5 Security Free-Trial Offers You Should Take Advantage Of

by PTPstaff | Jun 30, 2018 | Cloud, Cloud Management & Optimization, Cloud Security, Managed Services, Networking

Imagine if you could take a car off the dealer’s lot and drive it around for a couple weeks, for free, before you have to commit to purchasing it. See how it handles. See how it performs. See how it fits in your garage. The word “free” is seldom...

What the “New NOC” Is…and Is Not

by PTPstaff | Jun 30, 2018 | Managed Network, Managed Services, Networking

Having graduated from college in 1993, I entered the workforce as a regional sales rep and was handed a fax machine to receive my daily updates of inventory I could sell, and a pager so I could be contacted. It seemed so efficient at the time – – getting...

More Users. More Apps. More Devices. Can Your WAN Keep Up?

by PTPstaff | Mar 29, 2018 | Cloud Migration, Networking, SD-WAN

Welcome to the digital era. Businesses are built on cloud-based applications. Mobility is the norm. And everything connects to the network. All of these demands are impacting existing wide area networks across all industries. The need to increase bandwidth, optimize...

The Olympics are Going for the Cloud Gold

by PTPstaff | Feb 27, 2018 | Cloud, Cloud Migration, Managed Network, Managed Services, Networking

It’s remarkable the changes in both equipment and performance in the Winter Olympics over the last 20-30 years. The skis, the sleds, the improvement in skating difficultly, and the numerous new events just to name a few. Juxtapose that with the classic Olympics events...

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability

by PTPstaff | Feb 2, 2018 | Networking, Security

A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN functionality of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. The vulnerability is due...

Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities, and How You Can Spot Them

by PTPstaff | Jan 15, 2018 | Managed Security, Managed Services, Networking, News, Security

wo processor vulnerabilities are currently in the news, and here’s a summary on the vulnerabilities and how customers may be affected, in addition to how Pinnacle’s threat hunting services detect and mitigate risks in these exploits. In a nutshell:Meltdown allows a...