Loading ...This is the second installment of a three-part series on banking industry trends.
Information security is a hot button for all businesses. But for banks, it is particularly critical due to the nature of the information they have as well as increasing compliance regulations. As part of our ongoing series on the US banking industry, we are taking an in-depth look at the security profile of banks in America and what they are doing to protect personal information. Continue reading
Loading ...The role of social networks in business is nothing new but when Google+ came on the scene, I know what you were thinking. The same thing I was: Another social platform?
Like any good marketer, we at CenturyLink Business, created a presence on Google + right away but really only to secure our name. We have not created a full-blown presence at this point because, frankly, we have been going back and forth internally on the value of the platform in our space.
Loading ...It’s pretty clear that banking as we know it is changing. Rapidly. With the Occupy Wall Street movement and the recent Bank Transfer Day initiative, banks are coming to terms with the fact that the old way of doing business simply won’t work.
This represents an opportunity for banks to take a hard look at their businesses and to figure out what they can offer their customers to provide a superior customer experience.
Loading ...With Black Friday and Cyber Monday under our belts, it’s officially peak shopping season for millions of American consumers. Retailers will be working overtime to meet demand and earn much-needed revenue—but if they’re not careful, each credit card transaction they handle could expose both their customers and their business to risk.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is designed to protect consumers and increase trust in retailers. Without these measures, it would be all too simple for a hacker to break into a retailer’s systems and steal consumers’ payment card numbers.
Loading ...In an earlier post, we discussed whether businesses should really care about the iPad, and suggested that the answer is now yes. Today, let’s take a deeper look at the role mobile tablets can play in your endpoint environment. It goes a lot further than email and calendaring.
Loading ...There has been a lot of discussion about the viability of iPads in the enterprise. iPads have become so pervasive in consumers’ lives, it begs the question: Will it follow the path of laptops, smart phones, instant messaging and social media that got their start in our personal lives and then made their way into “must-haves” in our business lives?
Loading ...Here at ThinkGig, we recently covered some of the lesser-known IT risks you might face.
Still, traditional data security is an ever-present concern. So let’s take a step back and go over a few of the basics for guarding against common viruses, worms, phishing attacks and spyware. These everyday threats could not only cost you the loss of sensitive business information and staff productivity; they can cause the loss of customer confidence.
Loading ...We love October here at ThinkGig. Not just because the temps start to cool down and we get closer to enjoying our Halloween candy, but because we get to go to the Big Apple for Interop New York! We look forward to this event with great anticipation, not only because we provide the gargantuan portable network, but because we get a firsthand look at what’s hot in the world of IT and get to rub elbows with our fellow network geeks.
Loading ...If you are a regular ThinkGig reader, you know we love to talk cloud. Since there is so much discussion around the players in the cloud market and how service providers like us will fit in, we thought it might be interesting to share where we see ourselves headed.
Andrew Higginbotham is the chief architect of our plans for cloud services. He recently sat down with Lisa Pierce of Strategic Networks Group for an interview that appeared in No Jitter.
Loading ...As you may know, today is World IPv6 Day and we are excited to participate in this “test flight” to promote the transition to IPv6.
If you are not familiar, World IPv6 Day is organized by The Internet Society (ISOC). It is a 24-hour trial to motivate Internet service providers, network operators, operating system vendors and web companies to prepare their services for IPv6 and ensure a successful transition as the world’s supply of IPv4 address space runs out.
