Showing posts with label WatchGuard training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WatchGuard training. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

DCS Wi-Fi Experts - 4 Wi-Fi Services that Add Business Value

Wi-Fi is changing and we can Help

At Dynamic Cloud Solutions (DCS Netlink) we have built our security foundation on WatchGuard Security Services, and WatchGuard Wi-Fi is part of that security foundation.

Today, every business and organization has to have security installed in every part of their network(s) and Wi-Fi is no different.  Almost every business today has some type of Wi-Fi in place in an effort to service their customers better.

However, most companies just put the Wi-Fi in and never give security a second thought.

At DCS we are experts at installing and managing Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi services that are secure, and simple.

And, guess what?  Wi-Fi isn't just for surfing anymore.

Retail businesses and other organizations can use Wi-Fi to push data, coupons, or ads out to their customers while they are on your network.


That allows the Wi-Fi owner to know and understand their customers better thus resulting in a better customer & Internet experience for everyone!  Sound cool?

To learn more about WatchGuard Wi-Fi Services read our WatchGuard July blog article below and connect with us at DCS to find out how we can help you add value and security to your Wi-Fi network.  Give us a call at 877-327-6385.

Monday, March 20, 2017

Ransomware stopped by WatchGuard

Ransomware Stopped by WatchGuard

As a Watchguard Certified Training Partner, many times we know about new features and capabilities with the WatchGuard firewall products before the general public knows about them.  Such was the case with a new module that WatchGuard released over the last couple of months in its Total Security Suite called Threat Detection and Response (TDR).

As you probably know, Ransomware is exponentially increasing in quantity and severity and has been very effective in doing its job by encrypting customer data and holding it hostage.  Here is a quick WatchGuard video explaining the threat and vulnerability of Ransomware:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbTFrmr_0E





If you are not familiar with ransomware, here is a really good video explaining what it is in English...the video features"Ransombear" as a cartoon character.  This video is called "Ransombear is on the hunt":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEKAlupYgDc

Last week I saw a WatchGuard (WG) engineer demonstrate how extremely effective the WatchGuard firewall and TDR module were together in stopping Ransomware "dead in its tracks."

During this short demo, the WG engineer clicked on a real ransomware file and showed how the WG TDR not only stopped the ransomware but also showed information in a WG console which captured and explained what had just happened.  There was nothing for the user to do, and you could see nothing happening.  The WG TDR module simply just did its job and kept the ransomware from executing and encrypting files.  

To prove that the Ransomware file was real, the WG engineer then turned off the TDR services on his Windows machine and then double-clicked the same file....and whoa la!  Within a matter of a few seconds, a screen popped up letting us know that our files were now encrypted and showed us a ticking clock to let us know how much time we had remaining to pay the ransom.

Now, you can watch it too!  Just visit my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/ORqaWDvF5nQ and you will get a chance to hear more about WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response, as well as watch the WG Sales Engineer, demonstrate how ransomware is stopped by the WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response Host Sensor.

Extremely effective!  Up until now, I have had to explain that firewalls and anti-virus do little to nothing in protecting you against Ransomware...and could not detect, let alone, prevent a Ransomware attack.  Now, we have WG Threat Detection and Response to detect and respond to threats like Ransomware.  The new TDR module is available for laptops and desktops and is available as part of your Total Security Suite.  TDR is very effective as endpoint protection and the best part is that TDR is effective even if you are operating on Windows or Linux and you are not physically behind a WG firewall!

If you own a WatchGuard firewall but don't know or understand how the TDR module works, give us a call at DCS Netlink -Toll-Free: 877-327-6385.  Our WatchGuard certified engineers will help you determine how you can protect yourself and your network against Ransomware with the new WG TDR module.

Watch for our on-line WatchGuard Certified Training Partner seminar on the new TDR module.... Coming Soon! 

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Accountability - What's that? And, why should I care?


Accountability....What is that?

Uh Oh!!  Another thing to add to my ToDo List.  I can't keep up now, so how can I manage accountability?  Every hear yourself say or ask something similar in your own life?

This is the reaction to interesting questions almost every leader has made in this day and age.  In reality, the real questions need to be, "How do I lead and manage with accountability?"  Why is it important and why is it important to me and the health of the organization, company and/or family that I lead?

When I am teaching, training, and coaching WatchGuard firewalls, VPNs, and Internet Security, the subject of trust and accountability comes up every time.  So many organizations, companies, and people have come to me in the last 6 months and without directly using the word "accountability," they were very concerned about things going on in their organization.  Think about it...trust can't develop to healthy levels if no one can be trusted to perform and execute on time when promised.  That is why we need accountability.

Leaders at all levels at one time believed that their people and teams were doing the right thing, but they may not have addressed accountability, nor did they "front load" accountability with the job description and expectation.  So now they are finding out that without the accountability, stuff never got done, or managed or executed on time.  That is generally what leads to disappointment and miscommunication in the end, which then keeps a "culture of ownership" from developing.

All of those things that concerned these leaders really referred back to what we call accountability.  That is a big word, and has HUGE implications for the health and vitality of every organization, company, family and person.  Every leader needs to be very good at inserting accountability into their personal lives to grow and develop healthy trusting relationships with themselves, their family, and their companies...and no, it does not mean discipline...it is so much more than that.  Furthermore, they need to "front load" the accountability and expectations up front before the journey or task even starts.  Don't wait until the task is done or the event is over to think about accountability.  Building accountability and building it in pre-loaded beforehand is the tough stuff that great organizations and strong leaders know best and act on.

In this link to Lee Ellis' part 1 of his 6 part blog series on Accountability, he talks about:  Leaders and Accountability.

Lee says, "Even thought there are 14 lessons in my book, Leading with Honor, three foundational attributes rise to the top - character, courage, and competency.  To put it another way, the best leaders push through their selfishness and fear to skillfully do the right thing even when it's painful.  And part of doing the right thing is being accountable for one's actions."

To read more on the tough subject of accountability and why it is critical to healthy relationships in every person's life, visit Lee's blog at:

On Leaders and Accountability:  Notes from the Cliff - Lee Ellis on Leading with Honor

Until next time, "Keep leading with Character First." - Dane