We have already communicated a lot about cybercrime, and in fact there are new threats occurring every day that we could talk about. Governments, multinationals, but especially SMEs are increasingly victims of all kinds of attacks.

Despite all the cybersecurity solutions available, companies are still being attacked and/or hacked. How come? Hereunder we list some things that we often notice during intake interviews with customers.

In addition, there are many studies that demonstrate that cybersecurity is certainly not something that can not happen to you. One of these studies, which Proximus conducted together with Telindus and Davinsi Labs, from October 2021 to November 2021 among 144 companies (mainly SMEs) from Belgium and the Netherlands, demonstrates that cybersecurity should definitely not be underestimated. Some of the key conclusions from this study:

If you have made the choices for your cybersecurity solutions together with your IT partner, preferably after a sufficiently extensive audit or analysis, it is important to implement them tailored to your organization. A simple example: suppose that no one needs access outside the company’s network, then it is of course better to close it off completely. If you do need this for one or more employees in the future, this access (for those people) can be provided and adequately secured. Do only a few employees need access to certain files and applications? Then block the access for all others who do not need these files.

It is also important that you or your IT partner centralize all necessary layers of protection so that everything remains manageable and affordable. Patches and updates can therefore also be implemented much more efficiently. You also want to be able to count on potential risks being identified proactively as much as possible and preferably resolved automatically. That is why it is important to continuously monitor all traffic and ensure that all systems are up to date to always have the latest information to help better detect anomalies. A team of people who are tech-savvy and who monitor the evolution of cybersecurity is also of great importance. They must be able to intervene in case of an intrusion, despite all measures already set in place.

Up to this point, we’ve only briefly discussed a bit of cybersecurity. Most business leaders do not comprehend and manage this matter (at all) and are almost never able to free up enough time for it. In addition, there is the delivery, installation and maintenance of computers, smartphones and tablets, (cloud) servers, network and Wi-Fi for guests and employees, printers and copiers, …. We haven’t even mentioned coordination with the internet provider yet, but also the activation and management of mobile subscriptions. The installation, maintenance and user support of software should certainly not be underestimated either. And then there’s account and password management, general user support for all employees, problem solving and so forth.

When any IT-related problem occurs, it is expected that it will be resolved as soon as possible (immediately). A very broad IT knowledge is therefore indispensable.

International providers of security solutions have a very in-depth knowledge of their services. But why work with large international companies when you can be serviced better, faster and in your own language by your local IT partner?

Because we are an SME ourselves, we know all too  well how important continuity and accessibility are. That is why we consider quality, permanent striving for continuity, and above all a first-class personal service being of the highest importance. We offer a wide range of solutions to be the most complete IT and telecom partner for our customers. Within our team of more than 30 employees we find product experts for the most important pillars within the IT world, such as security, cloud, Office, hardware, etc.

In summary: we do everything we can to completely unburden our customers, both in the field of IT and in the field of telecom. This way you can keep your focus on what really matters: making your company and business a success.

But sustainable entrepreneurship is also a natural and unavoidable part of our daily way of working. In order to keep our promise of sustainable business operations, we have invested heavily in recent years (and we still do) and all kinds of initiatives have been developed that, among other things, contribute to the lowest possible CO2 emissions (in the last 3 years we saved 23 tons of CO2!) and support (local) social goals. To give these initiatives the attention they deserve, we have listed them on this page (click).

The partners we closely work with, Microsoft and Proximus, also make sustainability a top priority. Read all about the transformation at Proximus here (click) and here about the sustainable future at Microsoft (click).

A very interesting example is Proximus’ Tier-3+ data center. Environmentally friendly technology was chosen to cool the computer rooms. For example, the new data center uses two so-called Kyoto wheels: heat exchangers with a diameter of 6 meters that, thanks to their aluminum casing, absorb heat faster but also cool down faster. In this way, the computer rooms can be cooled 90 percent of the time with outside air. In terms of energy consumption, this is much more favorable than traditional mechanical cooling and as a result 60 percent less power is consumed.

Are you in need of a good and reliable  IT partner? Feel free to give us a call for a first introductory meeting. Or, if you prefer, immediately schedule a meeting via our online appointment system. You are always welcome to pop in for a good coffee with freshly ground beans, or if you prefer, the meeting can also take place online.