Nortec News – Q4 2022 Newsletter

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Happy Holidays From the Nortec Team

On behalf of everyone at Nortec, we hope you have a festive, safe and joyful holiday season. As a reminder, our office will be closed these two dates:
Monday December 26

Monday January 2

If you experience an IT emergency over the holidays, please call: 703-288-7230

Research-Backed: The Faster You Deal With a Breach, The Less Money You Lose

IBM’s 2022 Cost of a Data Breach found it takes, on average, 277 daysfor businesses to detect and contain a breach. But when an organization responds in less than 200 days, they save, on average, $1.2M dollars.

One proven strategy for faster detection and remediation highlighted in the report is to use AI and automation. This typically shortens breaches by 74 days.

We want to give businesses robust tools to rapidly detect, isolate, and contain breaches. That’s why we’re rolling out a new Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution that:

Detects breaches your anti-virus and firewall cannot find
Senses intrusions and suspicious activity current Microsoft tools do not flag

Set up a call with your account representative or book a meeting, and put Managed Endpoint Detection and Response to work protecting your organization. It could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Tell Me More About EDR

Cybersecurity Stocking Stuffers To Keep You Safe Year-Round

All our cyber solutions establish a robust, secure operating environment. Here’s how we can work together to protect your workforce, facilitate business opportunities and prevent breaches.

Managed Modern Workplace: Protect against identity breaches and ransomware with threat detection.

Managed Security: Experts manage your environment and put in place layered security that establishes you as a trustworthy partner.

Managed Endpoint Detection and Response: Detect and isolate breaches, stop criminals in their tracks.

Managed Cybersecurity Awareness: Anti-phishing training with testing for employees.

Cybersecurity Assessment: Determine your cyber risk and see how to smartly invest in cyber solutions. Schedule yours now – it’s free.

Meet the Team – Paige Grose

Q. What is your role at Nortec?

I am the Controller at Nortec. I am responsible for monthly financials, invoicing, billing, banking, credit cards, and accounting related issues. In addition, I prepare the company payroll and am responsible for employee benefits.

Q. What is different about Nortec, in your opinion?

Nortec is different in that we are a small IT company and we are able to provide excellent customer service, which is extremely important in today’s world.

Q. What is something you’re looking forward for the upcoming holidays?

I am looking forward to having some time off during the holidays and enjoying time with family and friends.

Q. What do you do in your spare time for fun?

In my spare time, I enjoy yoga, walking, and cooking.

Q. What’s something people might not know about you?

I prefer to cook rather than dine out at restaurants!

Microsoft Isn’t Watching Out for Your Business – Is Your IT Provider?

Microsoft sells apps and software. Security is baked in, but it’s not automatic. An expert must properly install the software, turn on additional protections, then monitor and respond to alerts. If you don’t have an expert managing your Microsoft apps, you do not have a cybersafe business.

Does your IT provider keep you safe? Talk to us and turn your Microsoft software into a business-protecting solution. It’s a no-obligation call where we’ll help you figure out if you have solutions in place to prevent and stop attacks.

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3 Tips for Staying Safe and Productive While Traveling

Holiday travel should not throw your business into chaos or cause a productivity decline. Here are 3 quick tips for staying on track this holiday season:

Only connect to secured WiFi networks. If that’s not available, use a VPN.
Schedule when you’re out of office in Outlook and share calendars so everyone knows who is, and isn’t, “in the office.”
As people travel, they end up working different hours, depending on where they’re located. Hover over the person’s name in Teams to see what time zone they’re in and if they’re available.

Onboarding Fee Waived for Businesses With Existing Microsoft 365 Licenses

If you are dissatisfied with your Microsoft Managed Provider, we can help. For a limited time, we will waive the onboarding fee for any business that has an existing Microsoft 365 subscription.

Set up a quick consult call to learn what you’ll get from our award-winning managed services offering.

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