivirus and a firewall were enough. Today, you need 24/7, active, managed IT security solutions to protect all of your endpoints from both external and internal threats. Our iaGuardianSecure solution is a big piece of the puzzle ? bringing together strategy and technology. This month at Info Advantage, we?ll be sharing more tips that will empower you and your business to own your role in protecting your part of cyberspace by implementing stronger security practices, raising community awareness, educating vulnerable audiences, and training employees! We also have an in-person event later this month about Cybersecurity on October 20th ? sign up! Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter to tune in for more!
Want to know more about an inventor and patent holder of technology that provides the highest levels of optimization, reliability, security, and acceleration of Wide Area Networks (WANs)? FatPipe Networks provides software-defined networking (SD-WAN) for hybrid multi-line wide-area networks with high security ? and Info Advantage is proud to partner alongside with them. With products that cover an array of features and benefits for companies that run mission-critical applications over any type of WAN infrastructure, FatPipe Networks has ranked within the top quarter of Utah?s fastest growing companies for the past three years and was #189 on the Inc. 500?s Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. list! SD-WAN is similar to software-defined networking in that is decouples the wide area network from the underlying transport network. Companies use SD-WAN to create a software-defined overlay network that is independent from the carrier or physical underlying network. It provides organizations with multiple connections, centralized control, last mile connectivity, and major cost savings! FatPipe?s SD-WAN solutions takes it a step further offering these key benefits: Simple to deploy, use, and manage Untethered connectivity to low TCO Secure, scalable, and flexible 18 years of deployment experience At Info Advantage, we know how important it is to have good technology partners. That?s why we?re proud to share that market research organizations note the following about FatPipe?s strengths: A leading vendor for WAN link load balancing with very good WAN path control capabilities. Supports comprehensive application identification, classification, and control capabilities. Offers detailed network visibility and reporting capabilities. Solutions are easy to operate as all functions are integrated into one platform Provides a range of commonly used WAN features, including substantial storage for caching. FatPipe Networks will be joining us on Wednesday, September 22nd, for our Lunch-N?-Learn at The Del Monte Lodge in Pittsford, NY. FatPipe will join Scale Computing to provide guests with an opportunity to network while also observing presentations about leading technology solutions that can benefit YOU!
If you use almost any Apple products, you?ll want to check for and apply an update that will prevent your devices from being spied on. Apple has just issued an emergency software update for a critical vulnerability that was recently discovered. The new updates were pushed out on Monday, September 13th, 2021, and include a major security fix for the Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Mac computers and laptops.
Are you interested in learning more about a leading IT solution that can benefit your business? That?s exactly what why we want to tell you more about Scale Computing! When ease of use, high availability, and total cost of ownership matters, Scale Computing HC3 is the ideal IT infrastructure platform for SMBs, distributed enterprises, and edge computing. The HC3 software uses self-healing and automation to maximize application uptime and performance, simplify management, scale easily and quickly, and protect data. Info Advantage can help you adopt this. IT infrastructure doesn?t have to be complex; with Scale Computing and our team of experts working together, you can achieve highly available infrastructure without connecting multiple vendors. Our goal is to eliminate problems in the infrastructure in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. Key benefits include: Edge Computing: Improves response times and saves bandwidth. Virtualization Technology: Allows you to do more in this digital world. Business Resilience: Secures your spot in the digital transformation and scale your business. Data Protection: A simple, scalable, and highly available option for your valuable assets. Remote Work: Adapts your business goals to the new hybrid workforce we live in today. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: Solutions that fit your budget and allow you to work anywhere. Scale Computing even ranked No. 1 on CRN?s 2021 Annual Report Card! Info Advantage is excited to welcome Scale Computing to a Lunch N? Learn at The Del Monte Lodge on Saturday, September 23rd at 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at 41 North Main Street in Pittsford, NY. This event will provide an opportunity to network while observing presentations about this leading solution! You can register for the event or to speak with a member of our team regarding Scale Computing. Simply contact us for more information about how your business can better leverage technology!
At Info Advantage, we do IT services differently! One thing we?ve learned over the years is that we?re all in this together. We?ve been driven by the philosophy that if we help local businesses solve their IT issues so they can become more profitable and successful, then we will inherently grow with them. And we have grown! But it?s not just because of the work we do, it?s because of the people we get to work with?YOU! Thank you for working with us, thank you for supporting us, and thank you for following us. While technology is the focus of our business, it?s also allowed for us to connect more easily with our clients, families, and friends. Whether it?s our Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter, we try to share information with you that?s informative, insightful, and fun! We know it?s important for you to learn more about our technology services and solutions, but we also want you to learn more about who we are! That?s why we don?t just share insight into what we offer our clients, but we also share latest tech tips, information on upcoming events, what the Info Advantage culture is like (serious, but fun!), and a lot of updates on Captain Jack, our fearless leader around the office. Visit our social media pages to see what that is all about! If you don?t already follow us, then you should! The relationship between business and technology is constantly evolving and we know how important that is for your company. We also know that constant change can be stressful, so while always being informative, we also try to keep it light and fun too! Let us know what type of content you would like to see more of.