Tag Archives: IT Compliance

We asked our team about themselves. It was worth it.

August 5, 2020 On one of our daily check-in calls, a colleague asked each of us to share something the rest likely didn’t know about them. The answers were fascinating. But some of the answers showed toughness and the ability to survive. The query was a great idea – and we all learned more about each other. We … Continue reading "We asked our team about themselves. It was worth it." Read More

Bye, bye Flash: Controversial software reaches end of life

July 12, 2020 Flash, the software that originally powered online videos, gaming, and other dynamic content on websites, will be retired by Adobe this December. “Few technologies have yielded such divisive and widespread passion as Flash,” writes Ars Technica in a look back over the software’s history. “Many gush over its versatility and ease of use as a … Continue reading "Bye, bye Flash: Controversial software reaches end of life" Read More

Houchens Insurance Group “100 percent open for business” during COVID-19

April 9, 2020 Two years ago, if you had asked Houchens Insurance Group (HIG) President Andy Barker if the organization could handle 85 percent of its staff working from home, he would have said no. “If the coronavirus restrictions had happened to us even 18 months ago, we would have been in an unbelievable amount of trouble,” Barker … Continue reading "Houchens Insurance Group “100 percent open for business” during COVID-19" Read More

Zoom video conferencing faces more security concerns

April 6, 2020 Zoom faces more negative headlines with reports that it’s been banned by the New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas school systems – as well as Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and SpaceX. The popular videoconferencing software company admitted late last week that it has been routing some traffic through two data centers in China, … Continue reading "Zoom video conferencing faces more security concerns" Read More

ImageQuest | Our Growth Underscores Need For Managed IT Services

March 25, 2020 In 2019, ImageQuest grew by nearly 20 percent. This represents an elevated demand for managed IT services in Nashville, Louisville, Bowling Green, Ky., and beyond. This growth was triggered by an increasing number of reputation-aware businesses in highly-regulated industries, such as banking, healthcare, and investing. These businesses recognize the need to include specialized services as … Continue reading "ImageQuest | Our Growth Underscores Need For Managed IT Services" Read More

U.S. agency warns of cyber attacks against remote workers

March 17, 2020 Make sure your employees working from home use an up-to-date Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect to the office. Require your workforce to use an authentication app, such as Duo, Authy, or even Microsoft or Google. And make sure they’re on alert for phishing scams. That’s advice from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency … Continue reading "U.S. agency warns of cyber attacks against remote workers" Read More

ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19

March 16, 2020 To date, we have helped nearly 3,200 end users employed by our clients work remotely. Monday was a big stress test for remote work technology systems – many, many more people logged on remotely than ever before. We did hear of brief outages – but Microsoft and other large technology providers quickly fixed them. We … Continue reading "ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19" Read More

COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely

March 15, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has sharply focused attention on working remotely. Dozens of articles now offer advice on how to stay focused, how to battle feelings of isolation. Just a few discuss the technology needed to do this. Many of our clients work with protected data, so it’s not as simple as setting aside some space … Continue reading "COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely" Read More

ImageQuest sees growth in the managed IT services for regulated industries market

February 26, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 1, 2020 – ImageQuest, a leading provider of IT management solutions, announced today that the company achieved a nearly 20 percent increase in its book of business in 2019. The company credited the expansion to a growing number of highly regulated and reputation-sensitive companies choosing ImageQuest’s managed IT and managed cybersecurity and … Continue reading "ImageQuest sees growth in the managed IT services for regulated industries market" Read More

NIST has new Privacy tool to help with growing regulations

January 23, 2020 As a patchwork of privacy regulations start to appear at the state level in the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released guidance on how to keep data private. The new, “version 1.0” framework is designed to help enterprises manage privacy risks. It follows a similar framework tool developed to manage … Continue reading "NIST has new Privacy tool to help with growing regulations" Read More

California’s new privacy law sparks confusion, inconsistency

January 13, 2020 California’s new privacy law took effect Jan. 1 and so far, the results are confusing and inconsistent. One of the markers of the new law is a “Do Not Sell My Info” link. But some websites do not have it yet, or have buried it in fine print. The L.A. Times offered up a lengthy … Continue reading "California’s new privacy law sparks confusion, inconsistency" Read More

Facebook, Apple, FTC discuss privacy at CES 2020

January 8, 2020 At the giant Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas yesterday, the data privacy officer for Facebook said Facebook is just like Apple in building “privacy by design.” But she was challenged by an FTC Commissioner. The Privacy Roundtable marked the first time since 1992 that an Apple executive has attended CES. Apple has been touting … Continue reading "Facebook, Apple, FTC discuss privacy at CES 2020" Read More