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EXP Technical will host a FREE webinar on Thursday, September 10th 2020. FREE ONE HOUR SECURITY CONSULTATION FOR ALL ATTENDEES! FREE DRAWING FOR A MICROSOFT SURFACE FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER! Pat Cooke, CISSP  and Principal at EXP will host a free webinar on  Thursday, September 10th 2020 at 12:00pm PST. Please see webinar overview below: […]

Along with being one of the largest employers in the greater Seattle area, Microsoft has also helped create a wide network of local vendors and suppliers — all of which are required to meet compliance standards.

Whether its work or personal, passwords are an integral part of our routines at every level of access, and with the increasing complexity of illicit attempts to gain entry into our lives of password laden data it forces us to adapt and further enforce our own internal password policies & procedures.

In doing so it also creates additional points of user vulnerability if we continue to rely on the password storage recall techniques of days past.

There is a lot more to maintaining a good cybersecurity program than the five important items mentioned here, especially if you are in a high-compliance line of work such as healthcare or government contracting. But it’s an excellent place for small and medium organizations to start.

Egnyte does nothing but cloud storage and it does it well. We only resell their business product since it supports advanced security and have found Egnyte to work well for organizations that use typical office documents and PDFs. It’s not appropriate for CAD, GIS, or other large files.

Though writing and enforcing policies and procedures is probably nobody’s favorite area of IT operations, it’s still a vital part of your business. While creating and following set policies is mandatory for government contractors and HIPAA covered entities, EXP takes it a step further. We recommend all companies and organizations maintain and enforce a basic package of policies and procedures that includes the following points...

In November 2018 our VP of Business Solutions - Pat Cooke presented a webinar on Right-Sized IT Security & Compliance.  This is now recorded and available to view below: 

"Imagine a typical Seattle weather day (excluding July and August maybe). You’re heading out for a mixed day of fun and errands that may include visiting the local farmers market, taking the dog for a walk, making a trip to a taco truck, and maybe a hike around Discovery Park. You’ll do some walking, some driving and move between indoors and outdoors. How do you dress for this multi-faceted excursion? Layers. The answer is always layers."

EXP will host a free webinar on Thursday November 8th. FREE ONE HOUR SECURITY CONSULTATION FOR ALL ATTENDEES! FREE DRAWING FOR AN AMAZON ECHO! Security The most vital aspects or your overall IT Security Plan, including how to effectively AND efficiently secure your cloud. Compliance Learn from the EXPerts on how to stay compliant in […]

The concept of a virtual CIO, or vCIO, is gaining prominence across the industry because it provides a variety of benefits. We can help you choose the best solutions for your needs by analyzing the overall application of IT within your organization.