Cinch IT award CRN’s 2019 Top 100 Security Award

In February 2019 Cinch I.T. was Awarded CRN’s 2019 Top Security 100 Award. CRN’s Managed Service Provider Top 100 list recognizes the top 100 technology providers and consultants in North America whose forward-thinking approach to providing managed services is changing the landscape of the IT channel. “This is so rewarding because we put so much
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IT Defense In Depth Part I

In the 1930’s, France built a trench network called the Maginot Line to rebuff any invasion. The philosophy was simple: if you map out all the places an enemy can attack, and lay down a lot of men and fortifications at those places, you can rebuff any attack. The problem is, you can’t map every
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Data Security: A People Problem

Phishing Scams – A People Problem There are some things that only people can fix. There are many security risks to which your data is susceptible, but there is one method that remains a wonderfully effective hacking tool. That is the phishing scam. This is a legitimate looking email that asks the reader to click
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Data Breaches are a Question of When, Not If

You hear on the news all of the time about big cyber attacks on large corporations, and even government agencies. The trouble with this news coverage is that is suggests a distorted view of where cyber attacks are taking place. These attacks are not solely hitting large organizations. Small firms represent a significant portion of
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