Entries by David Lewien
Top 5 Reasons Businesses Fail to Address Cyber Risk & What to do about it
Did you know that every business is at risk for a cyberattack? The only difference is how much risk and what impact it will have to your customers and employees. No matter the extent to which your business is at risk, all organizations should be aware of the potential dangers and take measures to mitigate […]
Cyber Insurance – What You Should Know About Cyber Risk
It was not that long ago that cyber insurance was something only purchased by large companies with a heavy reliance on data processing. Today, cyber insurance is something that many small businesses carry, and every small business should consider. If a business has the support of a cyber insurance carrier it creates a safety net […]
Every business should develop an Incident Response Plan
What is an incident response plan? Cyber incidents are on the rise. This has been true and will continue to be true for the foreseeable future. It is important to have a solid incident response plan, regardless of the size of your organization. An incident response plan includes six key components: Preparation Identification Containment Eradication/Remediation […]
Continuation vs. Adaptation: A New Approach to Achieve your Purpose
Most businesses have a business continuity plan (BCP). These plans range from well documented and routinely tested, to rough ideas about how a business will cope with unforeseen circumstances. Every single business in America has now grappled with how to continue operations during the COVID-19 crisis and it has changed BCPs forever. I now challenge business […]
Go West IT’s 10 Year Anniversary
Go West IT started business ten years ago today. I remember the day very well. The similarities between then and now are striking. We were faced with many unknowns. We watched cashflow very closely. We innovated and adapted quickly. Most importantly, we focused on taking care of customers and employees. We knew there would be challenges and we knew we would rise […]
Go West IT joins IT industry stimulus pledge to protect jobs and support the economy.
For Immediate Release April 21, 2020 – Go West IT Go West IT has joined with IT service providers across America to commit to strong economy and job protection values when using stimulus funds. The MSP Stimulus Pledge (www.mspstimuluspledge.com) is a collective of peers and competitors in the IT Services industry committing to using government […]
Remote Workforce Security – Practical Guidance for Rapid Change
Businesses are rapidly shifting to work from home strategies in response to the current COVID-19 situation. Many are already adept at working from home and have strategies in place to protect networks, endpoints, and systems. They have proven policies in place to keep tabs on business IT assets and ensure that systems are constantly patched […]
VPN Service ≠ Invisibility Cloak
Third party VPN services do not secure your data. They may provide an additional brick in your security bunker but they are not the invisibility cloak they claim to be and in some cases they may actually do more harm than good. For starters, who is your third party VPN service provider? Are they trustworthy? […]
Microsoft is actively fighting cybercrime for the greater good.
My tour of the @Microsoft Cyber Defense Operations Center (CDOC) this week was the highlight of my visit to the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. I was one of approximately 150 Microsoft partners invited to attend a small & medium sized business (SMB) partner executive briefing. The briefing provided @GoWestIT with a valuable road map […]