There were over 700 million attempted ransomware attacks in 2021 alone. Unfortunately, a new preferred target has be identified: managed service providers. Criminal hacker groups were spending more time focusing efforts on a strategy known as a “digital supply chain” attack to compromise both software and service providers and move up their supply chains through… Continue reading Four Best Practices to Ensure MSPs Meet Compliance Requirements
Solution: Change and Compliance
Four Best Practices to Ensure MSPs Meet Compliance Requirements
Today we will be doing a deep dive into policy compliance rules to really show the power and flexibility of that system within Restorepoint. Here is that simple security rule, just checking that the plain text string, Michael Bell did not occur anywhere in the config. You can do quite a bit more than that.… Continue reading Learn Effective Policy Compliance Management with Restorepoint
Learn Effective Policy Compliance Management with Restorepoint
Importance of Network Compliance for MSPs The managed services provider (MSP) industry is in something of a renaissance. By some estimates, the MSP market was sized at $243 billion in 2021 and is forecast to grow by nearly 33%, reaching nearly $355 billion by 2026. That’s good news for firms in the business of providing… Continue reading Top 5 Reasons Why Network Compliance Should Be a Major Focus for MSPs
Top 5 Reasons Why Network Compliance Should Be a Major Focus for MSPs
What to Do When an Incorrect Change Is Made Today we’re going to look at ways to mitigate the impact of poor change management, or somebody accidentally making an incorrect change. What we have set up here is in the same environment. I have another policy rule that checks that all devices are only using… Continue reading Minimize MTTR to Mitigate Impact of Change Management
Minimize MTTR to Mitigate Impact of Change Management
You see a lab environment set up with Restorepoint managing the same set of Cisco devices synchronized between the two platforms, and Restorepoint is collecting configurations from those devices. On the Restorepoint side, we have set up a simple security policy. In a real production environment, you would use a policy like this to check… Continue reading See How Restorepoint Helps You Remediate After a Network Breach
See How Restorepoint Helps You Remediate After a Network Breach
With organizations requiring more technology to support the shift to a hybrid workforce, IT is overtaxed. And digital transformation requires a skilled staff, but most organizations are struggling to find IT employees with the right skill set—halting digital transformation initiatives. Thankfully, SL1 Eiffel makes it easier to increase your existing IT staff productivity through automation… Continue reading SL1 Eiffel Release: Making IT Work Flow Faster & Easier
SL1 Eiffel Release: Making IT Work Flow Faster & Easier
Just last year, both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Basel Committee published reports on “Sound Practices to Strengthen Operational Resilience” and “Principles of Operational Resilience.” Both highlighted the increasing need to improve vulnerable infrastructures in a hostile online environment. The Current State of Compliance Automation Now, the Bank of England is introducing its own… Continue reading How Automation Simplifies Network Compliance in the Financial Sector
How Automation Simplifies Network Compliance in the Financial Sector
Operational resilience remains the top priority for those in financial services. From the U.S. Federal Reserve’s study into “Sound Practices to Strengthen Operational Resilience” and “Principles of Operational Resilience” from the Basel Committee to the Bank of England’s upcoming rule changes for financial organizations in the UK, the intent is to create financial services institutions… Continue reading How Network Vulnerabilities Can Impact Operational Resilience
How Network Vulnerabilities Can Impact Operational Resilience
We are proud of the trust you’ve placed in us, and we recognize that, as hyperconnectivity continues to increase at a frenetic pace, there are opportunities to drive further improvements in IT operations efficiency. That is why we continue to invest in our own abilities to deliver increasingly higher levels of performance for you—and your… Continue reading Eliminate Network Blind Spots with SL1 and Restorepoint
Eliminate Network Blind Spots with SL1 and Restorepoint
Operational Resilience has always been the goal of any financial institutions IT Team but achieving “always available” and “always secure” is more complicated to achieve than many would expect. With new regulatory rules coming into force that compels financial institutions to demonstrate their ability to recover from service outages and security breaches, a big spotlight… Continue reading How the UK Financial Services Sector Should Prepare for Operational Resilience