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6 Must Read Tips for LA Distributors on Network Penetration Testing

Apr 11, 2015

They want to get inside your IT systems. Theft, control, and sabotage are all motivations for attackers seeking to exploit “attack paths” leading them to your data assets, your bank accounts and your system super-user privileges. Those attack paths ...

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6 Reasons Why Distributors in Los Angeles Move to the Cloud

Apr 06, 2015

It’s new and fashionable. But is that any reason to move to the Cloud for your IT resources and infrastructure? Los Angeles distributors that successfully adopt cloud services are likely do so for much more business-oriented reasons. Done correctly, ...

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7 Data Security Policy Tips for LA Distributors

Apr 01, 2015

Data is the new gold dust. With the right data, you know who your customers and prospects are, where they are, what they want, how to communicate with them, and what the trends and opportunities are for your Los Angeles distribution company. ...

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How an IT Risk Assessment Helps LA Distributors

Mar 27, 2015

Risk comes in two kinds – good and bad. A limited view of IT risk assessment as being centered solely on potential problems is effectively shutting out half of what Los Angeles distributors need to know. The fact is that risk in IT can go both ways. ...

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Top 6 Things LA Distributors Can Learn from Anthem's Security Breach

Mar 19, 2015

How would your company handle a bill for over $100 million following a security breach? That was the likely impact of the theft of data early in 2015 from Anthem, the second-biggest US health insurance provider. Anthem confirmed that as many as 80 ...

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How Successful LA Wholesale Companies are Moving to the Cloud

Mar 16, 2015

Cloud computing services have a feature that conventional enterprise IT can never have. Unlike in-house hardware and software licenses that come in indivisible lumps (you can’t buy half a server), with the cloud you can take as little or as many ...

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Could Android Malware Protection Save Your LA Distribution Company?

Mar 10, 2015

Do you use an Android smartphone or tablet? Market statistics suggest that many mobile computing device users in your LA distribution company will already have opted for Android. If you have a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy, then those Android ...

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Why Unified Communications Matters if You're an LA Wholesale Company

Mar 06, 2015

Talk about being pulled in several directions at once! Yet a wholesale company needs to keep the lines taut between resellers, end-customers, and manufacturers, all at the same time. Business partner queries, requests, and orders need to be handled ...

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5 Reasons Why Social Media for Distributors in LA is Critical

Feb 27, 2015

It’s more than a hot new marketing channel for making friends, influencing people, and looking cool. Social media for distributors offer advantages that go beyond ‘warm fuzzies’ and have a corresponding impact on the bottom line too. Correctly used, ...

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Does Cyber Security News Matter to Los Angeles Distributors?

Feb 23, 2015

With only so many hours in each day to manage vendors, resellers, staff, products, services and revenues, a Los Angeles distributor’s time is precious. So why take the time to check up on cyber security news? With more business done today through IT ...

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Creating a Social Media Policy for LA Distributor Employees

Feb 17, 2015

Still thinking about your last company policy on dress code or expenses? Get ready for a change of perspective when it comes to a social media policy for employees! With the blurring of the line between professional and personal use, social ...

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