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National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Adam Baldwin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:23:05 +0000

Today marks the kickoff of the 6th annual national cyber security awareness month promoted by the Department of Homeland security. To help promote good security practice and awareness nGenuity is doing free 1 hour security assessments of web applications and networks. We are also available to speak on security related topics for local events at no cost during the month of October.

For more detail or if you want to schedule with us please contact Adam Baldwin at 509.396.2075 or info@ngenuity-is.com

Are you as secure as you think you are?

Adam Baldwin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:09:32 +0000

Most businesses rely heavily on computers and networks to get work done these days. When your computer or network fails you in some way, that has a direct impact on your bottom line. In an effort to help you understand the risks associated with using these essential pieces of technology in your business, and help mitigate them, we are giving away a whole pile of consulting time in the form of free security assessments.

What do you get with the free assessment?

30 minutes of network and website security assessment by the nGenuity team of security ninjas.
30 minutes of discussion / debrief about any security issues identified.
20% discount on any IT and security consulting and support services through the remainder of 2009.
No hassle or obligation to purchase anything. This is not a hard sell, this is a free service we are offering to improve awareness on network / website security.

Follow this link for more information on nGenuity’s security assessments.

I already have an “IT” person / company that handles this type of stuff for me.

Chances are your IT person or company is doing a great job supporting you, but what if that isn’t the case and you just haven’t noticed yet? What if security isn’t their thing? nGenuity already works with a few IT providers to complement the services they provide. There is nothing wrong with getting a second opinion from an expert.

Where do I sign up?

Call us at 509-396-2075 and mash the first number that you hear or email us at info@ngenuity-is.com

Look for the ad (designed by &yet) for this free assessment in the Tri-City Area Journal of Business (page 26.)

How Can You Make Your Software Trustable?

Adam Baldwin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:22:33 +0000

My friend Creeva posted about Free Software on Craigslist – Should You Trust It? He states,

I’m just trying to point out that there is no such thing as a more trustable anonymous source. It would be easy to compromise a computer by offering free software on Craig’s List and manipulating it before handing it out.

This got me thinking that even free (or commercial) software from what appears to be a reputable provider should be approached with caution. What about a legitimate company trying to get people interested in their software? Should people be skeptical of those sources as well, they are not anonymous? Absolutely they should. So as a software company or software as a service provider (there are so many web applications spring up these days) how can they make their product more trustable and appealing to wary consumers?

Promise & deliver:

Build trust with your customers by making promises and keeping them while exceeding expectations. Sound easy right? Well then do it, put in the hard work to make it happen. It won’t happen overnight and it will happen by some people taking the leap of faith with your brand and products. Make sure those customers love you and your product. Make sure whenever they tweet, dent, blog, whatever about their experience that it will be positive.

Take your lumps:

Let customers provide transparent feedback to your services on your website. People like to trust the input from other people. Take the good with the bad and allow customers to complain or rave about your product. Once you get over being upset that they complained, fix the problems they had, make it better and tell the world.

Get a security assessment already:

Pimp your third party audit results, even if you did bad. First of all this means that you have to get your product assessed. Do so by selecting a vendor in your market space that has experience and their word will lend credibility to your brand. If you did bad on the audit tell the world how you will change. Every software product has security vulnerabilities (yes every one d0n’t let those crafty vendors fool you and don’t be one yourself), what you need to be able to explain and demonstrate is that you care enough to do whatever it takes to respond and handle those issues as best you can. Keep this promise at all costs.