Our Continuous Process Improvement Cycle
IP Services provides world-class cybersecurity services using a set of Best Practices for delivering efficient IT support services while continuously looking at resource optimization and process improvement.
Our Services
Your business needs are unique. So are the customized solutions we offer:
Financial Services Case Study
Greycourt & Co., Inc. is an independent investment adviser with East Coast and West Coast offices servicing wealthy families and select institutions.
Compliant
Using ITIL best practices and Visible Ops frameworks, our TotalControl™ service places your system in a protective environment that complies with audit requirements such as HIPAA, SARBOX, GLB, and PCI.
Secure
Proactive security management is paramount, and our ongoing security solutions are designed to mitigate unnecessary business risks and protect your business, keeping you safe and secure, and out of the news.
Our History
IP Services began its early operations as an advanced IP engineering team inside the Fortune 500 integrator, MicroAge.
The group consisted of several hundred engineers, and service and support personnel who were responsible for architecture and implementation of large enterprise and carrier-class routed networks. Today, IP Services prides itself on its people’s expertise and experience, its well-defined integrated processes and controls, and its ability to use technology to help its clients enjoy the benefits of a reliable and predictable Managed IT Services without the associated headaches and costs.
Apache Vulnerability
As I am sure most of you are aware Apache released information in December concerning a vulnerability in their Log4j module. Apache’s Log4j (log for java) software library affects versions 2.0-beta9 to 2.14.1, known as “Log4Shell.” Resolution of the issue requires patching to the current version, 2.17.1 (Java 8), 2.12.4 (Java 7) or 2.3.2 (Java…
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8 Cybersecurity Tips for the Holidays
It is a wonderful and joyful time of the year, but unfortunately, it’s also a busy time for cybercriminals to take advantage of you. The National Retail Federation (and IP Services!) would remind you of these simple precautions: Keep a clean machine – make sure whatever device you use for online shopping has the latest…
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Ransomware Threat to the Banking Industry
According to a recent article in the Institutional Asset Manager Newsletter, the financial sector was one of the most targeted by cybercriminals in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic at a time when rapid shifts in working practices left organizations vulnerable. In the first emergency phase of the pandemic in Q2 2020, ransomware attacks on financial organizations…
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Shadow IT
Shadow IT while always problematic for IT Departments has recently resurfaced as a real and present threat and risk to an organization and in particular, has become a focal area during FDIC examinations. So, what does Shadow IT mean? Shadow IT (a.k.a., “unauthorized technology,” “unauthorized assets,” “unauthorized devices,” etc.) has created quite a name…
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