Lessons from the CrowdStrike Outage: Why the Case for Local Cloud Hosting is Stronger Than Ever

More than ever before, businesses are relying on cloud services for data storage, security, and IT infrastructure management. The recent CrowdStrike outage has highlighted some critical vulnerabilities associated with large public cloud providers. This event underscores the importance of considering local cloud hosting services like those offered by Cooperative Systems. Here’s why choosing a local…

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Cybersecurity IT Solutions for 2023

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Cyberattacks continue to impact businesses like yours because of the levels of sophistication, and lack of awareness of how at risk you really are.  Many businesses we talk with still think that “it won’t happen to us because we’re protected”.   Wrong, wrong, wrong!  Here are some very humbling statistics (out of many) reported from various…

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Managed Services for Businesses 

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Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes What do banks, credit unions, manufacturers, health care providers, retailers, and government agencies all have in common?  They all have technology issues and problems that need a solution.   Let me explain how managed services is a solution that addresses this problem.   Today, more than ever, companies are facing challenges and…

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Why cybersecurity is VITAL to protecting cloud services.

A recent 2021 Netskope Cloud and Threat Report raised some eye-opening pieces of research. In 2021, 53% of all web traffic has been cloud-related, which increased the dangers of cyberattacks. It also revealed a 13% malware spike from cloud apps.  Ray Canzanese, Netskope Threat Research Director, provided an interesting perspective on this subject. He stated,…

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