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Posts by category

• Category: Capabilities
  • Vital Cyber Safety Lessons Taught in West Haven Public Schools through Partnership with the Center for Cyber Safety and Education and Vancord
  • 5 Questions to Ask When You Are Choosing an RPO for CMMC Compliance
  • Who Needs CMMC Certification? 3 Things to Know
  • The Biggest Security Risks Affecting Higher Education Virtual Operations
  • K-12 Schools: How to Build a Culture of Data Privacy
  • Licensing mode for the Remote Desktop Session Host is not configured
• Category: Case Studies
• Category: Containment
  • Planning Ahead: Incident Readiness vs. Business Continuity
  • 5 Essential Tips For Higher Education Cyber Security Management
• Category: CyberSound
• Category: Detection
  • 5 Detection Benefits from Cyber Threat Hunting
  • How Do You Test Your Defenses?
  • Are You Incident Ready?
  • Top 3 Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response Tips for Your Business
  • The Most Common Cybersecurity Threats Your Small Business Faces
• Category: Events
  • Cyber & Cider: Fall into Security with Vancord
  • Brew And Network With Vancord
  • Vancord, Fortinet, and Exclusive Networks Present: Axe Throwing and Cybersecurity
  • FELO Speaker Series – Exploring Craft Beer and Empowering Manufacturing
  • Understanding the Managed Detection and Response Landscape, On-Demand Webinar
  • ICYM: Beers with Engineers Networking at Stony Creek Brewery
  • CAIS Annual Conference on Business, Operations & Technology
• Category: Infrastructure
  • WiFi 6, 6E & Multigig – How Can E-Rate Help?
  • How to Prevent a Higher Education Cyber Security Attack During COVID-19
  • The Growing Trend of Cloud Computing: Data Protection and Disaster Recovery
  • Ransomware Attack: Changing Out the Locks
  • The Top 3 Cybersecurity Threats Facing Higher Education
• Category: Monitoring
  • What a Security Operations Center (SOC) Really Does for Your Business
  • How 24/7 Managed Security Monitoring Changes the Game for Business Protection
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Made Simple: What You Need to Know
  • MSSP Explained – The Vancord Difference
• Category: News
  • The Real Cost of Ignoring Cybersecurity Consulting Services
  • E-Rate 2026: What Schools Need to Know Before Applying
  • 5 Steps to Prepare Your School’s Network for E-Rate
  • Why Small Businesses Are Big Targets for Cyber Attacks and How an MSSP Helps
  • Cybersecurity Consultancy vs. Managed Security: What’s the Difference?
  • What Does MSSP Stand For? A Simple Guide to Managed Security Service Providers for Your Business
  • VANCORD WINS BEST CYBERSECURITY FIRM IN THE MILFORD AND WEST HAVEN BEST OF AWARDS FOR 2025
  • Vancord Named to 2025 Channel Partners MSP 501 List of Top Global Managed Service Providers
  • VANCORD NAMED TO CRN Solution Provider 500 List for 2025
  • VANCORD NAMED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS CRN TECH ELITE 250 FOR 2025
  • VANCORD NAMED TO CRN’s MSP 500 LIST FOR 2025
  • How a Security Assessment Can Protect Your Business from Breaches
  • VANCORD ROLLS OUT 2025 WITH ANNUAL “KICKOFF” EVENT AT THE CANAL DOCK BOATHOUSE IN NEW HAVEN
  • AI in IT Managed Services: Enhancing Efficiency While Preserving Human Expertise
  • MERCYFIRST, LONGSTANDING NEW YORK-BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT, HONORS VANCORD AS CORPORATE HONOREE
  • VANCORD TAKES A GIANT STEP IN CLOUD-FIRST STRATEGY WITH MICROSOFT SOLUTION PARTNERS AZURE INFRASTRUCTURE
  • The New Haven Register Interviews Vancord on Recent CrowdStrike Event
  • Here’s how to respond to a cyber attack
  • Employer shield law boosts cybersecurity interest amid high-profile attacks, litigation
  • Vancord at CBIA 2023 Energy & Environment Conference
  • Vancord Named on The 2023 Channel Future’s MSP 501 List
  • A TikTok Guide to Improve Data Privacy for Employees in Higher Education
  • Vancord at NERCOMP Annual Conference 2023
  • Vancord Named on 2023 Tech Elite 250 List
  • Vancord Featured in The Channel Company’s 2022 Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders List
  • Company Merger Announcement
  • Meeting NIST800-171 Compliances in Higher Education
  • New Haven Biz talks with Michael Grande about cybersecurity
• Category: Policy
  • Hiring & Retaining Talent in Information Technology
  • Cyber Liability Insurance is Not Cybersecurity.
  • 10 Steps to Help Protect Customer Data
• Category: Restoration
  • Top 10 Tips Before You Call the Help Desk
• Category: Security
  • How Regular Vulnerability Assessments Help You Stay Ahead of Hackers and Threats
  • Top 5 Signs It’s Time to Partner with a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
  • Why is Network Security Important?
  • How to Foster a Positive Company Culture
  • Vancord Named on Managed Service Provider 500
  • Will U Be Mine (victim)?
  • Navigating Supply Chain Issues in IT
  • Data Privacy Day 2023
  • How do You Stay Secure & Compliant?
  • What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)?
  • Cyber Liability is Important, but Not the Only Step
  • Cyber Liability Insurance Has Gotten Stricter. Here’s What You Need to Know.
  • The Top 3 Questions Every Higher-Ed CIO Should Be Asking
  • Data Privacy Day 2020: Data Privacy in Higher Education
• Category: Standards
  • Are Hackers Targeting Your School?
• Category: Webinars

