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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days
"Whatever money the Trump Administration gave away to its citizens in its tax cuts of 2017 it is now going to claw back with higher taxes disguised as tariffs." Pretty much the only way to impact trade is to attack industries previously uneffected by imbalances. For instance, if the Canadians are charging a 270% tarrif on USA Dairy products, you can't resolve the problem using USA dairy. The only option is to offset using a previously non-effected industry, say Canadian Lumber. Obviously,...
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Re: Competing Against Igen, Indigo, etc
The growth is on the very high end and the very low end in the this business. I would tend to think that it's not long before the copier manufacturers attack the extreme high end in years to come. As being "GREEN" becomes ever more popular to save paper, I think copies, and print clicks will move downward, thus forcing the manufacturers to capture more high end placements.
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Re: A Day That Will Never Be Forgotten
I was in my junior year of college and upon return from my 5:30am workout with the rest of my college baseball team, I laid down for a nap in my apartment until 7:45am Central time. After getting dressed and grabbing my things for my morning classes, I walked out to the living room and my brother was laying on the couch and told me a plane hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center in NYC. Of course, we were under the assumption that it was an accident until a little later when the 2nd...
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Re: Stuxnet Lives!
A COMPUTER virus created to sabotage Iran's nuclear programme and stop Tehran developing an atomic bomb was designed by American and Israeli experts, it was claimed yesterday. The Stuxnet computer worm, the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever made, crippled uranium enrichment facilities across Iran last year and set the country back five years in the nuclear arms race. US military and intelligence sources have told The New York Times that a simulation of Iran's uranium enrichment facility...
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Re: Oce:CBS::Ikon:RBS Simple Math
RBS, pre Lanier was a pretty decent competitor. Once under the control of Lanier, who was a price 1st company, then the corp. image changed to try to buy every deal. PLus they then started to attack the Ricoh dealer network any way they could, even just taking away the service revenue
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Re: Erie businessman gets fed prison for copier fraud
The plot thickens in this case. Check this out, the owner died of a heart attack a month before he was to supposed to start serving his jail sentence: http://www.goerie.com/article/...rt-attack-in-Florida
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Re: Erie businessman gets fed prison for copier fraud
All you can say to this is WOW! Unbelievable. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Ricoh Rumor!! New Strategy?
We had the Samsung and then moved to Muractec, support is fantastic from Muratec. We also registered with Sammy for a service center for there systems. Wehave been getting service calls on small printers, however its a new account and a contact that we did not have before! We have about 12 of the 45ppm devices in the field, all are working well and we are averaging one call for 30,000 pages! Most are user op since they are printer based MFP. Sammy has introduced a 55ppm, Muractec is suppose...
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Re: So Many Choices
Scott: Of course one of the ways i keep up is with this web site, I can learn hardware and software as I "need to know" and still concentrate on prospecting, demoing and closing. To the new "recruit", how can one possible learn the features and benefits of the entire Ricoh line. We (COPI) sell the entire line, out of eight sales people we probably have two that have the knowledge to "sell it all"! I have seen numerous reps come and go, when they have had to learn product knowledge, sales and...
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Re: Political Speeches
I received this email from whoever about an article from Jay Leno. We all agree that we have the right to disagree with someone else. Read on........ Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see.... > > " As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but > this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the > mark 'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll > data I found rather hard...
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Re: DWF & DXF Printing
JR: How can we attack the KIP with our 240W? Are these units shipping yet?
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Re: Is this True??? Xerox buys Global??
Same here! Maybe a few of the big "players" that were with Global will start some new dealerships, hire away the global people and attack the new Xerox base. I would have to admit after years of selling against Xerox and then having to sell Xerox would be quit a pill to swallow.
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Re: Electronic Document Professional
The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) is the only Foundation dedicated to enhancing the value and relevance of document communications worldwide. Our goals are to be a catalyst for education and research initiatives and to bring the industry together to resolve document communications issues that impact society. The Foundation helps the industry and the public benefit from paper and electronic documents, which are continually being transformed by emerging technologies. By...
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Re: Can anyone help?? w/MFP solution
As far as the Minolta, I would attack this unit with our AC204 or the 1515MFP, again it will come down to a knock out feature, try to determine if there is a certasin feature on the Ricoh that the customer needs, then hammer hoem the advantages and benefit to the customer. I will try to have more info on the 1610
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2009
Ten years ago this week and what was on our minds? It was the Great Recession. I remember it all too well. Many of my accounts were in the AEC market, remember losing almost 30% of that business because of bankruptcies, companies closing and companies just buying their device once they came to the end of the lease. Hope I never have to go through that again! Enjoy the threads from ten year ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 1/4/09 Neal · 1/5/097:19 AM According to survey of printshops...
