Security is a huge concern these days as we stay electronically connected both personally and professionally. We use the same devices for e-mail and files as we do to message, post, search and stream data. The amount of devices that need protection now include PCs, servers, tablets, cell phones and TV's. New threats continue to emerge and it is important to make sure the appropriate safeguards are in place.

• Appliances can be used to block and control the type of traffic that can route within your office. Additional configuration ensures devices are not reachable directly from the internet but communicate through a gateway, providing another layer of protection.

• Appliances can be used to block and control the type of traffic that can route within your office. Additional configuration ensures devices are not reachable directly from the internet but communicate through a gateway, providing another layer of protection.

• Utilities provide additional protection identifying and removing threats real-time.

• By hosting data with a reliable vendor, additional resources are invested in security where your data resides and it is included as part of the service.

• Ransomeware is an example of something that can bypass internal controls and utilities before it is known. Controls can be put in place once the threat is identified but it is important for employees to become more knowledgeable about how threats spread & ways to avoid them.