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CEO Reflections: CrowdStrike Global Tech Outage
Letter to our Clients on July 22, 2024 I wanted to follow up on CrowdStrike’s unprecedented global tech outage last week. Critical disruptions to airlines, banks, hospitals, and 911 services are still lingering today, after CrowdStrike released an automatic update to their Windows agent, causing Windows to crash. I am relieved that our clients’ IT…
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Creating a Secure Password Is Your First Line of Defense
We’re currently halfway through 2024…have you changed your password yet? If not, we have some password tips and advice to get you started. With the average cost of a data breach being $4.45M in 2023 – can you afford not to? In 2023, 19% of the data breaches that companies suffered were due to compromised…
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Commonly Asked Questions about EOL Technology
Even the most well-maintained technology will eventually no longer meet the needs of its user. However, when technology is past its expiration date – or as it’s commonly known in the industry “End Of Life (EOL)” -the potential ramifications of continuing to use it can put your whole organization at risk. Taking proactive measures is…
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Empowering Mission-Driven Organizations With Technology
Mission-based work has always been important to GadellNet. It’s even found in our company’s mission – to power missions through technology. Why GadellNet’s Managed Services Support Socially Responsible Organizations Joe Gadell, our founder, started GadellNet by providing small and medium-sized businesses and Non-Profit Organizations with technology that met the unique needs of their individual organizations. …
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Single Point of Failure: Avoiding the Threat
Your technology is critical to your organization’s success. From your connectivity to your communication to your hardware and software, all these parts must be working for your team to succeed. This is a truth that even the smallest organizations have realized over the last decade. Without technology in good working order, you couldn’t function, and…
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How Blackpoint Can Revolutionize Your Cybersecurity
In the ever-advancing landscape of cybersecurity, organizations face constant challenges in safeguarding their data. As threat actors become more sophisticated in their attempts to break through your organization’s defenses, protection solutions need to follow suit. This article will review GadellNet’s new security solution, Blackpoint Cyber, and how it will help elevate your organization’s security posture.…
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Why a Security Operations Center (SOC) is Crucial in 2024
A Security Operations Center (also known as a SOC) plays a key role in enhancing your cybersecurity protection by providing a centralized team for monitoring, detecting, responding to, and stopping security incidents that will disrupt your organization. At GadellNet, we’ve spent the last five years building a skilled team of internal cybersecurity experts. Our team…
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Improving Cybersecurity with Quickpass
By now, most business owners and leaders have heard about September 2023’s MGM Resorts International cybersecurity attack. The ransomware attack not only affected the company’s website, reservations systems, and key card systems, it also included a multimillion-dollar ransom paid to attempt to release stolen data from the MGM Loyalty Club database. Large breaches like this…
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Cybersecurity Training is Essential
Cybersecurity threats are on the rise, making it imperative for organizations to prioritize the protection of their people, data, and systems. One of the most effective ways to bolster your defenses is by investing in cybersecurity training tools. Look no further than the September 2023 MGM cyberattack for evidence that keeping your team aware and…
