Part Three Of a Five-Part Series “Invest” is an interesting word. It implies you’re putting something of value to work and you expect a return, in addition to the initial value. This perfectly describes a client-partner relationship that is a two-way street. A customer expects that their investment will return a stable and dependable IT environment that isn’t a burden to manage and works to achieve the business’s goals. A partner expects that their investment will return the opportunity to sell, install, and service technology that achieves your business’s goals. When both parties invest fully it becomes the ultimate win/win with the principal investments from both parties being time and trust. In this post, I’ll explore two ways to know if you're investing in the right partnership. First, they’ll invest their time to achieve the desired returns for their customers and themselves, and second, they’ll be dedicated to building trust.
Just as the frenzy around Wannacry started to fade, another global ransomware attack was ready to stand in its place. Welcome, Nyetya.
Our partners at Tenable Security put together a great blog post, “Money, Hackers and Spies: Quick Bytes from Verizon’s 2017 DBIR Report,” that shared some highlights and stats from the 2017 Verizon DBIR report, so we created this handy infographic for quick reference.
Charlotte, North Carolina, June 7, 2017 – Internetwork Engineering (IE),a strategic solution provider with offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and N. Florida, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named IE to its 2017 Solution Provider 500 list. The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue.
IE was proud to be a sponsor for Reed Sorenson’s #15 car at this past Saturday’s NASCAR Monster Energy All-Star racing competition at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The Internetwork Engineering (IE) Security Team, along with IE security partners, has been tracking and researching the massive ransomware outbreak now known as WannaCryptor 2.0, or WannaCry, since its discovery on May 12, 2017 by an independent security researcher. According to Multiple Open Source Intel (OSINT) reports, the ransomware campaign has affected tens of thousands of systems in as many as 99 countries, including: the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Taiwan, France, and Japan, as it can run in as many as 27 different languages. Here's what you need to know about WannaCry ransomware and what you can do about it.
