Fueling the Economy Through Diversity
BlackHawk Data recently received several diversity-promoting certifications, enabling us to further expand our services to public and private sector clients, and be a key player in fueling the economy. For those that don’t know, this is big news.The rise of...
BlackHawk Data Drives Railway Reliability and Safety
Every month, millions of commuters take advantage of public transportation in every major city in the U.S. It’s the circulatory system that connects the suburbs and towns with metropolis-size cities and their smaller, yet just as urban, counterparts. Whether it’s...
Modest Beginnings and Bold Results
Like most entrepreneurs, Maryann Pagano and Jason Caparoso looked forward to when they could take their years of technology experience and turn it into their dream of having their own company. It was a pretty big leap since: Statistics say that most start-ups fail...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Protecting Your Organization from Password Theft
Our customers have come to us with a lot of questions, regarding cybersecurity and their remote workforce. In this 4-part series, Jason Caparoso, BlackHawk Data’s President and Chief Technology Officer, shares his insights and knowledge to help you safeguard your...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: The What, How, and Why to Use a VPN
Our customers have come to us with a lot of questions, regarding cybersecurity and their remote workforce. In this 4-part series, Jason Caparoso, BlackHawk Data’s President and Chief Technology Officer, shares his insights and knowledge to help you safeguard your...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Stopping Breaches Before They Happen
Our customers have come to us with a lot of questions, regarding cybersecurity and their remote workforce. In this 4-part series, Jason Caparoso, BlackHawk Data’s President and Chief Technology Officer, shares his insights and knowledge to help you safeguard your...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Collaboration Security On-Prem and Outside the Firewall
Staying connected is especially important and can be tricky when everyone is working from home. We’ve received a lot of questions from customers, regarding communication and collaboration solutions. In this 4-part series, Sam Opeyemi, BlackHawk Data’s Vice President...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Receive Business Calls While Working Remotely
Staying connected is especially important and can be tricky when everyone is working from home. We’ve received a lot of questions from customers, regarding communication and collaboration solutions. In this 4-part series, Sam Opeyemi, BlackHawk Data’s Vice President...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Keeping Your Virtual Team Productive
Staying connected is especially important and can be tricky when everyone is working from home. We’ve received a lot of questions from customers, regarding communication and collaboration solutions. In this 4-part series, Sam Opeyemi, BlackHawk Data’s Vice President...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Hosting a Virtual Meeting
Staying connected is especially important and can be tricky when everyone is working from home. We’ve received a lot of questions from customers, regarding communication and collaboration solutions. In this 4-part series, Sam Opeyemi, BlackHawk Data’s Vice President...
BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Keeping Your Remote Workforce Securely Connected
Our customers have come to us with a lot of questions, regarding cybersecurity and their remote workforce. In this 4-part series, Jason Caparoso, BlackHawk Data’s President and Chief Technology Officer, shares his insights and knowledge to help you safeguard your...
COVID-19 Creates Malicious Opportunities for Hackers
There are numerous questions and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the perfect situation for cybercriminals to exploit. Bad actors have created websites, apps, and email campaigns, which seem to provide helpful and credible information, but in...
Don’t Be Held Hostage: Amp Up Your Network Security
There’s a lot of talk in the news about ransomware, but what is it? As the name suggests ransomware is a malware that hijacks your network and devices, and holds your data for ransom. These cyberattacks expertly exploit vulnerabilities in your system. With the drastic...
Secure Your Network Against Ransomware
In less than one year, there have been 3 ransomware attacks in New York’s Albany County, home to the state capital. In March 2019, the city of Albany was the victim of a ransomware cyberattack that impacted the city’s police department systems. Though they didn’t pay...
Don’t Be Caught Off Guard
On Feb. 5, Cisco let customers know right away that there were vulnerabilities in its Discovery Protocol implementation of several products, and provided software fix information and mitigations for these vulnerabilities. The upside is these vulnerabilities can’t be...
