Author Archives: ImageQuest

How much does a ransomware attack cost? Ask Baltimore

October 19, 2019 Ever think about what you’d need to do to recover from a ransomware attack? What services you’d need to hire to get your organization back up and running? Well, you might look to Baltimore as an example. Last week, city officials there approved payments to seven firms which helped Baltimore get its systems back online … Continue reading "How much does a ransomware attack cost? Ask Baltimore" Read More

IT Compliance can be key to business growth

October 16, 2019 Meeting IT Compliance standards can be crucial to securing business from that large, regulated target client, ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory told members of the Kentuckiana Chapter of the Exit Planning Institute. Mallory, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development for ImageQuest, used the example of a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) company seeking to do business with … Continue reading "IT Compliance can be key to business growth" Read More

Bloomberg: Auditors to focus more on cybersecurity posture

October 15, 2019 Whether you’ve had a breach or not – auditors are increasing their focus on your cybersecurity posture. This is because of the risk that a possible future cyber security event could cause a company’s financial statements to be materially misstated. An article in Bloomberg Law says this increased scrutiny raises questions on how the risk … Continue reading "Bloomberg: Auditors to focus more on cybersecurity posture" Read More

Cyber insurance – are you sure you have the right coverage?

October 13, 2019 Cyber insurance is back in the news, as several cities hit with ransomware recently turned to their insurance carriers for ransom payments. Can you assume that all you have to do is buy insurance and be done with it? Well, as they say in insurance, that’s pretty risky. As we noted back in our December … Continue reading "Cyber insurance – are you sure you have the right coverage?" Read More

Do you have response plan for a data breach?

October 9, 2019 CafePress, the Louisville online retailer of stock and user-customized on-demand products,suffered a data breach in February affecting 23 million accounts. However customers didn’t learn of the breach until months later – and from third parties. The breach apparently happened on February 20, exposing email addresses, names, physical addresses, phone numbers, and passwords stored as SHA-1 … Continue reading "Do you have response plan for a data breach?" Read More

Know who cares about what Disney Princess you are? Hackers.

October 8, 2019 Are you still answering quizzes on Social Media? Seeing friends who are answering them and inviting you to join them? October is a great month to put a stop to that behavior! You’re not just sharing interesting facts about yourself with friends – you also are giving criminals ways to impersonate you. Some of your … Continue reading "Know who cares about what Disney Princess you are? Hackers." Read More

Clinging to Windows 7 into 2020? You’d better be OK with security risks

October 6, 2019 If you’re a Windows 7 user (and you’re also one of our customers) you’ve heard that Microsoft will stop supporting it after Jan. 14, 2020. This means no more security patches and updates. 2020 is also an election year and Microsoft already is seeing evidence of Iranian hackers trying to get a pathway to disrupt … Continue reading "Clinging to Windows 7 into 2020? You’d better be OK with security risks" Read More

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits

October 3, 2019 October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Sponsored by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, it’s a national campaign to encourage U.S. citizens to be aware of the serious threats foreign hackers and other criminals present to our online life. Today we’re endorsing the idea of “If you connect, you must protect.” Most of us have been … Continue reading "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits" Read More

Don’t take our word for it – read our customer reviews!

September 29, 2019 Every week we publish the latest comments from our customers on our Customer Reviews page. While we are not perfect, we work very hard to help our customers get back to work promptly with our Live Answer Help Desk. Our Help Desk team understands the stress and frustration you feel when your technology is keeping … Continue reading "Don’t take our word for it – read our customer reviews!" Read More

New client Sunrise Services needed IT Compliance help

September 25, 2019 From time to time we highlight clients who hire us to help them out. Recently we talked with Kelly Meeks, of Sunrise Services LLC, who asked ImageQuest to help Sunrise improve its IT Compliance posture. IT Compliance is important to Sunrise as it works with physician practices to ensure their billing systems results in timely … Continue reading "New client Sunrise Services needed IT Compliance help" Read More

Does Your Password Pack a Punch?

September 24, 2019 As one of Nashville’s top managed IT service providers, ImageQuest gets tons of questions from concerned clients every day. One of these is, “Are my passwords good enough?” The answer, sadly, is probably not. If you are familiar at all with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you may have caught the joke that Happy Hogan – … Continue reading "Does Your Password Pack a Punch?" Read More

Come see us at the 2019 Kentucky Bankers Association Annual Convention

September 21, 2019 Have an IT Compliance question? Want to learn more about our Managed IT Security and Compliance service offerings? Come see us at Booth 15 at the Kentucky Bankers Association 2019 Annual Convention at The Greenbrier Sunday through Tuesday, Sept. 22-24. We will be giving away a great gift basket with an Arctic Tumbler and an … Continue reading "Come see us at the 2019 Kentucky Bankers Association Annual Convention" Read More