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Aug 31

August Newsletter – Seek Growth

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“Seek growth.” It’s one of our four core values here at Impelix. I’ve printed and taped them to the door of my bedroom, ahem, remote office, so they’re always in sight. Read More

Aug 24

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Our Growth: Three Key Stats

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“Seek Growth” — it’s one of our core values and exactly what we’ve been doing the last year. Here are three key growth stats … Read More

Jul 31

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July Newsletter – If a Run Fails to Upload

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As you’ve probably read by now, Garmin experienced a significant outage this last week. Most of its services went down for several days, including Garmin Connect, leaving users unable to upload their activities. It’s confirmed to have been a ransomware attack. Read More

Jul 14

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Hidden Security Gaps for Remote Work – Part 4: Data Security

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Now that the fire drill of getting the workforce working remotely has subsided, many IT and security teams within companies are picking up the pieces after this extraordinary set of events. Read More

Jun 30

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June Newsletter – Goodbye, VPN

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“It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.” A truism beautifully crooned by Boyz II Men almost 30 years ago (God, I’m getting old). And in the time since, it hasn’t gotten any easier—and yet it’s still just as necessary. Read More

Jun 09

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Hidden Security Gaps for Remote Work – Part 3: VPN

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In March, IT and security departments were forced to deploy a remote access solution nearly overnight, without the ability to assess beforehand the full impact of a 100% remote workforce. Read More

May 29

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May Newsletter – Passwords: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em?

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Passwords have been around since 1961. Almost 60 years later, they’re more prevalent than ever. And yet 80% of breaches involve compromised credentials. It begs the question: should we continue to love ‘em? Or leave ‘em? Read More

May 27

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Impelix Partners with Akamai, Bolstering Cloud-based Security Offering

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Impelix Joins Akamai’s NetAlliance Partner Program

Chicago, IL — May 27, 2020 — Today, Impelix, a next-gen cyber security integrator, announced it is strengthening its cloud-based security offering through a new partnership with Akamai Technologies, Inc., the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, by officially joining its NetAlliance Partner Program. Read More

Apr 30

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April Newsletter: Stay at Home Is Here to Stay

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The next month of stay at home in May awaits. At Impelix, we’re lucky to continue humming along, helping our clients maintain connectivity and security in the rapid shift to remote work. Read More

Apr 28

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Hidden Security Gaps For Remote Work – Part 2: Endpoint

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We’ve been a distributed workforce at Impelix since our founding over a decade ago. This work-from-anywhere model created unique security gaps for us to mitigate. Many of them still lie in wait for companies now going 100% WFH. In my “Hidden Security Gaps For Remote Work” series, I’m sharing how we overcame them. Part one covered identity. Now, for part two, I’m investigating the endpoint … Read More