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How often do we get the chance to go behind enemy lines and see how the other side works? Coopsys Security Technician Vitor Brandao did just that, attending DEF CON 32 this past August in Las Vegas. DEF CON is perhaps the most well-known hacker conference in existence. Debuting in 1993, the iconic event has…
Cooperative Systems Achieves Repeat Pioneer 250 Ranking on 2019 CRN MSP 500
Recognition for Excellence in Managed IT Services Hartford, CT, February 21, 2019 – Cooperative Systems, premier provider of IT services and support across Connecticut and Massachusetts, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Cooperative Systems to its 2019 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category again…
Do Not Overlook Your Physical IT Security
IT security is more than your cybersecurity protections. Are you skipping past perhaps the most obvious form of security? Don’t open the door for data thieves! There’s a stereotype of computer hacking where someone types frantically for a few minutes and suddenly gains access to control a target’s digital life. This is looking more out…
IoT For Manufacturing
Interested in learning how enabling IOT for manufacturing can benefit your operations? IOT, also known as the Internet of Things, is revolutionizing the way businesses across many industries operate. It helps them work smarter with efficiency. Access to data is at the core of the insights that will help your operation streamline operations, but you…
Data Privacy for Businesses: Data Privacy Day 2019
Cooperative Systems joined the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) in the global efforts to support Data Privacy Day (DPD) by becoming a 2019 champion! This is an internationally recognized effort made each year on January 28. It is intended to empower people to protect their digital footprint, highlighting and escalating the protection of data and…
IT & Technology Support: 6 Ways For Employees To Be More Productive Using Technology
Can you imagine if your team could get twice as much done in a single day? Technology can be so much more than just a distraction! It truly offers a world of useful tools and ways for helping to boost productivity in the workplace. Whether it be improved care of customers or patients, or remote…
Cybersecurity for Business: IT Readiness During Holidays And Breaks
Everybody deserves a break once in a while – no exceptions! After working hard day after day it is important and necessary. During the holidays or any time you or members of your team take some deserved time off, good cheer or relaxation can go out the window in a moment if your business suffers…
Cooperative Systems Named Best Place to Work in Connecticut for Sixth Consecutive Year
2019 Best Places To Work In Connecticut We are extremely proud to announce that Cooperative Systems has officially been named a 2019 Best Place to Work in Connecticut by the Hartford Business Journal. This is the 6th year in a row that we have received this award! This fifteenth annual program was created by the…
Cryptocurrency for Business: Blockchain For Business Optimization
Companies who ignore the potential of blockchain for business optimization may fall behind the competition more quickly. Cryptocurrencies may have fixated everyone with their insane valuations that have hogged the limelight over the past few years, but as the hype dies down the focus has rightfully shifted to blockchain. This really is the technology concept…
Dark Web & Cybersecurity for Business: Why You MUST Invest in Dark Web Scanning
No business is immune to data breaches, whether big or small. We know we sound like a broken record on this one, but it’s true. We see the high-profile companies like Equifax and Uber experiencing massive cyber attacks often and may be gravely underestimating how we could be affected. These attacks over the past 2…
Cybersecurity for Business: 7 Critical Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Business
Technology in your office that’s not secure is a sure gateway for nefarious hackers and unscrupulous technology-thieves. Your software, laptops, desktops, and other connected devices, when not protected and monitored, can do way more harm than good for your company. What do you do when you know you have assets that are not secured? Are…
Cloud Solutions For Businesses: Microsoft Azure To Make The Most Of Your Data
We are seeing a huge, definitive shift toward more technology-driven businesses in the modern IT world we are coming into now. More and more businesses are bringing in cloud as a component of their operations strategy, using web capabilities,leveraging business intelligence, and engaging with their employees to get better results. As we have seen for…
Outsourced IT Provider: Ask These 8 Questions If Your Business Is Questioning Your Current IT Vendor
As your business grows and you add workstations, connected devices, other network components it’s a slow fade to when IT issues become the norm as you start to experience performance issues with hardware or software. Let’s say you’re a small office and don’t have a million dollars for an IT budget or to hire full-time…