Posted on Author Shawn McClafferty Categories News

Partnering With Duo to Bring Our Clients Better 2FA

We’re bringing our clients the very best option available when it comes to their security.

At celito, we’ve partnered with Duo to deliver even more comprehensive security in our IT consulting services. With Duo 2-factor authentication, our clients will enjoy the most reliable authentication available today, bringing them increased safety for all of their business needs.

Why Your Business Needs 2FA

Nearly every business handles some amount of data that they need to keep private. Security is always a pressing concern, whether that’s their business correspondence, financial information, customer data, or remote work access networks.

Network security is one area where small and medium businesses tend to lag behind larger corporations. Without extensive IT departments, this essential part of doing business in an online world is overlooked.

Phishing attacks, data breaches, and more threaten the integrity of your business. Organizations are vulnerable through weak passwords, unattended devices, and infiltration through email spoofing that gets employees to hand over network access.

It’s simple enough in concept. When an employee or other user logs in to the network, app, or service, they need more than just their password. Depending on the configuration, they’ll need to use a secondary authentication app on their device or receive a unique code through text, call, or email. 2FA is an essential layer of security that can stop many security threats dead in their tracks.

That means that someone with your employee’s login information can’t get through with that alone. They’ll need both their password and their device. That sets up two lines of defense. Remote attackers can’t get in without access to a company device, and anyone that steals a device can’t get in without the password.

Duo’s Multifactor Authentication

Our partnership with Duo lets us integrate their 2FA into our security, IT, and network solutions. Their tools are intuitive for businesses to use and incredibly secure. We’re bringing our clients the very best option available when it comes to their security.

One of the main benefits is the quick and easy setup for your business. While some solutions take weeks to months to integrate, Duo 2FA is a much faster implementation. It can also be scaled to suit any business no matter what their unique needs.

There are also versatile tools and analytics for managing and monitoring access. Notification-based approval ensures that access is both fast and secure. These notifications inform both users and administrators of new access points in connections, letting them react quickly to any unauthorized activity.

The platform also integrates single sign-on functionality for all your apps and services. Your employees can quickly and securely access all cloud services and files with a single sign-on through Duo’s 2FA.

Duo 2FA supports many different configurations. Authentication options include iOS and Android apps, along with both SMS and callbacks. Users can manage their settings, letting them choose the method that works best for them.

Celito Business IT and Data Solutions

The versatile applications of Duo’s 2FA are letting celito bring our clients more secure services. When your organization needs IT consulting, data center services, business fiber, or VoIP services, you can reach out to us today to find the perfect solution.

0
Posted on Author Shawn McClafferty Categories Business Fiber

How Wired Are you? Why wireless just can’t catch fast fiber internet.

How Wired Are you?

Wireless internet seems great at first. No more running wires and you can connect anywhere! In reality, though, wireless internet presents as many problems as it solves, especially with today’s blazing fast fiber internet. Wireless internet just can’t match wired in terms of the following criteria:

  • Speed
  • Reliability
  • Range
  • Security

Wi-Fi is great for browsing on your phone, but it’s typically not the best option for your business. Here’s a closer look at why wireless shouldn’t be your first choice.

Doesn’t Make Full Use of Your High-Speed Internet

There’s a good chance your Wi-Fi is limiting your internet speed, whether you’re a household or a business. The numbers show that Wi-Fi can’t keep up with modern internet speeds. If you’re an avid gamer or a remote worker, your wireless is holding you back.

Business fiber internet provides premium upload and download speeds, meaning information gets to and from your business at lightning-fast speeds. However, the speed between the firewall and your computer is more like a crawl. A wired connection is vital to make the most of fiber internet connections.

Reduced VoIP Quality

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is one of the most effective ways for businesses to manage communications. You save money, get more internet, and have more options. However, VoIP requires a reliably fast connection—something Wi-Fi can’t handle.

While VoIP does offer significant versatility when using multiple devices, a wired connection should be used whenever possible. That will ensure the highest quality audio transmission and most reliable calls.

Network Gymnastics

Setting up wireless in your home is hard enough. Setting it up in an office is much worse. Firewalls have so much range and can interact strangely with your office geometry. That means you may have unexpected dead spots where the signal drops to zero. Adding access points to spread wireless coverage around the office may help but can be tricky to run your business from.  For any stationary workspaces, wired is the best bet.

Network Security Holes

Wi-Fi offers several security measures, and businesses with competent IT can make their connections very safe. However, using Wi-Fi when it isn’t necessary opens up a very accessible entry point to your network, which cybercriminals take full advantage of.

Wired connections place a physical barrier on unwanted connections, keeping your network much safer.

Business Fiber Internet Solutions

For any of your business fiber needs in Raleigh, celito is here to provide professional solutions. Our team offers all the business fiber, VoIP, data center, and IT consulting services your business needs. Contact us today to see what we can do for you.

