September is National Insider Threat Awareness Month. This is a collective program started by the U.S Intelligence Community and Homeland Security to bring information to U.S business entities that will assist in identifying, protecting, detecting, and assessing risks for their organization with Insider Threats. Some may say, “My organization is not at risk of an…
It is hard to predict when a disaster will occur or how it will impact your business. While this will remain an uncertainty, one thing you can be sure of is having a proper disaster recovery plan in place that can protect your sensitive data and business operations no matter what comes your way. Businesses…
The purpose of disaster recovery planning is preparing your business to withstand a disaster and to be able to recover quickly with the least possible damage. Planning for the unexpected, whether it’s a technical failure, violent weather, cyberterrorism, or human error, helps ensure that business remains up and running. Even amid the most extreme challenges….
Failing to meet HIPAA regulations comes with severe consequences. This could be a civil and/or criminal penalty with numerous years in jail, fines to pay, loss of credibility, and a damaged reputation that would be near impossible to reestablish. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights breach report,…
When people think of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), they initially think of hospitals or doctors’ offices. But what about the dental field and the organizations that support it? Dental offices, Dental Support Organizations (DSOs), community healthcare or Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), orthodontic practices, and even denture and dental implant manufacturers…
As many organizations continue to hold network security top of mind, entire IT teams are focused on the tools and technology needed to ensure the utmost protection for their organizations. While this is an important concentration, another key area to consider are the lurking risks that could undermine all those security efforts. By understanding what…
To most, we are known as the region’s leading provider of compliant cloud and colocation services. However, there is much more behind the scenes that got us to where we are today. In honor of our 24th anniversary in business, we thought we’d share 24 things you may not know about Lightedge, our history, our…
What is network segmentation, and why should it matter to your business? Many times, when IT professionals hear the word segmentation, they think of a divided network. What some do not know is that network segmentation secures multi-cloud deployments, the many IoT devices we have, and bring your own device (BYOD) policies that are common…