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DDoS Attacks and Mitigation
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is one in which a multitude of compromised systems attack a single target, thereby causing denial of service for users of the targeted system. According to Netscout DDoS…
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Protect Your Home from Cybercrime
There is a big misconception that cyber security ends when you leave your place of employment. The fact of the matter is that our new connected, and always on lives are prime targets for cyber…
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User Education is Critical to Fending Off Cyber-Attacks
Cyber threats are currently top of mind for stakeholders in every vertical. Our consulting team is fielding many requests for Security Health Assessments (SHA) to help organizations better understand their current risk profile and identify…
Blog Cybersecurity Managed IT
Focus on the Basics
I was meeting with a company the other day, and security was naturally brought up. In their opinion, they felt that they had a good handle on security and their overall network — they perform security awareness training, they have a SIEM solution, they have AD monitoring and firewall monitoring, and a plethora of other items that would keep their business safe. Digging in deeper I started asking about what types of incidents they got notified for, and how do they get notified? That was when I realized that they were trying to do everything correctly, but they didn’t actually have the manpower to do everything they wanted.
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Benefits of Microsoft Teams: A Communication and Collaboration Hub
Teams is Microsoft’s premiere communication and collaboration tool. It has now replaced Skype, which was strictly a chat and calling platform; however, Teams’ capabilities are far greater than its predecessor. It is a four-in-one shared…
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Thrive Named to ChannelE2E Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs: 2019 Edition
Fourth-Annual List Reveals Leading MSPs In Healthcare, Government, Financial Services, Manufacturing & More Foxborough, MA, April 29, 2019 — Thrive, a premier provider of Next Generation Managed Services has been named to After Nines Inc.’s…
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Thrive Named One of 2019 Tech Elite Solution Providers by CRN®
Tech Elite 250 List Recognizes Highest Achieving IT Solution Providers in Vendor Certifications Thrive proudly announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Thrive to its 2019 Tech Elite 250 list.…
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Personal Cyber Security – How Secure Are You?
Normally I talk about how to setup your work network to be more secure. Today, I want to talk about your personal security. Not physical security, but virtual security. Most people do not want…
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Thrive Named to the Elite 150 of CRN’s MSP 500 List
Thrive is proud to announce that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named us to its 2019 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Elite 150 category. This annual list recognizes North…
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Erik Young Recognized to CRN’s 2019 Channel Chiefs List
This morning, CRN published their 2019 Channel Chiefs list of the 50 most influential executives that drive the channel agenda and evangelize the importance of channel partnerships. We are pleased to announce that Thrive’s very…