Your Business' New Years Resolution!

After a nice well-rested holiday, it's time to look to the New Year. What will your business' New Year Resolutions be?

If you're reading this blog post, you already know we have one for you! You may want to look at your business' "network security posture". What does that mean? It's an evaluation of your business' network and the different ways it's vulnerable to threats. Or to put it more simply... "How can the bad guys get in and how do I keep the bad guys out?"

A technology audit is the tool we'll use to see where you're strong and where you need improvement. Then we make recommendations to increase your "network security posture".

When you use North Star Networks, we start with security, because protecting your business data is the most important thing we do for your business. We install a Sophos network firewall in front of your Internet connection to help keep the bad guys out. If you're using the Internet provider's equipment (Spectrum®, AT&T®, Metronet® etc.'s modem) as the gatekeeper into your business, there's very little security. And these modems are so commonplace that their flaws are well known and well exploited. Installing a firewall gives you a strong barrier against attacks and gives you control of what comes into your network.

Next we install Sophos Endpoint software on every computer in your business to protect against viruses, malware, and crytpo-ransomware. The endpoints talk to the firewall with a "heartbeat" so the firewall knows that the endpoints are healthy in what's called "synchronized security".

Most importantly, we receive tickets alerting us when there are viruses, malware, detected intrusions, or other signs of danger in your network. Some threats can't be automatically removed and require human intervention to make sure they're dealt with right.

So if one of your business' New Year's resolutions is to have better security, then North Star Networks can help!

For real peace of mind for your business technology contact us today!