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Remote Access has often been a challenge for enterprises since the dawn of the modem.
Kevin Wilkins – Chief Technology Officer Computational resources were now available outside your four walls and away from the watchful but sullen eyes of a SysAdmin or Labbie. But access to the necessary remote equipment, skills, and credentials were restricted to an elite class of wizard, most of whom were classified as “good”. Welcome…
Read MoreWhy We Don’t Need to Talk About Target Anymore
Kevin Wilkins – Chief Technology Officer Greetings: Us folks in Cybersecurity have been using the Target breach as our kicking toy for years. The weaknesses in so many defensive layers could contribute to entire books on the topic. But now there is something much more epic to talk about – and I…
Read MoreInformation Security Risks – A Star Wars Story (SPOILERS)
WARNING! This blog contains Spoilers to the movie Star Wars: Rogue One. Do not read any further if you have not yet watched the movie and don’t want it ruined for you. Last chance to stop reading. Okay… Tom Bard – Information Security Engineer The Re-programed Droid… There are a…
Read MoreWhy iSECURE
JoJo Luna – Client Account Representative During Cybersecurity awareness month, my team at iSECURE decided to go digital and highlight 5 of the many reasons why to choose iSECURE? As the newest member of the iSECURE family, the answer was simple – passion for great service. Since 2014 cyber security has been such a hot…
Read MoreONCE YOU HACK, YOU NEVER GO BACK
Donna Smith – Director of Marketing *The views expressed in this blog do not necessarily represent the views of iSECURE or the individuals mentioned within it.* “Hacker” can often have a negative connotation associated with it. In the media, we hear about these hackers stealing our credit card data, personal information, and costing businesses millions…
Read MoreWHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO DO THINGS THAT SCARE YOU
Marc Johnson – Marketing Assistant Over the past year, there have been so many instances where I’ve been forcefully taken out of my comfort zone. Primarily in my professional life. What is it that I do, you ask? I work in the terrifying world of MARKETING… (woooooooo). Okay, it’s not that scary when you compare…
Read MoreTHE iSECURE STORY THAT ALMOST WASN’T
Andrea Vink – Operations Manager I started working for iSECURE (VocalNet) in January 2010. At the time, I was hired to do the accounting for the business. VocalNet offered services such as Dial-Up (yes Dial-Up), internet, web hosting, VOIP etc. At the time we were just getting our feet wet with this thing called Internet Security. …
Read MoreHOW ABOUT KIDS THESE DAYS?
Kevin Wilkins – Chief Technology Officer iSECURE was pleased to host a group of High School students from the Edison Career and Technology High School, part of the Rochester City School District. They were here for a “Job Shadowing Day.” These students were part of the P-TECH (Pathways to Technology) program, which is a STEM…
Read MoreDO UNTO YOUR CUSTOMERS, AS YOU WOULD HAVE DONE UNTO YOU
Donna Smith – Director of Marketing Do Unto Your Customers, As You Would Have Done Unto You One of the best things you can do as a Marketing or Sales person is to put yourself in the prospective buyer’s shoes. However, this is more than just speculating their purchasing habits and what would most quickly…
Read MoreI REMEMBER MY FIRST TIME… (MY FIRST MALWARE EXPERIENCE)
Joe Milliken, Sales Manager I Remember My First Time… (My First Malware Experience) With the recent increase in ransomware attacks, I can’t help but to think back to my first experience with malware, about 15 years ago, with the lovely and talented Anna Kournikova*. I’m a pretty big tennis fan and I had just the…
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