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centrexIT is proud to announce we will be attending and contributing to the San Diego Humane Society’s Walk for Animals on Saturday, May 5 at Liberty Station! This exciting event is open to the public and will raise awareness and funds for animals in need within our community. The walk will be held from 7am to 12pm at NTC Park at Liberty Station. 2455 Cushing Rd. San Diego, CA 92106

For a small to mid-size company,  IT services can be an expensive challenge. Having a fully-staffed IT department is cost-prohibitive. Having just one IT person on salary will not be enough to handle all the issues that arise with on-site servers, hardware, and the internet. Contracting for these services often means delayed repairs and a piecemeal approach to a vital business operation.

I’m a sucker for a challenge.

My niece Kaydence recently told me about the Mannequin Challenge, which has swept the internet in the past few months. You’ve probably seen one – a big group of people remain totally motionless while a video camera swoops around them.

Today, cybersecurity is a hot topic. You can’t turn on the news without hearing about hacking, protecting against hacking or other cybersecurity-related topics. In fact, the term “Cyber”, no longer meaning “Cybernetic”, has become IT slang for “Cybersecurity”.  Cybersecurity is portrayed today as a war between the good guys and bad guys. This war is nothing new, in fact cybersecurity began when humans made the first technological advance.

Over the last year, I’ve been asked many times about Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB)s. Even if people don’t use those words, the topic comes up over and over. This blog is a quick reference to discuss cloud authentication, Single-Sign-On (SSO) and other related technologies.