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As a premier Houston IT consulting company, AVATAR Managed Services offers a comprehensive range of services to support a business with its information technology needs, ranging from cybersecurity compliance through to a strategy to move away from a data center and beyond. Every company is unique and yet increasingly businesses across multiple business sectors have IT-related themes in common, two of which are dependence on information technology in order to carry out day-to-day operations and the need to protect and safeguard client data from cyberattacks and attempts to steal that data. A proactive IT strategy helps a business budget for the future with step-by-step enhancements to keep the company ahead of cyber threats while simultaneously upgrading infrastructure and harnessing cutting-edge IT tools and programs to automate repetitive tasks and monitoring. As Houston cybersecurity solution providers, AVATAR Managed Services have extensive experience across industry sectors including law firms, manufacturing companies, healthcare facilities, banking institutions, professional services, construction, engineering, energy, transport, and more. The starting point is usually a baseline IT assessment which AVATAR has developed and tuned over time to gauge the overall health of existing infrastructure technology performance and effectiveness. These indicators are quantitative and can be repeated over time to demonstrate the results of change and return on investment. A holistic approach is essential, with staff processes and procedures fully in scope for review and development. At times of stress in particular, after a cyber attack has been detected for instance, AVATAR's Computer Incident Response Team assumes command of the next actions to be taken, mitigating threats and minimizing risk moving forward in terms of cyber security, staff training, and reputation management. With IT operations a critical pillar of many businesses and with the need to have an online presence at all times, AVATARs security operations center operates 24x7x365, covering all business hours, weekends, and holidays. Once the assessment has been translated into a roadmap and plans, the next phase is implementation. Progress can be measured and plans should always be reviewed to ensure the option initially mapped out is still the best, this is because in the rapidly changing landscape of IT, new products may be launched or prices may fluctuate. Following the implementation of improvements and even after gaining cybersecurity compliance, ongoing maintenance and proactive enhancements are a sound investment for the future of the business.

Identifying and quantifying risk is an important part of business operations in a constantly evolving IT landscape. Being able to document and share the risks with a key group of stakeholders helps the decision-makers determine if action is required or if they are willing to accept a risk. Even in circumstances or projects where multiple risks have been identified, they may never become actual issues. As a premier Houston IT consulting company, AVATAR Managed Services recommends a proactive IT strategy and a robust planning process to minimize risk. Considering each aspect of managed IT service support and how it can be applied to a unique business scenario can help to minimize the number of outages and incidents, which in turn can improve the company's reputation and make the IT spending budget more predictable. Discerning customers expect and demand accountability when they enter into a business transaction or relationship that entails disclosing personal information. Privacy Acts and Data Security Standards are increasingly regulated to protect consumers. As Houston cybersecurity solution providers, AVATAR understands how catastrophic a data breach or cyber attack can be in terms of time lost, escalating costs to resolve an urgent issue, stress, and reputational damage. Whilst prevention is always preferable, having a documented plan that is well understood and familiar to all employees in case something happens, is important. Cybersecurity threats vary and can present in many guises, from an attack on database information to stealing personally identifiable information or passwords to malicious attempts to undermine a business through physical attacks or the introduction of malware into a critical system. As more industries mandate minimum requirements for cybersecurity, there is a need to document and record the precautions being taken as well as merely integrating the measures into the systems. In addition, when systems comply in terms of software, hardware, or network components, there must be staff awareness and compliance around who uses the systems, who is granted access to the systems, who can make changes to the system, and how the day-to-day operations are carried out. AVATAR Managed Services have the experience to help solve more than the questions around which technical building blocks need to be put in place, their philosophy is to support the business as a complete system, with consideration given to training, operational procedures, contingency plans, disaster recovery plans, risk management, budget planning, upcoming challenges, and upcoming opportunities.

Kiersted / Systems, a seasoned leader in electronic discovery and legal technology consulting, has announced that it is a Signature Sponsor of the 12th Annual Conference of General Counsel, including support for the Magna Stella Awards Dinner recognizing in-house excellence in leadership. Kiersted’s sponsorship also extends to the annual golf tournament. The awards dinner and golf tournament will be held at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort in San Antonio on November 18th followed by an all-day conference on November 19th.

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Kiersted / Systems, a seasoned leader in electronic discovery and legal technology consulting, has announced that it will exhibit innovative and important new offerings during the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) 2010 Conference at the ARIA Resort in Las Vegas on August 22nd to 26th.

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