January 15, 2018
By Frank Keogh
While the name, “Next Generation Firewall” sounds like one of those “hype” terms that marketers often use to get you excited about a product, this is one instance where the technology really lives up the to the name.
To understand what a Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is, it…
Frank is a systems engineer, specializing in network consulting for LAN, WAN, cybersecurity and data center/hyperconvergence.
Credentials? Plenty. CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, VCP5-DCV
December 4, 2017
By Frank Keogh
As technologies evolve, fancy new names have to be created by technology vendors in order to differentiate today’s super-cool technology from yesterday’s super-cool-but-now-outdated technology.
This is the case with the label “Advanced Malware Protection”, or “AMP”. AMP is the name given to the most current iteration of antivirus…
Frank is a systems engineer, specializing in network consulting for LAN, WAN, cybersecurity and data center/hyperconvergence.
Credentials? Plenty. CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, VCP5-DCV
November 21, 2017
TEC Tech Quick Hits
In Cisco’s 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, Cisco’s SVP of Security, John N. Stewart, had the following to say:
“It’s really quite simple: The more attack vectors that go unnoticed and the longer we allow attackers time to exploit our systems and infrastructure, the greater their chance for…
Frank is a systems engineer, specializing in network consulting for LAN, WAN, cybersecurity and data center/hyperconvergence.
Credentials? Plenty. CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, VCP5-DCV
October 3, 2017
Guest wifi is now considered to be a given at venues, stores and restaurants. About 1 in 10 customers admit to leaving a venue if free wifi isn’t available for them to utilize. The fact of the matter isn’t if you should have guest wifi, it’s what kind of…
September 19, 2017
What one word can strike fear into end users, security pros, and CIOs? Ransomware. This malware has raised to infamy recently with many major-headline attacks hitting all over the world. These recent attacks don’t indicate a new form of attack, ransomware has actually been around just about as long…
Frank is a systems engineer, specializing in network consulting for LAN, WAN, cybersecurity and data center/hyperconvergence.
Credentials? Plenty. CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, VCP5-DCV
September 11, 2017
The first step in successful marketing is research. You need to know your customer before you can truly give them a personalized experience that fits their likes and needs. But what insights do you need to help give you guests the ultimate customer experience? We give you three ways…
August 7, 2017
The rise of unlimited data plans with every major U.S. wireless carrier has some people questioning if WiFi is even a relevant thing anymore. It’s been thrown out there that consumers don’t need to log on to a WiFi network to avoid costly overage charges anymore and therefore threatens…
July 11, 2017
This year TEC is participating in the 4th annual VeloSano – bike to cure. Every dollar raised supports cancer research at Cleveland Clinic.
TEC understands the value of Cancer Research and always supports our talented team. We are excited for our first year of riding as a team!
Our goal as…
June 21, 2017
Digital collaboration is supposed to make work easier, right? But if the tools that are supposed to make working together simple don’t actually boost productivity and efficiency, what’s the point?
About 88% of CEOs believe digital technologies are creating high value in operational efficiency. In order to have the operational…
June 15, 2017
Recently TEC Communications hosted our Executive only Security Round Table Michael Wilcox, Cisco Chief Information Security Officer. While we had high level discussion on all things cybersecurity and the security issues that are prevalent today, we also enjoyed great food from Westwood Country Club!
Thank you to all that attended…