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Sharp Introduces New Line Of Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology-Driven Workplace
MONTVALE, N.J. , Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today introduced a new line of Advanced and Essentials Series color document systems for the technology-driven workplace. The eleven new models include seven that are available now, and four models that will be available in early summer 2019. All the new models offer Sharp's award-winning, easy-to-use touchscreen display, which is common...
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Sharp To Showcase Technology Innovations At 2019 HIMSS Annual Conference
MONTVALE, N.J. , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation will showcase its technology innovations at the 2019 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. , held February 11 – 15, 2019. During the event, Sharp will collaborate and exhibit with long-standing Sharp Partner Program member RF IDeas. Together, Sharp and RF IDeas will...
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AppGuard and Blue Ridge Networks Win Managed Cybersecurity Services Contract with One of the Nation's Largest Public Housing Authorities
CHANTILLY, Va. , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Ridge Networks announced today that it has been awarded a managed services contract from one of the nations largest public housing authority to bolster its cybersecurity infrastructure with the AppGuard endpoint cybersecurity solution. The organization will be leveraging AppGuard's zero trust cybersecurity protection to block undetectable attacks without the need for urgent and frequent patching that other endpoint security solutions...
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US Signal Partners with Cloudflare to Deliver DDoS Protection as Part of Expanded Managed IT Services Portfolio
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (PRWEB) September 19, 2018 US Signal , a leading end-to-end IT solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with Cloudflare , the leading internet performance and security company, to bring a fully managed and customizable distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection service to market. The new service delivers powerful DDoS mitigation for network, transport and application layers and is backed by a 100 percent SLA. It is powered by Cloudflare’s global...
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Managed Services Market Worth $282.0 Billion by 2023 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
CHICAGO , October 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report " Managed Services Market by Service Type (Managed Security Services, Managed Network Services, Managed IT Infrastructure and Data Center Services), Vertical, Organization Size, Deployment Type, and Region - Global Forecast to 2023 " , published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Managed Services Market is expected to grow from USD 180.5 billion in 2018 to USD 282.0 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 9.3% during the...
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Symphion Launches Vendor-Agnostic Print Fleet Cyber Security as a Service™ Solution
DALLAS - August 1, 2018 - ( Newswire.com ) Symphion Inc., a leading software and services company focused on affordably eliminating risk and cost while maximizing operational efficiency in information technology, today announced the official launch of the Symphion’s Print Fleet Cyber Security as a Service ™ solution. This new offering from Symphion is the only service available today to easily and cost-effectively secure large print fleets. One of today’s greatest unknown security risks...
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TCDI® Announces CyberPulse 365 Managed Security Services Designed for Small to Mid-Size Enterprises
Greensboro, NC, Aug. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. (TCDI), a pioneer in data security and legal technology, announces CyberPulse 365, a managed service that combines multiple technologies to provide a holistic threat management and monitoring solution. The solution, which includes security information and event management (SIEM), vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, endpoint protection and data loss prevention technologies, offers an advanced...
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Critical Bug Opens Millions of HP OfficeJet Printers to Attack
A malicious fax sent to an HP Inc. OfficeJet all-in-one inkjet printer can give hackers control of the printer and act as a springboard into an attached network environment. LAS VEGAS – Tens of millions of fax-ready HP OfficeJet inkjet printers are vulnerable to a simple hack that gives an attacker full control over a targeted printer. Once compromised, the all-in-one OfficeJet could act as a springboard for deeper network penetration by an attacker. Here at DEF CON, researchers at Check...
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Bell Techlogix launches advanced Managed Security Services
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Techlogix , a leading IT Managed Services and solutions company, today announced the first in a series of advanced Managed Security Services. These leading-edge services will address the increasing need for robust cyber security programs to protect companies' IT environments and critical business information. These offerings are part of a series of services designed to provide our clients with state-of-the-art technology tools, processes, and...
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Fax vulnerability in HP all-in-one printers
Fax vulnerability in HP all-in-one printers August 22, 2018 Ricoh Company Ltd. A vulnerability was recently disclosed by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. wherein the fax protocol was exploited on a Hewlett Packard all-in-one printer to take control of the device by sending a crafted fax via telephone line and then gain access to the connected network. Because the vulnerability is part of the fax protocol itself, it's suspected that devices from other manufacturers may also be...
