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November 1st, 2021
Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense
Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and nationwide resources to get the most for all your clients’ retired IT assets. Plus, positioning your clients as environmental stewards not only elevates their appeal to consumers, it meets government requirements and avoids fines.
What partnering with ARCOA looks like
Our role is to make it easy for you to bring more value to your clients. We work with you to help stretch your clients’ IT budget by reducing the total cost of ownership of their electronics. We’re experts at identifying and implementing the solutions your clients need for the end-of-use remarketing, recovery, and recycling of their technology assets. The sooner you involve ARCOA, the sooner you and your clients will see better results
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- Service is offered as an on-premises or cloud-based firewall service
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- Announced expansion of its global SD WAN offering w/ addition of Verizon Software Defined Secure Branch with Fortinet Secure SD WAN
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- analyzes 29,207 quality incidents
- 5,258 were confirmed breaches
- phishing attacks increased by 11 percent
- attacks using ransomware rose by 6 percent
- 85 percent of breaches involved a human element
- over 80 percent of breaches were discovered by external parties
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- Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. becomes a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider
- Recognition signifies LTI's expertise in Azure capabilities
- Managed Services Provider (MSP) program is a global initiative launched by Microsoft
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Ricoh launches EHR integration
- Launched “Smart Integration” into DrChrono EHR (electronic health records system)
- Allows scanning from Ricoh MFP directly into DrChrono patient record
- Pricing not announced
Microsoft to fix printing problems
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- Installation of printer drivers failing on print servers accessed through HTTP
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- Extending its headcount to over 100 employees
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- Based on an online peer-review survey in which investors, hedge fund managers and service providers are invited to nominate a “best-in-class”
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- Pricing not announced
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convention, folder production and field population
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- Device based license
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- Access to subscription based applications
- Support for TLS 1.3 security standard
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- Updated error message terminology for fax reports
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- List and research identifies and honors the top MSSPs, managed detection and response (MDR) and Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS) providers worldwide
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Lead for Break/Fix IT Services
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- Bid Opening Date: Friday, November 19, 2021
- https://www.emersonnj.org/vert...y_QPA_FINAL_2022.pdf
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Cybersecurity
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- $5.2 billion in potential ransom payments transacted
- Average ransomware payment of $102,273
- The top ransomware operator, REvil of Russia, was shut down
- Unknown entity hijacked the payment portal
- The U.S. Treasury Department is reporting a 30% increase in ransomware attacks on the finance vertical
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- McAfee Security announced it found security vulnerability in Netop Vision Prop Education Software, that is used by 3 million teachers in 9,000 school systems in the U.S., that exposes info on students
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- Ferrara Candy Corp. of Illinois notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed during recent ransomware attack.
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- GetApp’s 2021 Data Security Report states that ransomware attacks are up 25% year over year.
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- 23% have no process in place to report cyberattack
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- The U.S government listed the top types of ransomware hitting healthcare vertical:
- Hive
- Vice Society
- Conti
- REvil/Sodinokibi
- Pysa
- Grove
- Ryuk
- CL0P
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- Trying to trick workers into thinking they are applying to a legitimate firm that sells cybersecurity solutions
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- PracticeMax Software of Scottsdale, AZ, notified two of its customers, Anthem Insurance and Humana Insurance, that some of their customers may have had their PHI exposed after the software company was hit by ransomware attack
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