0
Posted on Author Shawn McClafferty Categories IT Consulting

In 2021, a business will be attacked by ransomware every 11 seconds

There was a time when antivirus software was enough protection. This is not the case any longer! Consider some of the modern threats we face:

  • Weaponized Documents: These documents are seemingly harmless PDFs or other attachments that execute attacks upon entering your network.
  • Fileless Threats: These threats execute from memory, making them difficult to detect.
  • Zero-Day Threats: These threats exploit system vulnerabilities rapidly—before updates can be issued.

You might think your antivirus software will already be looking for threats such as these. Sadly, that is not always the case.

Did you know your antivirus software only looks for yesterday’s threats? Stop using the rearview mirror to navigate the security landscape for your business. Let celito drive your security forward with managed endpoint detection and response (also known as managed EDR).

Managed EDR

It is easier to begin by describing how managed EDR does not work than by describing how it does work. It does not use out-of-date signatures (also known as digital fingerprints) to find threats, like antivirus programs do. It does not rely on lengthy daily or weekly scans.

What managed EDR does is monitor threats in real-time using artificial intelligence. This helps you to detect and prevent attacks. In the event that your system’s defenses are breached, you can also roll back infected devices to their pre-infection state.

Roll Back Your Devices

In addition to continuous monitoring, managed endpoint detection and response allows you to simply click to restore machines to healthy, pre-infected versions of themselves. It does not matter what caused the infection—you can roll back the machine to better times, as if the infection never happened.

Antivirus programs slow down your network with lengthy scans. They fly blind during execution, too, exposing your system to threats. Managed endpoint detection and response monitors processes before, during, and after execution, preventing new threats from emerging. Another bonus is the system will pull the device off the network if it is compromised, thus stopping any potential spread of the threat. This feature is something traditional AV didn’t have built-in.

Win the Ransomware Battle

There’s no need to pay expensive ransoms to cyberattackers. Our managed EDR service pays for itself by helping to keep you safe and secure.

Increase employee productivity and eliminate threats that evade traditional antivirus solutions. Achieve faster device performance, along with fewer distractions from scans and updates.

Let us manage this complex process for you. You don’t need to spend time and energy supporting your own systems and security. With ongoing support as your managed services provider, we make things easy.

Contact Us

Reach out to celito to get started with managed EDR today! 919-852-1238 |  sales@celito.net

0
Posted on Author Shawn McClafferty Categories News

Carolina Hurricanes Military Appreciation Day

As a Raleigh-born company, you are probably aware of how seriously celito has taken its commitment to the local community. In keeping with tradition, celito will host Military Appreciation Night with the Carolina Hurricanes on April 15. Our Canes will be playing the Nashville Predators.

Let’s Get Another Win This Year!

We’ll join the Hurricanes organization to honor servicemen and servicewomen from the military and their families, including representatives from Fort Bragg—the largest military base in the United States—and several other NC bases.

An interesting fact about April 15, other than being the date taxes are due in a normal year, is that it marked the return of the Carolina Hurricanes to playoff hockey after a 10-year drought, in 2019. That was an incredible night that night, with a victory over the Washington Capitals.

As with the flyover event at the 2019 Wolfpack/Syracuse game, and at last year’s shootout win with the Canes over the Islanders, we have enjoyed meeting you at these events. While it won’t be quite the same this year, we look forward to doing it again in person really soon!

To North Carolina service members and their families who are based out of Pope and Seymour Johnson Air Force Bases, Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, MCAS bases in Jacksonville and Havelock, Camp Mackall Army Base, Military Ocean Terminal, and Air Station Elizabeth City Coast Guard Base, I would like to extend a thank you to you and your families (and let’s not forgot our friends from Norfolk Naval Station as well).

Military and Families, We Appreciate You

To the service member and their families: We appreciate you for the value of the services you provide to our nation, and we appreciate your contributions to the community. We value the positive energy you radiate—thank you!

A History of Trust in Raleigh

As our company has grown in recent years, adding team members and clients, celito is thankful for our shared history in the local community. North Carolina’s military history predates its statehood and continues to the present day, with participation in such recent (post-Vietnam) campaigns as Panama, Operation Golden Pheasant, Operation Restore Hope, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Military personnel from North Carolina have been a part of every major naval offensive in the Pacific!

At celito, we strive to meet or exceed our customers’ expectations and needs. This is how the military command structure frames their vision of service, and it is how we express it, as well. We hope that you will continue to consider partnering with us as your local option for all of your IT infrastructure, VoIP, and Internet needs.

Did You Know?

Did you know that approximately 14,000 civilian employees work at Fort Bragg, in addition to active members of the military? North Carolina is home to eight bases, from all branches of the military except the Navy.

Defense and the military are behind the state government as the second-largest employers in North Carolina. The economic impact of the military and its members is huge, with tens of billions of dollars generated every year.

Since 1999, celito has been a leader in providing Internet, voice solutions, and data services. We’re proud to offer the local Raleigh and Durham communities high-quality fiber Internet, along with a hosted voice system!

0
1 2