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GreenPages Technology Solutions Acquires Norwell Technology Group
KITTERY, Maine , Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPages, a leading IT transformation and hybrid cloud services provider, announced today that it has acquired Norwell Technology Group (NTG), a Massachusetts -based IT and security advisory firm with a focus on modernization and digital transformation. The move further strengthens GreenPages' IT services portfolio, including its transformation, security, advisory, and compliance services. "The profound growth in technology represents perhaps...
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MSPAlliance Updates and Adds New Certifications for Cloud and Managed Service Providers
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. , Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance®) today added several new certifications to its MSP/Cloud Verify program. The new certifications are all based on the core UCS (Unified Certification Standard for Cloud & Managed Service Providers) standard, used in the MSP/Cloud Verify program. MSPAlliance also issued its 2019 version of the UCS, which includes several key enhancements around security,...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Third Week of March 2014)
Wow! Hard to believe that the end of the first quarter is a mere two weeks away. Twenty five gone and Seventy five percent of the year left. How is your first quarter going? Would love to hear from you in the reply section of this blog! These were the top threads from 5 years ago this week. Enjoy Konica Minolta Honors Pacific Office Automation of Beaverton, Oregon with 2014 Pro-Tech Service Award for Service Excellence Art Post · 3/19/1410:16 PM Colorado. The company is also one of the...
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Xerox adds an extra layer of protection to Xerox AltaLink multifunction printers
Xerox announced security enhancements to its line of Xerox AltaLink Multifunction Printers (MFPs), providing IT managers, network administrators and chief information security officers with an extra layer of protection and a more proactive approach to network threats. “While other networked print devices use a fractured, manual approach to cybersecurity, Xerox employs an automated response that neutralizes threats at their source,” said Dr. Alissa J. Abdullah, chief information security...
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Sharp Adds Four New High-Volume A3 MFPS To Highly Successful Color Advanced And Essentials Series Lineup
MONTVALE, N.J. , April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announces the addition of four new high speed models to its color Advanced and Essentials Series lineup, bringing the total to 11 models in the product family ranging from 26 to 60 pages per minute. The four new models are designed for busy workgroups and departmental environments and offer advanced features for the technology-driven...
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Crimson IT Launches a Full Expansion of Managed Security Services
Crimson IT, a leading managed IT services and cyber security consulting provider, has announced the launch of advanced, Managed Security Services (MSS) for enterprises and SMBs in Los Angeles, CA. As a true partner for organizations requiring expert-level cyber security solutions, Crimson IT’s new Managed Security Services provide a multi-layered method to address IT threats. For the past 20 years, the basic set of tools helped keep security tight and information private. However, times have...
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Imaging Channel, Surveys can teach competitors a lot
I recently attended a webinar where the scariest thing was what was not said. The webinar was discussing the Imaging Channel; it included a recap of a survey given to dealer owners. The dealers answered the survey in a most disturbing way which no one is questioning, so I will. The survey determined that only 4% of dealers were concerned about A4 equipment which could easily replace the oversold A3's in 80-85% of the Imaging Channel's Customers. It appears the Imaging Channel is conceding...
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Fortinet's FortiWeb Cloud Powers Continent 8's New WAF-as-a-Service Offering
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continent 8 Technologies, a leading provider for managed hosting, networking, security, and cloud infrastructure managed services, today unveiled its new Cloud WAF product powered by Fortinet's FortiWeb Cloud . Combined with Fortinet's solution, Continent 8's Cloud WAF secures their customers' applications, no matter where they are hosted. As organizations deploy more and more business-critical applications that...
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Agio Forges Partnership with Respond Software
NEW YORK , Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Agio , a leading provider of cybersecurity and managed IT services for the financial services industry, has announced a formal partnership with Respond Software , the cybersecurity platform that automates decision-making by emulating human reasoning. As part of the affiliation, Agio will incorporate the firm's Respond Analyst decision automation software into its Managed Detection & Response (MDR) suite of services. "We have opted to partner with...
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Cybersecurity Update
Torrey Pines High School of California announced that its network was hacked. o was hacked to alter student grades and transcripts - United Healthcare notified unknown number of patients in South Carolina that their PHI may have been exposed in a data breach that happened last year - Hackers are hijacking smart door/building access control systems, which they are using to launch DDoS attacks, according to firewall company SonicWall. - Beaumont Health of Michigan notified 1,200 patients that...
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Untangle Extends Partnership with Webroot to Deliver Greater Visibility and Control Across the ...
SAN JOSE, Calif.– April 7, 2020 – Untangle® Inc. , a leader in comprehensive network security for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and distributed enterprises, today announced a new product integration partnership with cybersecurity solution, Webroot Business Endpoint Protection. The partnership sees Untangle’s robust Command Center bringing together the features of both Untangle NG Firewall and Webroot Business Endpoint Protection to provide Channel Partners with a comprehensive end-to-end...
