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• Management Tools Make Firewalls More Effective

  By slpowers on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Use of firewall management tools has resulted in fewer breaches, faster response time, and increased productivity, according to a report commissioned by U.S.-based FireMon. The study, entitled Automate Zero Trust Policy and Enforcement, drives home the benefits of using a firewall… Read More ›

• Lunch & Learn Recap: Wireless Security with WatchGuard

  By slpowers on February 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The attendees at last week’s SLPowers Wireless Security Lunch and Learn, discovered that enabling Wi-Fi is easy. Security is the challenge..  They learned how our partners at WatchGuard, as specialists in Secure Wi-Fi, know exactly how to mitigate and manage those wireless threats.  They can… Read More ›

• US Data Breaches Reached All-Time High in 2016

  By slpowers on January 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  New information from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout show that 2016 had more reported breaches than any previous year. The number of breaches, as defined by the ITRC*, reached 1,093, a 40 percent increase from prior year. In total, about… Read More ›

• Big Data Trends in 2017

  By slpowers on January 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Big Data and its associated analytics garnered the attention of many organizations in 2016.  In 2017, companies will expect even more from those types of initiatives. So what trends can be expected this year when it comes to data and… Read More ›

• We’re kicking off 2017 with a new Lunch & Learn series: The Future-Ready Data Center!

  By slpowers on January 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Your choice of location: Boca Raton or Coral Gables It’s a new year.  In technology, it’s a whole new world. Dell and EMC recently completed the largest technology merger in history. When the smoke cleared, they were number one in… Read More ›

• Ho-Ho-Hold On Before You Click That Link: Tips For Safe Online Shopping

  By slpowers on December 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  We’re in the midst of the holiday season and its accompanying shopping frenzy. In our modern age of technology, more and more consumers are avoiding the crowds and long lines and turning to the internet to purchase their gifts. In… Read More ›

• Lunch & Learn Series Recap: Data Protection with Quest Software

  By slpowers on December 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The attendees at this week’s Data Protection Lunch and Learn series with Quest Software, held Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, got an in-depth look into the threat of ransomware and how to best protect themselves should would-be attackers target their business.  They received an… Read More ›

• Data Breaches Up By 28%; Florida One Of Most Vulnerable States

  By slpowers on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  There has been a 28 percent increase in data breaches since last year, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).  The center reports that there have been 901 data breaches recorded this year through November… Read More ›

• A Day Of Thanks

  By slpowers on November 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  At SLPowers, we are thankful for all of our valuable clients, vendors and employees.  May you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

• Don’t Let Hackers Haunt Your Password Pumpkin Patch!

  By slpowers on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know things are scary out in cyberspace. That’s why we’re encouraging our clients to use this day to encourage password sanity among their user communities. Just as you will likely comb… Read More ›