BlackHawk Data’s Top Ten Security Trends for 2020
The idiom “Hindsight is 20/20” reminds us that it's easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened, but it's hard to predict the future. This is especially significant when it comes to security trends that could blindside your business. BlackHawk Data...
6 Ways Outsourcing Managed Services can Benefit Your Business
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well as small businesses are creating a huge impact in the U.S. Every year people venture out to launch new businesses, and many have discovered the benefits of partnering with experts to take some of the burden off their...
What does the SHIELD Act Mean for Your Business?
On March 21, 2020, New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act takes effect. This act requires businesses to implement safeguards for the private information of New York residents and broadens New York's security breach notification...
PCI DSS Compliance Vulnerability Checklist
It used to be that banks were the most vulnerable when it came to financial fraud, being that they were the place “where the money is” according to 1930’s bank robber Willie Sutton. In the 21st century, merchants are now the biggest targets when it comes to having...
Raising the Bar for Multi-Tenant Buildings
How “Network as-a-Service” can work for you! The digital revolution is sweeping through every industry. The real-estate industry is no exception. Customers want better, faster and on-demand services. However, when commercial tenants move into a building, they’re faced...
Busting Managed Services Myths
Even though 64% of business are using some form of managed services, there are still a plethora of myths floating around that are discouraging so many others from reaping the rewards of having experienced IT support specialists monitoring and managing their tech....
The State of Your Technology Union
Federal, state and local government officials are perpetually challenged to increase operational efficiencies, enhance security, and improve IT services delivery — all while reducing costs. Taking into account the expectations of a digital-savvy citizenry and...
Managed Services Makes Innovation Possible
No matter the industry, businesses are becoming more dependent on technology every day and are taking a closer look at maximizing the operational efficiency and effectiveness of that technology. With the pressures of system stability, availability, and performance...
Get a Good Night’s Sleep Knowing Your IT is in Good Hands
Ask any SMB owner what their top daily concerns are and you’ll get a variety of answers, though when you dig down, every answer comes to this one challenge: efficiency. Whether it’s enhancing their performance or getting more out of every dollar, efficiency is behind...
Cybercriminals Going Back to School
With parents, children and teachers gearing up for the start of a new year, it seems that cybercriminals are also going back to school with several states declaring state-wide emergency declarations due to cyberattacks on several school districts. Hackers have...
Urgent/11 is the Enemy from Within
The enemy from within is a leading plot twist for thrillers, making the audience gasp when they realize someone or something they trusted deeply has betrayed them. Urgent/11, named by researchers at Armis for the 11 vulnerabilities found in Wind River VxWorks, is that...
10 Ways BlackHawk Data has Turned Woman-Owned into World-Class
There’s a lot of talk about women-owned businesses and their impact on a variety of industries. And it’s easy to understand why when 4 out of 10 businesses in the U.S. fall into this category. At BlackHawk Data we’re proud to be a part of the incredible transformation...
A SHIELD Act to Protect New Yorkers
The New York Legislature recently passed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act in response to New York consumers’ growing concern regarding the protection of their personal consumer data by requiring companies to have “reasonable data...
Top 5 Ways BlackHawk Data Keeps Aviation Flying High
As innovation expands throughout aviation, the networks of many large airports are being taxed in keeping up with it. Passengers demand streamlined services with, of course, the greatest measure of physical and cybersecurity. Airlines need to follow requirements and...
BlackHawk Data Elevates Airport Campus Security
We all know that aviation is a key component to life as we know it. In fact, aviation security both in the air and on the ground is a leading area of investment and concern for governing agencies. Working with an aging physical infrastructure is a challenge for any...
It’s Your Dream, Live It: Advice from a Woman Tech CEO
Every year, thousands of women, worldwide, start their own businesses. These woman take their passion and find a way to monetize it and share it with the world. Not all of these startups are in the technology industry, but more and more women are jumping into the...