Managed Services
The First Building Block of a Strong Cybersecurity Plan
by Justin Smith – Brite, President and COO An effective cybersecurity plan is an intricate web of tools and systems working together. From firewalls and endpoints to on-premise technology and the cloud, the security footprint is expanding and when it comes to securing it you have to start somewhere. The somewhere? Visibility. Why do you…
Read More3 Misconceptions About Managed Service Providers
As an MSP engineer for the past 10 years, I would like to dispel some of the top misconceptions about managed service providers. Companies seem to be leery of making the leap to using a managed service provider (MSP) for their company’s IT due to misconceptions and fears. With the rapid rate that business technologies…
Read MoreWhat your IT team can be doing instead of managing your SIEM
Having a lot on your to-do list isn’t always a bad thing. Except for when one task takes up all your time – like managing your company’s SIEM. A SIEM is critical to the security of a company, but the practically of managing one isn’t ideal. Managing a SIEM strains both human and financial resources, and often…
Read MoreManaging a SIEM vs. A Managed SIEM
IT departments clearly have its hands full with daily tasks spanning from managing computer systems, maintaining the network infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, managing SIEM to hardware and software maintenance, both network and device protection and much more. With rapidly growing digital footprints and infrastructures, IT departments’ responsibilities won’t be slowing down any time soon. In correlation with…
Read MoreAre you in love with your managed service provider?
5 signs it’s not the one Falling head over heels for your managed service provider isn’t something you probably ever dreamed of as a child but if you don’t get butterflies thinking about your MSP and what it does for your organization, then it’s probably not the one. Just because it may get the job done,…
Read MoreHurricane Florence: Tips to Prepare Your Business
Today’s blog is brought to you by our partner Datto. Republished from Datto’s Blog Originally published on September 10, 2018 By Chris Brunau Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm. Florence is capable of catastrophic damage with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. The storm is expected to make landfall…
Read MoreThe DFS Cybersecurity Regulation 23 NYCRR 500 Marathon
Today’s blog is brought to you by Trevor Smith, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Brite. Trevor has 20 years of technology experience and a passion for problem solving with cutting edge technologies. Monday, August 28th, marked the first deadline in the New York Department of Finance Cybersecurity Regulation 23 NYCRR 500. There have been…
Read MoreThe New Generation of Criminals
You turn on your computer and find a notice that all your files have been encrypted and will be destroyed unless you pay a ransom. There’s a clock ticking down the seconds. Your files are being held hostage and so is your organization. Paying ransom is the least of your worries; the biggest cost to your business will be the…
Read More5 Reasons Switching to a Managed Services Provider Makes Sense
You’re an advertising agency. You’re a manufacturing plant. You’re a hospital. Every day you go to work, you want to do work in the fields you’ve selected because that’s what you’re passionate about and it’s what you’re good at. For this reason, many companies are moving away from simple service level agreements to deeper-level, more…
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