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November 2009
In this issue:
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eMazzanti - NYC Metro
Area SMB Partner of
the Year
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Gamewear - PR
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Future of Authentication
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Thinking Beyond Antivirus
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Using Weak Passwords?
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A Practical Approach
to Security
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Security and ROA
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Case Study
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Opportunities
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The Weakest Link
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Are you
using weak passwords?
If you've ever lost your wallet, you know the sense of
vulnerability that comes with it. Someone might be walking
around with your identification, pretending to be you. If
someone stole your passwords, they could do the same thing
online. A hacker could be opening new credit card accounts,
applying for mortgages, or chatting online disguised as you-and
you wouldn't know it until it was too late. Read on to learn how
you can help protect your identity online by creating stronger
passwords.
Are you using weak passwords?
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Practical Approach to Security
How to Take a Practical Approach to Security
If your small business is like many, it is extremely dependent
upon technology and electronically stored data. Many of the
steps you need to take to secure your information infrastructure
won't cost your business money, or even much time. Here are some
practical considerations and security precautions you should
take to maintain the security of your information assets.
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Security and
Return on Investment
It’s not easy, but
more and more businesses are looking at ways to calculate a
Return on Investment for their security spending. All businesses
take risks if they can lead to rewards. That’s partly what
return on investment (ROI) is all about. In exchange for this
much money spent, you hope to reap that much more in return. But
what about investments whose returns aren’t easily measured in
dollars and cents?
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EMAZZANTI TECHNOLOGIES SELECTED AS HP NYC METROPOLITAN AREA
HP SMB PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Aug 07, 2009
 HOBOKEN,
NJ – Aug 11, 2009 – eMazzanti Technologies, a Hoboken-based
computer networking firm, announces today its selection by
Hewlett-Packard (HP) as the NYC Metropolitan Area HP SMB
Partner of the Year. Awarded as a recognition of excellence,
as eMazzanti was picked out of a field of the finest
candidates. HP originally chose one hundred out of thousands
of Partners to focus their business development efforts. The
computing giant then further narrowed the field down to the
six best partners. After further deliberation, eMazzanti was
then declared the NYC Metro Area’s HP SMB Reseller Partner
of the Year. To be selected out of so many in the most
competitive market for HP is truly an honor.
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EMAZZANTI
CUSTOMER GAMEWEAR HITS NETWORK CONNECTION AND PROTECTION
HOMERUN WITH WATCHGAURD SOLUTION
Aug 06, 2009
 Hoboken,
New Jersey - 09-08-2009 – Faced with the challenge of
rapid worldwide triple-digit growth across a broad base
of manufacturing sites, retailers and sales
representatives all needing safe, reliable access to
product information, GameWear turned to its IT partner
eMazzanti Technologies for a solution. WatchGuard
network protection appliances proved to be the answer.
“We’re very, very cautious about giving people access to
our IT infrastructure, essentially access to our office
and a window into the kind of business we run, said
Frank Cerullo, chief executive officer, GameWear. “Our
answer to better security was to not do things as we
were scared our network would be hacked.”
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The
Future of Authentication
 We’ve
been saying it for a while – static passwords are on the
verge of extinction – so where will business go for its
future authentication solutions?
According to Gartner . . .
The Gartner Group predicts that in the next two years
alone, two million US consumers will be using two-factor
authentication at a few major ISPs and online
communities. They further predict that this practice
will become mainstream for securing Web application
access across the majority of service providers within
the next five years. This huge organic growth will come
about as the broader market takes its lead from the
ISP/portals, online banks, brokerages and gaming
organizations who are already successfully incorporating
strong authentication into their core offerings.
It’s not
just one technology
Businesses are finally starting to discover that they
can open up their networks and begin working with
customers and partners in ways that would currently be
giving them security nightmares without the foundation
of strong authentication. And though they won’t all take
the same approach, with a strong authentication solution
at their network core, they can create, trust and engage
in circles in ways that are comfortable not just to
them, but also to their partners and customers.
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Thinking Beyond
Antivirus
 Taking
advantage of the Internet to make your small business'
information more accessible to employees and outsiders can offer
business benefits. If the Internet is a part of your business
then you should be equipped to deal with the security issues
that have been introduced. If your business is connected to the
Internet, then all of the information you keep on your computers
and servers is potentially at risk. The more complex the
computing environment gets, the greater (and diverse) the risk.
At the same time your reliance on the Internet is growing, the
Internet threat landscape is continuously evolving and becoming
more severe.
In today's small
business computing environment, antivirus alone does not provide
adequate security. However, with the right combination of
security measures, you can keep your valuable business data and
information safe and sound and where it belongs – inside your
network – and away from malicious code or intruders.
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Sports Apparel
Firm, GameWear, Hits Home Run With Windows Vista
Looking to maintain its competitive edge and support
infrastructure while experiencing rapid growth, GameWear
recently deployed Windows Vista. With the expert aid of
eMazzanti Technologies, GameWear applied the powerful new
features in Windows Vista to critical business processes,
boosting productivity and developing new capabilities for
effectively meeting customer needs. GameWear makes authentic
sports team-branded apparel and accessories.
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Opportunities
at {e}Mazzanti
eMazzanti seeks bright
minds to join the team.
Refer a
Network
Engineer to
www.emazzanti.net/jobs
and be eligible for a
shopping spree at
eMazzanti's online
store,
www.emazzanti.net/store.
Qualifying applicants
must receive full time
employment and have
referenced the referring
friend on the original
application in
order for the
referrer to be eligible for
the annual drawing.
Shopping spree is limited
to $1,000 in merchandise.
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The Weakest
Link in Network Security
By Peter Alexander
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Small
Business Center
Your small-business network may be
protected by firewalls, intrusion detection and other
state-of-the-art security technologies. And yet, all it takes is
one person's carelessness, and suddenly it's as if you have no
network security at all.
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