Research done by the Ponemon Institute found that 54% of organizations fell victim to Ransomware in 2017, or those victims the majority paid the ransom, which on average was $3,675. A similar report found that in 2017, Ransomware hackers made $301M in ransom and that 15% of the victims that pay that ransom still never recover their data. The monetary value of the ransom is usually secondary to the costly effects associated with these attacks,… Read more »
Managed IT Services are taking the business world by storm. According to a recent report by Markets to Markets, the Managed Services Industry is set to grow over $100 billion dollars in the next five years, and a similar study by CompTIA found that nearly two-thirds of organizations are using Managed Services for at least one IT function. OTELCO has posted a lot about our new services as of late, and what they have to… Read more »
Prevention. Detection. Investigation. Response to incidences. These are the core benefits of SOC (Security Operations Center) as a Service. Marc Keating, a Sr. Sales Engineer and technology strategist from Arctic Wolf Networks, was our featured guest at the Cloud & Managed Services Brunch ‘n’ Learn on December 10th in Portland, Maine. Marc shared a few of his top security insights, answered some hard-hitting questions and left the group with a few helpful takeaways about Managed… Read more »
The largest threat to most businesses in today’s digital world is a potential data breach, but there are ways to protect your network and your customers against such a threat. Marc Keating, a Sr. Sales Engineer and technology strategist from Arctic Wolf Networks, is our featured guest at our upcoming Cloud & Managed Services Brunch ‘n’ Learn on December 10. Marc will share with attendees some of the most interesting attacks Arctic Wolf has protected… Read more »
Many businesses, often those that are experiencing growth, find themselves at a turning point where they must decide whether to hire a full-time IT professional, expand their department, or turn to outside professionals for Managed Services. In our previous blog posts, we’ve discussed the pros and cons of the IT break-fix model. Today, we’re talking through the benefits and disadvantages of keeping your IT in-house vs. outsourcing to an MSP (Managed Service Provider). Understanding Managed… Read more »
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