All the Latest in Industry Happenings-Here in the ImageQuest IT Blog

Good article to understand the “Why” of the Cloud

February 12, 2019 Why is Cloud Computing the hot new thing? What’s all the fuss about the Cloud? This article offers a pretty good overview of why businesses and organizations are flocking to Cloud applications. Cloud computing is coming on strong, including Desktop-as-a-Service, which we think is the next step for many businesses. Cloud computing enables many small- and … Continue reading "Good article to understand the “Why” of the Cloud" Read More

ImageQuest in Kentucky Banker magazine!

February 10, 2019 Is your bank ready for a 2019 IT Compliance Examination?  Bank examiners are taking a deeper dive in how you really execute your IT Compliance.          Check out some of the trends we highlight in the current magazine of the Kentucky Bankers Association (KBA). Clickto find the magazine, and head to page 18. (Unfortunately, you have to … Continue reading "ImageQuest in Kentucky Banker magazine!" Read More

Meet a Cyber Criminal – and the Rocket Scientist Pursuing Him

February 6, 2019 This month’s cybercriminal is wanted by the FBI for the pernicious SamSam ransomware that struck the City of Atlanta, the City of Newark, LabCorp, and other entities. The accused is one of two Iranians the FBI says developed and refined the malware. The FBI’s cyber most wanted page includes comments from Amy Hess, a native … Continue reading "Meet a Cyber Criminal – and the Rocket Scientist Pursuing Him" Read More

Need a speaker? We’ve got a great one!

February 3, 2019 If your organization is looking for a dynamic speaker, our CEO, Milton Bartley, fits the bill. Milton’s plain-English presentations are engaging and can be tailored to your needs. Milton is comfortable speaking at conferences, meetings, and large-group training sessions. Milton speaks on a number of topics, but his most popular one is cybersecurity. His “Ransomware, … Continue reading "Need a speaker? We’ve got a great one!" Read More

It’s Password Manager Time!

January 29, 2019 It’s 2019, and your log-ins should involve two things – a strong, unique password per account, and multi-factor authentication. But if you went part way – created a strong password, but then are using it everywhere, read on.Numerous hacked sites surrendered lots of people’s information so that strong password could be in a crook’s database. … Continue reading "It’s Password Manager Time!" Read More

ImageQuest CEO appointed to Forbes Technology Council

January 29, 2019 fMilton Bartley, Co-Founder, President & CEO of ImageQuest, Nashville’s leading Managed IT, Cybersecurity, and IT Compliance company, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Bartley was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance … Continue reading "ImageQuest CEO appointed to Forbes Technology Council" Read More

Learn how we helped a new bank with IT Compliance

January 28, 2019 Our CEO, Milton Bartley, serves as the virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) for Studio Bank.  He assisted Studio Bank in meeting regulatory requirements for risk assessment, policy development & compilation, business continuity measures, and the bank’s overall cybersecurity maturity. We offer vCISO services to select clients. A vCISO provides executive-level strategic guidance on data use … Continue reading "Learn how we helped a new bank with IT Compliance" Read More

FINRA Report offers cybersecurity recommendations

January 28, 2019 Has your financial services firm had a look at FINRA’s latest Report on Selected Cybersecurity Practices? It includes many recommendations for broker-dealer firms to consider and adopt, based on their organizational needs. At the end is a list of recommended core cybersecurity controls for small firms, including having an annual risk assessment, conducting vulnerability scans, … Continue reading "FINRA Report offers cybersecurity recommendations" Read More

Real Customer shares some love!

January 19, 2019 Proactive.This Jan. 3 review from an actual customer starts: “Not only did Erick Burgess fix my issue, we went one step further to streamline my process moving forward.” You can read it here. Thank YOU. Read More

ImageQuest’s Response to the Equifax Breach

September 12, 2017 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES OR OTHER COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS. As you no doubt already know, Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, reported a massive data breach last week. Here are the facts as we know them today. This is likely the most severe breach of personally … Continue reading "ImageQuest’s Response to the Equifax Breach" Read More