Case Studies

• Leading U.S. Structural Steel Manufacturer Builds a Stronger IT Foundation with Vancord
• From Ticket Chaos to Calm: How MercyFirst Modernized IT with Vancord
• Putting Cybersecurity to the Test: A School District’s Success Story with Vancord
• CMC Energy
• The Committee for Public Counsel Services Case Study

Cybersound Episodes

• The Future of Finance: How Fractional CFOs Help Tech Companies Grow
• The Future of Audio & Video Production: How AI Is Changing Creativity
• The Rapid Advances in AI Voice Cloning
• Fitness Journeys & Sustainable Habits with Your CyberSound Hosts
• Agentic AI in Action: Real-World Use Cases with SellBigger and Vancord
• Cybersecurity Journalism: Cutting Through the Noise
• Building Hartford's AI Workforce and Tech Future
• Cybersecurity in Higher Ed: Columbia University on IT Decentralization and Governance
• Paul Lavoie on Manufacturing’s Future and Workforce Training in Connecticut
• What Teens Aren't Learning About Cybersecurity—And Why It Matters
• AI Business Value: Exploring Real-World Applications Beyond ChatGPT
• Ransomware Attack Timeline: A Walkthrough of the Disruption
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Modern Day Best Practices
• 23andMe Bankruptcy: What Happens to Your Data? | CyberSound Rewind
• Understanding Secure Business Networking with Tailscale's VPN Solutions
• Streamlining Cybersecurity Compliance with ControlMap
• Modernizing Business Security: VOLT AI’s Game-Changing Threat Detection
• Cyber Liability Insurance in 2025: Understanding New Requirements and Risks
• 2025 E-Rate Insights: Policy Updates & School Funding Opportunities with Joe Pillo
• Top 2025 Cybersecurity Trends: Essential Insights for Businesses
• Tech in a Top Hat: The Frosty AI Conspiracy (CyberSound Rewind)
• Distinguishing Top MSSPs: Qualities and Capabilities with Nathan Whittacre of Stimulus Technologies | CyberSound Podcast by Vancord | Ep 117
• AI in Managed Security: Unpacking Its True Impact on MSSP Services | CyberSound Podcast by Vancord | Ep 116
• Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: Essential Skills and Practical Tips for Personal and Business Safety | CyberSound by Vancord | Ep 115
• Empowering Families: MercyFirst's 130-Year Legacy and the 2024 Angel of Hope Gala ✨ | CyberSound™ Podcast by Vancord | Ep 114
• The Rise of Penetration Testing: Vancord’s Ethical Hacking Solutions for Ultimate Security | CyberSound™ Podcast by Vancord | Ep 113
• Data Governance 101: Common Pitfalls, Mistakes, and Effective Solutions | CyberSound Podcast by Vancord | Ep 112
• IT Asset Disposition for Data Security & Insights with Rocco D'Amico from Brass Valley | CyberSound Podcast by Vancord | Ep 111
• Revolutionizing the Smart Home Industry with Origin Wireless | CyberSound Podcast Vancord | Ep 110
• In The News, August 2024 Cybersecurity Attacks, Breaches & Risk Mitigation | CyberSound Podcast Vancord | Ep 109
• Who's Next in Line: The CISO Succession Plan | 2024
• What's Hot and What's Not in Technology and Culture | 2024
• Independence Day: What Benedict Arnold Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity | 2024
• CyberSound™ Vancord's Cybersecurity Podcast 2024 / Information Security Due Diligence 101 / Ep. 105
• Steve Prout: Navigating CMMC Compliance with Vancord for Alpha Q's Success | 2024
• Deepfake and Democracy: Senator Tony Hwang on the Threat of Deepfake and the Need for Legislation
• Defending Manufacturing: Best Practices in OT Security
• Home Smart Home: Security vs. Convenience in IoT
• Securing a Century: Reflecting on 100 Episodes of CyberSound
• Transparent Tech Steering Consent in the AI Age
• Bracket Breakdown Cybersecurity Meets March Madness
• Understanding the Data Privacy Patchwork: What You Need to Know
• The Era of Digital Innovation: Navigating Valentine's Surprises
• Personal Privacy vs. Progress: Implications of the 23andMe Leak
• Banking in the Digital Age: Mastercard’s Security Innovations
• Partnering for Progress: A Spotlight on CBIA
• Tech in a Top Hat: The Frosty AI Conspiracy
• The Pillars of Protection: Risk Strategy, Insurance, and the Key Players
• AI Unveiled: From Basics to Business and Beyond
• Connecticut Senators on the Cutting Edge: AI & Data Privacy in Focus
• The CIO's Dilemma: Proving Value and Driving Strategic Change with CEOs
• Presenting: Vantage Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
• Recent Cyber Attacks in CT: Protecting Your Business from Financial Fraud
• The Human Element of Security Awareness Training
