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The list of industries that must meet compliance standards continues to grow. IT compliance is complex and requires the assistance of cybersecurity professionals. Our SOC2 Type2 Compliance Certified team of Security Experts can help you meet compliance expectations and introduces the best practices necessary to help you remain within legal and industry mandates. 

In today’s world, small businesses have become a huge target for cybercrime. Over the last few years, large corporations have taken the IT Industry’s warnings seriously enough to start investing in their own IT Security and Compliance measures. With large businesses tightening the ropes on IT security, cybercriminals have changed focus and started targeting smaller businesses. IT Security will remain at the forefront of the industry, but the trends within the security sector continue to evolve. In 2023, it’s time for your organization to start taking IT Security concerns seriously and start investing in your business’ wellbeing.

As we head into 2023, we can’t help but look back on this past year. 2022 was a great year for all of us here at Pioneer-360. We started off the year newly certified with our SOC2 Type II Compliance, we developed numerous remote program offerings, we ranked highly on two prestigious lists; Channel Future’s and CRN’s top 500 MSP’s in the world, and we were even named MSP of the Year by Channel Futures. We could not be more proud of the things we have accomplished over the past 33 years in business.

Did you think that Cybersecurity education was over because Cybersecurity Awareness month ended? Think again. Cybersecurity has an entire month dedicated to it but really, it needs to be on the forefront of your organization’s mind every single day of the year. However, the burden of cybersecurity, patching vulnerabilities, remediating the issues, researching compliance regulations… it can become dauting and extremely time consuming. Pioneer-360’s PVR Program allows your internal IT Staff to do their daily jobs and keep your organization running smoothly. The program puts the burden of patching, vulnerabilities, and remediation onto us; the SOC2 Type II Certified Security Experts.

October usually brings with it howling winds and spooky chills but since 2004, October has also been nationally declared as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. There is no better time of the year to learn the best security practices and how to protect yourself against those looming online threats. The bad guys aren’t just on the big screens this year – cybercrime is on the rise and criminals are behind every corner waiting to strike. 

As we come to the end of September, it’s time to think about cybersecurity. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and our favorite time of the year to educate people about cybersecurity and how Pioneer-360, the SOC2 Type II Certified Security Experts, can help. Our SOC2 Type II Certification is a great way to showcase that we uphold ourselves to the highest compliance standards. According to The Hacker News, SOC2 should no longer be just a voluntary standard, but a minimal requirement when considering an MSP/MSSP.  

Have you set aside money in your IT budget for cyber insurance yet? If you haven’t, you most likely will soon. Cybersecurity Liability Insurance is a specific type of insurance intended to protect businesses from Internet-based risks, and more generally from risks relating to information technology infrastructure and activities. It’s something that many industries will be required to have within the next few years in order to maintain compliance, but there’s another issue; cyber insurance is getting more expensive and harder to obtain.

Cybercrime is increasing every single day, but you’ve heard that all before. So, why do we keep pushing the same narrative month after month? Because the threats are continuing to increase, and your IT Staff are dealing with escalating challenges with no time and little resources. Partnering with an MSP that is also an MSSP can take the extra stress out of the hands of your internal IT Staff allowing them to get back to their daily routine and allowing your organization to run smoothly. 

What is Ransomware?

Ransomware: you hear this term so much that it’s probably lost the scare factor we all associated with it at first. However, Ransomware becomes a bigger and bigger threat every day. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines Ransomware as a malicious software that encrypts a computer system’s data and demands payment to restore access. NIST recommends a few key things to help prevent an attack or to help recover from one: use antivirus software, keep all computers fully patched, use security products, only allow authorized applications to run on computers, and restrict use of personally owned devices on your organization’s network. You’ve also probably heard all this advice before, so why do MSSP’s continue to talk about it and make it out to be such a huge deal? Because it can cripple your organization within seconds, and it will force you to pay.

Patching, vulnerabilities, remediation; the cornerstones of Pioneer-360’s newest PVR Program. Finding the vulnerabilities within your network is of the upmost importance, but it’s such a time-consuming process that most organizations end up letting things slip through the cracks and end up missing vital weak spots. Once the vulnerabilities are found, the tedious, extensive, and difficult process of fixing them starts. Pioneer-360’s PVR Program will find unresolved vulnerabilities and remediate them, allowing your current IT Staff to get back to innovation and keeping your organization performing at its peak.