Itek Systems Blog

Cybersecurity can often feel like a complex web of buzzwords, but professionals actually rely on a simple framework called the CIA Triad to stay safe. This doesn't refer to the intelligence agency; instead, it stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. You can think of these three pillars as the locks, the reinforced walls, and the key to the vault. If any one of these pillars fails, the entire system is at risk.

What’s your business’ biggest network security weakness? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not your security solutions like your firewall and antivirus; it’s your employees and their everyday practices that put your business at the most risk. Today, we want to cover the three most common accidental ways your employees might be putting your business at risk (and what you can do about them).

Have you ever considered investing in smart technology for your office? We’re talking, of course, about the smart appliances, lights, thermostats, and so on, all of which make your office feel like you stepped into a sci-fi movie. As IT experts, it would be wrong for us to let you implement all these shiny new solutions without considering the security implications.

Our question to you is this: are you willing to leave glaring security weaknesses in your infrastructure for the sake of being considered “high-tech?” We hope the answer is an emphatic “no.”

Your business’ security infrastructure does a lot of heavy lifting, primarily due to today’s increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. Companies want to know that their security measures work. To help you make sure you’re doing all you can to protect your infrastructure, we’ve put together five important components for any successful cybersecurity solution strategy.