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Netsurion SIEM Rated Highest in Performance and Value for Money in SC Media Group Test
April 08, 2020 Netsurion , a leading managed security services provider for highly distributed and small-to-medium enterprises and the IT providers that serve them, today announced that its EventTracker security platform has been awarded 4.5 stars by SC Media , the information security industry’s leading news and product evaluation publication, for performance, support, and value in the SIEM and UTM-NGFW review . SC Media’s tester, Tom Weil, wrote, “Netsurion designed this SIEM with security...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for April 18th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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Cybersecurity Update
Cybersecurity Update - IBM report on security states: o Average total cost of a data breach is now $3.92 million Average cost of lost revenue is $1.42 million Healthcare industry average total cost is $6.45 million or $429 per record o Average size of breach involves 25,575 records o Average cost per record of $150 o Average time to discover breach is 279 days o 49% of breaches caused by internal employees Includes accidental and malicious incidents (Konica Minolta offers the bizhub...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Third Week of February 2005)
Finally! A decent day and some movement on some accounts. It's been a six week drought with a few small deals here and there. I will still struggle to hit my monthly budget, but a least there's light at the end of the tunnel. Still no time to waste since I'll be on vacation for the first week in March. Presidents Club one more time for this old dog! Enjoy these cool threads from 15 years ago this week! Look what Canon has Color imageCLASS MF8170c Guest · 2/22/057:59 PM Color imageCLASS...
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Cybersecurity Update
A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans’ personal data and Equifax’s valuable trade secrets. o alleges that Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, and Liu Lei conspired with each other to hack into Equifax’s computer networks, maintain unauthorized access to those computers, and steal sensitive, personally...
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Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab Announces First-of-Its-Kind Security Validation Testing Program for MFPs and Printers
FAIRFIELD, N.J. (PRWEB) February 19, 2020 Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab, the industry’s leading authority in hardcopy device testing and research, today unveiled its complete Security Validation Testing program. Initially targeted to connected MFPs and printers and eventually expanding to include all “smart workplace” IoT devices, the program establishes industry-standard benchmarks in the areas of Device Penetration, Policy Compliance, and Firmware Resilience. Administered by Buyers...
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Cohere Cyber Secure announces Fully Integrated "Cyber-Managed Security as a Service ...
NEW YORK , Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohere Cyber Secure, LLC ("Cohere") today announced a fully integrated "Cyber Managed Security-as-a-Service" offering. The objective was to layer a maze of overlapping technologies, so Cohere's Cyber SIEM becomes the foundation to ensuring maximum protection. The service is designed for business operations looking for a single sourced set of cyber protective solutions, and to ensuring regulatory compliance. (PRNewsfoto/Cohere Cyber Secure, LLC) Alex...
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Aptum Partners with Alert Logic to Bring Managed Detection and Response to Aptum Customers
TORONTO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Aptum, a global hybrid cloud and managed services provider, today announced its partnership with Alert Logic to deliver the market-defining Alert Logic managed detection and response (MDR) solution to Aptum’s global customers. With this partnership, Aptum becomes the first partner to offer Alert Logic’s MDR solution in Canada. “Our customers need strong cybersecurity to protect their most important asset – their data,” said Leigh Plumley, Aptum’s Chief Revenue...
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Cybersecurity News
The average American has had their personal data stolen or exposed at least 4 times in 2019, according to new research published by Interest Research. - The finance vertical is suffering from a 238% increase in cyberattacks during COVID- 19 pandemic according to research published by VMware Carbon Black Security. - Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha, NE notified 1311 patients that their PHI was exposed after an employee illegally accessed - Sophos Security reports following on ransomware: o...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Forty of Sales
By the end of the week it will be two solid months since I was optioned to the home office. Could this really last for an entire quarter? I'm somewhat worried that many businesses will cease to exist if the our Governor does not open up the state for business. In today's address he was non-committal for releasing a time line of when we can re-open. He hinted at maybe something coming this week. All we can hope is that he comes to his senses and will realize that shutting down the state also...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for March 14th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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Cybersecurity Update
The Porter Clinic of Ogden, Utah was forced to pay $100,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (aka HIPAA Police) after an investigation prompted by a breach exposed the fact that a HIPAA Risk Analysis was never conducted. - The FBI stated that ransoms worth $144.35 million were paid between 1/2013 and 7/2019 to hackers. - The City of Cartersville, GA notified an unknown number of citizens that their info may have been exposed during recent ransomware...