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October 13, 2023
Data Protection, IT Security

From National Cookie Day and National Dessert Month (two of our favorites here at US Signal) to National Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month and National Pet Wellness Month (two more we like), there’s no shortage of month-long observances in October. (See the National Day calendar for a comprehensive list.) But one commemorative [...]

September 28, 2023
Cloud, Data Protection

Chances are you’ve been hearing a lot about Secure Access Service Edge (known as SASE and pronounced sass-ee) — including from US Signal. That’s because, in both the IT and business world, it’s kind of a big deal. With the digital transformation of businesses, security is moving to the cloud. That’s driving a need for [...]

July 18, 2023
Data Protection

National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) Strengthens Government Cybersecurity Efforts Even the US government isn’t immune to cyberattacks. Tech giant Microsoft recently discovered another Chinese cyber-espionage campaign, with this one compromising at least 25 organizations. Although details are still [...]

June 6, 2023
Colocation, Data Protection, Storage

The Popularity of Midwest Data Centers It’s a fact. Data center location still matters for most colocation and cloud services users. And if that location is in the Midwest, that’s a plus for many of those users. That’s particularly true for companies in the Midwest, but there are also significant benefits for [...]

May 30, 2023
Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Manufacturing

Ransomware in the Manufacturing Industry Regardless of size or industry, any organization with an IT system is at risk of a ransomware attack. However, some seem to be more prone to them than others. Companies in the manufacturing industry are among them. According to the 2023 Unit 42 Ransomware and Extortion Report, [...]

May 24, 2023
Data Protection, IT Security, IT Services

If you missed US Signal’s recent presentation on Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR), featuring our friends from White Night Labs and Littlefoot Coffee Roasters, we’ve included a quick recap in this blog. (But it’s minus Littlefoot Coffee’s Chemex brewing [...]

March 30, 2023
Backup, Cloud, Data Protection

Use World Backup Day as a time to review your current disaster recovery, data protection and backup plans.

March 14, 2023
Data Protection, IT Security

Use these five best practices to create or update an IT security incident response plan.

March 7, 2023
Cloud, Data Protection, Hybrid IT, IT Security

Learn how to expand from on-prem network security to cloud security with these best practices and resources.

January 23, 2023
Data Protection

Celebrate National Data Privacy Week by implementing these data privacy best practices to keep data private and abide by data privacy laws.