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Hackers Not the Greatest Cloud Security Risk
It is commonplace today to hear businesses voicing concerns about using cloud based services as though the cloud is much less secure than any system you might purchase or devise on site. In reality it is not the cloud or any other platform that determines how much of a security risk you are taking with […]
Are You In The Drone Zone?
Everywhere you turn at the moment, the business news seems to be about drones. Excited people try to look serious as they wield the controls of a small space age appearing flying machine and make it bank and zoom for the cameras. The unavoidable mental imagine is of small kids flying model planes. Yet the […]
How Wearable Technology Can Change Your Business
Wearable technology has begun to make a real impact on the way consumers shop for goods and services, but will also will change the way businesses train, empower and equip their employees. Here are some of the ways wearable technology has already begun changing the way business gets done and some predictions about the future […]
How To Survive Your First Data Breach And Laugh
Most experts in the data security field agree that a data breach is more likely than not to happen to almost every company. Far from being a death knell to the business that experiences it, a loss or compromise of data is quite survivable. The way you and your IT and other departments react to […]
Defend Your Network With Context-Aware Intrusion Prevention
No new business today can operate without IT technology; the inconvenient truth is most new business owners are tyros when it comes to understanding how to integrate IT with their business’s operations. One area where knowledge is lacking and confusion reigns is that of protecting data from hackers. Today’s hackers are not the same as […]
Goodbye Windows Server, Hello Cloud
The end date of July 14, 2015 for Microsoft’s support for Windows Server 2003 is approaching quickly, and many businesses are poised for a change. Your company will need to make a decision quickly about how to move forward without this long-time IT infrastructure in place if plans are not already developed and ready to […]
Harness Flash Storage to Improve Security and Save Money
USB flash drives have been on the market for over a decade and are popular as a means of safely storing data in an effective, secure medium. As businesses increase their demand for flash drives, these drives are increasing their data storage and security capabilities exponentially. The great thing about flash storage devices is that […]
Cyberinsurance Could Help Mitigate the Costs of Data Breaches
The past few years have seen a growing number of high profile data breaches, costing the affected companies millions of dollars. Making it harder to recover from such a calamity is the loss of confidence the affected business experiences within its customer base. Most businesses have staff whose job it is to develop policies and […]
“Hey! You! Get Into That Cloud!”
With the rise of applications like Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive, Apple iCloud, Spideroak and the like the question for many IT departments is not whether a business should move to the cloud, but when the transition should take place and with which provider. Interestingly, even though the cloud is talked about constantly in many […]
Android 5.1: New Uses for Your Phone
Some great changes ahead for Android users. Built into the OS, the user will be able to access the quick settings button even if the phone’s lock screen is on simply by dragging down from the top of the screen. It doesn’t matter if your phone is PIN protected either. In other words, the user […]
A Visionary Approach to Your Security
The purpose of an IT partner isn’t just to fix something when it is broken, it is to keep your people working and your data secure. Astral moves beyond traditional managed services by addressing all the key areas of cybersecurity in today’s complex landscape.
