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Overview of the Federal Trade Commission in regards to cybersecurity:

• Does the US have federal cybersecurity laws that apply generally?
• What does the FTC require in a nutshell?
• How can I make sure my company is in compliance?

Michael Petrov has started a series discussing the values and beliefs of Digital Edge. In this first part, he speaks about the importance of being a perfectionist as well as the three levels of knowledge in regards to technology. 

In the second part of his series, Michael Petrov discusses the importance of trust with a client as well as the different stages of trust you can build with a client. 

“HiTRUST: Burdensome, But Worth It if You Have the Resources”

For the past few months the challenges facing the country’s medical infrastructure has been all over the news. Mostly these issues have focused on medical supplies and capacity, but as with any organization the IT needs of these medical facilities are also of the utmost criticality.

In the third part of the series, Michael Petrov talks about the importance of good commuication with clients and within the company. He offers some tips on how to have effective communication. 

Free Cybersecurity Strategies for the Homebound

Well, April is almost over, and most of us are still teleworking from home. Last month I discussed some basic requirements for working remotely, and given that the coronavirus pandemic is still very much affecting our working lives, I’ve decided that this month it would be good to build on some of the concepts introduced last month.

Digital Edge has just successfully completed its annual AWS Partner Network compliance requirement. Being an AWS Partner provides Digital Edge with numerous resources and benefits that we can pass on to our customers. Also, our CEO has also just announced that Digital Edge will be upgrading our status with AWS over the next year!

Lately, and for good reason, the top thing on people’s minds has been the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Any change from normal operations will inherently be less secure, because often the processes are unfamiliar and have not been ironed out to the extent that a company’s normal operations have been. In a situation like we are facing now, with widespread teleworking, a company’s prime security concern should be the correct implementation of a strong teleworking policy.

“We could have done it on our own working directly with AWS, but it would have taken at least three times longer,” the client estimates. “We also would have likely made mistakes that would have extended the go-live timeline even further—that’s one of the key reasons for working with cloud experts like the team from Digital Edge.”