Lightedge Acquires Austin, Texas-based Compliant Cloud and Colocation Company DES MOINES, IA – July 17th, 2018 – Lightedge expands its geographical reach and redundancy and invests further into the company’s world-class compliant cloud solutions as it acquires Austin, Texas-based OnRamp. “Lightedge is thrilled to announce the expansion of our secure and compliant hosting and colocation…
Cyberattack damages are going to cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021 predicted the 2017 Cybercrime Report from Cybersecurity Ventures. Without a proper cybersecurity recovery plan, most companies will not be able to survive. Even with the glaring statistics, when it comes to protecting critical business assets, having a recovery plan is often overlooked….
Electronic health record (EHR) patient portals have become an effective mode of communication between healthcare providers and patients. These online portals electronically store healthcare information in a digital format that patients can view and share across different healthcare settings. While patient portals are transforming healthcare relationships, some patients are hesitant to adopt this technology due…
While a mainstream discussion about personal data privacy and regulation continues here in the United States, the European Union (EU) has enacted regulations that are wide-ranging, large in scope and could affect companies in America called GDPR. The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short, was adopted by the EU on April 14, 2016,…
Recently, Lightedge rolled out a new version of the MyLightedge portal to improve customer experience when managing current services and submitting tickets. The new version was released in three different stages to give customers multiple opportunities to test drive the updated features and functionality of the platform while being able to switch back and forth…
Education will continue to be a target for cybercriminals. Here are data protection best practices that will help combat attacks. Cybersecurity continues to be a growing priority for the education sector, and educational institutions that lack a set of solid security and data protection best practices may fall prey to cybercriminals. EDUCASE has named information…
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If you think your business is too small to be a security target, take heed: More than 58% of security breaches happened to small businesses this past year. Here’s what you need to know to avoid becoming the next statistic. As the number of threats and security breaches continue to grow, protecting your business from…
No matter the size of business, how companies handle and protect their data has become integral to the day-to-day operations. This means that data requirements from industry regulators and customers, have increased. Data is expected to be available 24/7×365, so without a working data security solution, organizations will suffer the consequences. Data can be a…
“The adoption of cloud services will continue to rise due to the improved usage of cloud-based services including mobility, increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness, streamlined collaboration, and speed of connectivity” – CXO Today Although some organizations are still hesitant to make the leap to the cloud, the benefits are well worth the effort — SMBs can increase…
One issue that is top of mind for manufacturers, especially ones that have contracts with government agencies or are subcontractors with suppliers to the government, is being compliant with NIST 800-171 standards. NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, published new standards last year specific to manufacturers along the supply chain of certain government…