IT Compliance Kentucky

You can’t afford to postpone investing cybersecurity in 2021

Blog, Outsourced IT, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

In 2021, complacency about your IT security is dangerous. Recent news about hidden, extensive breaches of state and federal government entities and private corporations shocked many in IT and cybersecurity. According to investigators, Russian agents spread espionage malware through updates from IT management firm SolarWinds. The list of victims continues to grow, and investigators believe …

You can’t afford to postpone investing cybersecurity in 2021 Read More »

Hi. We’re ImageQuest. We can help.

Blog, Nimble, Outsourced IT, Resilience, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

Are you searching for a new IT relationship? Need to enhance your existing IT team? We may be the solution you’re looking for – and this blog post is here to help determine that. We focus on clients who operate in regulated industries – they have data that fall under federal and state privacy laws …

Hi. We’re ImageQuest. We can help. Read More »

Meet a CONVICTED Cybercriminal!

Blog, Outsourced IT, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

A federal judge sentenced 37-year-old Andrei Tyurin of Moscow in January to 12 years in prison for hacking into financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan, Chase Bank, and E*Trade. In addition to his prison term, Tyurin must serve three years of supervised release and repay the more than $19 million he stole. According to a …

Meet a CONVICTED Cybercriminal! Read More »

Cat lawyer on Zoom has serious cybersecurity downside

Blog, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

The recent news that a lawyer appeared as a cat in a court case Zoom call provided a great laugh – and a reminder – this week. As the New York Times reported, Rod Ponton, a county attorney in Presidio County, Texas, was unable to figure out how to turn off the cat filter on …

Cat lawyer on Zoom has serious cybersecurity downside Read More »

ImageQuest adds more expertise to our team

Blog, Nimble, Outsourced IT, Resilience / By ImageQuest

We had several people join us in late 2020, and we’d like to introduce two of them to you. Please help us welcome Myron Grover and Kenny Gluck to our Leadership team. Myron, 38, of Nashville, is a certified Cybersecurity professional joining us as a Security Consultant. Myron will help clients be proactive towards …

ImageQuest adds more expertise to our team Read More »

Suffering IT woes? Maybe you need this solution

Blog, Nimble, Outsourced IT, Resilience / By ImageQuest

Is your organization experiencing the following issues? Your business units don’t feel they have the proper software and applications to run their business in 2021. You feel like some of your competitors or peers have “better” systems than you do, and you don’t understand why. You can’t easily articulate what you’re spending on technology and …

Suffering IT woes? Maybe you need this solution Read More »

IoT device security advanced by new law

Blog, Outsourced IT, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

Security on Internet of Things (IoT) devices saw a significant advance in December with the enactment of a federal law requiring improved security on the devices. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., requires that any IoT device purchased with …

IoT device security advanced by new law Read More »

ImageQuest guidance on the SolarWinds cyberattack

Blog, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

12/22/202 UPDATE: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published further guidance regarding the SolarWinds cyberattack. Aimed at federal agencies, this supplemental guidance nevertheless is helpful to other organizations that use SolarWinds’ Orion software. Under “Conditions for Reconnecting Unaffected Versions,” CISA says it is “still assessing whether it is appropriate to relax ED 21-01’s …

ImageQuest guidance on the SolarWinds cyberattack Read More »

Do you still need an Ad Blocker program?

Blog, Outsourced IT, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

Ad Blockers are software programs that block ads from appearing on the websites you visit. They were originally designed to eliminate those annoying, flashing, pop-up ads that ruined many a website experience. Ad Blockers typically come as extensions on web browsers. One of the most popular – or recommended – blocker has been AdBlock Plus. …

Do you still need an Ad Blocker program? Read More »

Why ImageQuest recommends Arctic Wolf protection

Blog, Outsourced IT, Vigilant / By ImageQuest

Today’s world includes unrelenting attempts by hackers, some sponsored by foreign countries, to steal data, damage systems, and halt operations. Hackers’ skillfully-written emails, with fraudulent links and attachments, increase the likelihood that all organizations will experience an attack sooner or later. Such phishing emails are the source of most breaches – and impossible to block …

Why ImageQuest recommends Arctic Wolf protection Read More »