James Brown

Productivity And Security Don’t Have To Be Inversely Proportional

Conventional wisdom in the security industry says that as security is increased, productivity decreases proportionately. Everyone’s experienced it. Access to a certain application or server is denied unless the user is within the confines of the organization. Users today are savvier about security requirements, but are increasingly less tolerant of IT making their jobs harder.

How To Help Your Clients Prevent Shadow IT

Shadow IT, information-technology systems and solutions built and used inside organizations without explicit organizational approval, can be lurking in any company’s infrastructure. In today’s modern cloud era with easy-to-leverage applications and devices, the IT department —or you, as an IT solutions provider — can very easily lose control.