AVANT Technology Insights

Security needs to be integrated into every aspect of IT, but how can you accomplish that? In Episode 9, Opex Technologies CTO Ben Thornton provides clear guidelines, and also explores how to become the "solution" person instead of the "no" person.

In Episode 8 of 'AVANT Technology Insights with Ken Presti," our guest is Ben Ferguson, EVP and Network-Cloud Architect at Shamrock Consulting Group, a Trusted Advisor to Enterprise IT leaders. Ben talks about IT security, including setting up your infrastructure, access control, authentication, encryption, dealing with GDPR and more.

In Episode 7 of AVANT Technology Insights with Ken Presti,  our guest is Ray Watson, VP of Technology at Masergy. Ray and Ken talk about ransomware, the nightmare scenario of IT security faced by companies of all sizes and geographies. When your data is locked up, should you pay or not pay? We tackle this question, as well as a number of issues related to keeping your data safe.

SCADA vulnerabilities, nation/state actors, and a host of other IT security issues factor heavily in the role of Principal Incident Responder Lesley Carhart. Episode 6 of "AVANT Technology Insights with Ken Presti" shows you where the IT Security "puck" is going.

Becoming a Trusted Advisor is about solving your customers' business problems in an "agnostic" way that ultimately solidifies the relationship between the Trusted Advisor and the customer. In this podcast, Drew Lydecker and Ken Presti discuss how companies can raise this customer-centric focus towards better meeting the needs of the customer while building their own success -- thereby making them true Trusted Advisors.

Key players in the IT Security field provide best practices and advice on how your company can keep your data safe in the fast-moving threat landscape of 2020.

Members of the tech industry provide predictions, ideas, ad great thoughts on what the IT industry has in store for 2020.

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Cybersecurity has become one of the most challenging aspects of modern-day business in a world constantly threatened by a wide variety of exploits. In this episode, AVANT's Ken Presti introduces you to Leo Taddeo, former FBI agent in charge of the bureau's New York cybersecurity operation and current chief information security officer at Cyxtera. Our interview covers how to get the most from your cybersecurity investments, and how to engage real-time response when attacks happen.

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SD-WAN: How it can impact your business, it’s Pros and Cons, and things to consider when reaching a decision on implementing this market disrupting network technology.