When Security Architecture Depends on Tribal Knowledge

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There is a moment in almost every organization when someone says a phrase that sounds reassuring on the surface but I hope should make security leaders just a little uncomfortable: “Don’t worry, Mike knows how that works.” (no real Mike’s are used in today’s example). Mike I’m sure is a great guy, he’s been with […]

How to rethink your backup strategy

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One of the things that were drilled into my head when I was starting out in my IT career was the backup philosophy of 3-2-1.

Q&A Monday: Data Center Tiers

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Question: I am a small business owner looking to go with a cloud provider for our IT services.  Each of the vendors mentions their data center level, and I’ve tried doing research to figure out what these levels mean, but I can’t find anything describing them in plain English, can you help? Vickie Downs Watertown, […]

Disaster Recovery: Starting a Simple DR Plan

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I’m starting a new series on Disaster Recovery that will hopefully run on Fridays for a bit.  Not many companies will even think that they need a plan like this, until a disaster hits and then it’s too late.  In this installment I’ll start you on the thought process and how to go about writing […]