• Demystifying Threat Hunting vs. Incident Response
• Fraud in Higher Education
• MOVEit Vulnerability Exploitation: June, 2023
• Vancord Security Constitution: The Digital Citizen's Guide
• How is AI Transforming Cybersecurity?
• Mandated Cybersecurity Education in K-12 Schools
• Privacy Concerns with TikTok
• NERCOMP 2023 Annual Conference Recap
• Understanding Data Breach Notification Laws
• Security Challenges Facing Operational Technology
• Connecticut Data Privacy Act: Be Prepared
• The Impact of Supply Chain Issues in IT
• Introducing Vantage Protect
• How will ChatGPT Affect Cybersecurity?
• Growing Up Online Part 2: Exploring Technology
• Threat Hunting with Binary Defense
• E-Rate & School Reimbursement Funding
• 2022 Security Year in Review
• eWallets: Approaching a Contactless Future
• White House Announces Important Cybersecurity Measures
• LastPass: The Value of Password Vaults
• Halloween Kill Chain
• Cybersecurity: We're All in This Together
• Cybersecurity Awareness Month: See Yourself in Cyber
• Zero Trust: What is it & How Can I Utilize it?
• Turning the Tables on Attackers
• Backdoors & Breaches
• Untold Stories of a Cybersecurity Engineer
• Finding Privacy in Public Data
• Unpacking the 2022 Ponemon Cost of Insider Threats Global Report
• Vancord and Binary Defense: Two Business Partners in The Industry
• One Year of CyberSound
• Balancing Priorities of Infrastructure and Security
• GLBA Compliance in Higher Ed: Helping to Protect Student Financial Data
• The Cyber Journey To Protecting Sensitive Data: How Evident Must It Be?
• Economic Effects on the Cyber Industry
• Tangible and Intangible Enterprise Risk
• The Hacker Personas
• Revisiting Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• The Latest: June 2022 News Segment
• Identity Crisis: The Give and Takes of Identity-Based Authentication
• What Would You Do? The Value of Acting Out an Attack
• Growing Up Online: How Do I Talk to My Child About Cybersecurity?
• Vancord: Securing a More Connected Future
• The Latest: May 2022 News Segment
• The First 48 Hours: How to Know You've Been Attacked
• April News Segment
• The Ins and Outs of Cyber Warfare
• What Does Network Segmentation Really Mean?
• Secure Access Service Edge
• I'm Understaffed - What Do I Do Now?
• The Mainframe
• Incident Response and Event Automation
• Risk Assessments for Small Business
• Rise Of The Mobile Scam
• Dark Web 101
• Google Do's And Don'ts - How To Protect Your Privacy
• New Requirements to get Insured
• The Main Frame Connecticut Public Act 21-119
• 2022: The Year Ahead Part 2
• A Year In Review Part 1
• Security is Not Optional
• Ransomware Attack: The First 48
• How Does Santa REALLY Know What to Bring You?
• Cyber-Incident Monday
• Preventing the Burnout: Preparing for time off
• Automotive Hacking, Should You be Worried? (Dude, Who Stole My Car?)
• Demystifying AI in Security
• Phishing Redux — Can we trust anything?
• Leadership in Incident Response
• Value of Security Standards
• Cyber Safety First
• Careers in CyberSecurity
• Fight the Phish
• Basic Security Must-Haves: Personal Edition
• Basic Security Must-Haves: Business Edition
• The Evolution of the Cyberattack: Then vs Now
• Security Products - Silver Bullets vs Snake Oil
• The Cost of Security: Changing The Way We Think
• The Main Frame: Supply Chain Attacks
• Cyber Liability Insurance: What is it, and Do I Need it?
• Data Privacy: Do I Need to Comply?
• Ransomware Explained
• The Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Leaders

• Philip Cooper
• Don Judson
• Daniel Kaupp
• Lou Ardolino
• Jason Pufahl
• Jeffrey Grande
• Michael Paone
• Michael Grande

Team Members

• Geoffrey Mate
• Tim Mickelson
• Jeff Tagliatela
• Steven Maresca
• Matthew Fusaro
• Anthony Jimenez

Testimonials

• Berlin Steel
• MercyFirst
• Chelmsford Public Schools
• Katey Cheplick
• Jim Betzig
• Andrew Johnson
• Lucy Healey
• Phil Ames
• Ryan Pasquella
• OMEGA Engineering
• Saint Thomas More Chapel & Center at Yale University
• Albertus Magnus College
• Family Vision Center
• Chapel Haven Schleifer Center, Inc.
• Generations OBGYN
• Merchant Financial Group
• Milford Fire Department & Police Department

Webinars

• Preparing for E-Rate Funding 2026: What Schools and Libraries Need to Know
• Maximize Your Microsoft Investment | Vancord & Pax8 On-Demand Webinar
• Webinar: Selecting the Right MDR Provider for Your Security Challenges

Who We Serve

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• Higher Education