Andrew Moore, Author at IronEdge Group

Understanding Your Virtual Identity: Securing Your Online Security

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Protect yourself from online identity thieves. We often talk about threats to business infrastructures, but the point stands that these same threats make advances on individuals as well. If enough personally identifiable information is stolen, a hacker could completely lift the identity of a user to take out loans, hijack credit card numbers, and even […]

Fully Hosted Security as a Service – Leverage the Cloud to Protect Your Network

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Fully Hosted Security as a Service – Leverage the Cloud to Protect Your Network Managed and maintained software solutions. It’s hard to have both security and privacy. Usually one has to be compromised in order to work thoroughly. Furthermore, the immense amount of time and effort it takes to keep security solutions like antivirus, firewalls, […]

Understanding Business Continuity

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

A Well-Structured Continuity Plan Can Save Your Business When the sky is falling on your business, can you make it through the storm? For the average business owner, business continuity is looked upon as a secondary system that is put in place to protect the investments the business has made. Since the platform doesn’t have […]

Managed IT: Delegate Your Way to Competitiveness

May 22, 2018 by Andrew Moore

If you want something done right, do it yourself… or so they say. This is particularly true for those of us who started out as a one-man shop and grew our business into one with employees, room for parking and more than one bathroom. Self-directed, motivated and hands-on are the traits which define many of […]

Strategy and Tactics: The Difference Between BCP and BDR

May 22, 2018 by Andrew Moore

In the desire to drive home the importance of having a Business Continuity and Recovery Plan in place and using the terms together, people have begun to consider them the same thing, treating them as if they are interchangeable. That is simply not the case; Business Continuity and Recovery Plans are two different processes. While […]

You May Have a Backup, But Could it be Better?

May 22, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Data backup is important for businesses that want to keep their data safe in the event of a disaster scenario, but each organization’s specific needs will vary. One thing is important to keep in mind, though, and it’s that your business can’t afford to not have data backup. In other words, you need to be […]

Tip: Moving Your Apps to Your New Phone

April 6, 2018 by Andrew Moore

While it feels great to power on a new phone and marvel at its slick new interface and features, you might feel frustrated by the fact that you now have to reinstall all of the applications and data that was on your original device. This week’s tip is dedicated to helping you make this process […]

Have You Implemented Email Encryption?

March 14, 2018 by Andrew Moore

If you don’t take measures to secure your email, you could potentially give up crucial information to anyone lurking on the same network as you. This is inevitable on public Wi-Fi connections, or anywhere data is in transit. Encryption is the best way to make sure that your organization’s communications are secure, so you absolutely […]

Could You Identify a Social Engineering Attack?

February 23, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Social engineering can allow a cybercriminal to access networks without being hampered by the security solutions that a business has in place. Through the manipulation of the human element of a company, its critical resources are exposed. In order to protect your business against the threat of a social engineer, there has to be an […]

Tip of the Week: Google Chrome Extensions for Google Drive

January 31, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Google Drive lets its users take advantage of a lot of great tools and utilities, and this is only augmented by Google Chrome’s extensions. With these tools at your disposal, you can optimize the way your company takes advantage of Google Drive. Here are some of the best extensions out there that let you utilize […]