The world’s largest hotel operator, Marriott International, suffered a massive security breach last month that exposed the reservation details of up to 500 million customers. The information stolen included guest names, addresses, credit card numbers, phone numbers, and passport numbers.
As a result of the data breach, Marriott faces class action lawsuits, regulatory fines and government investigations from jurisdictions worldwide. When all is said and done, the company could face damages that run into the billions of dollars. Continue reading
DataLink client Sky Zone was first on the scene when it created the world’s first wall-to-wall trampoline park in 2004. Since then they’ve been growing rapidly – bringing healthy, high-flying fun to people across our region, the country and the globe.
According to the SANS Institute, email attacks are increasing dramatically, with spear phishing now one of the most common types, right along with ransomware. In the case of spear phishing attacks, cyber criminals carry out extensive social engineering activities to gather personal information and craft messages that appear from trusted sources to gain the victim’s confidence. 
Providing employees with the ability to work remotely – with full access to their desktop voice and data and applications – has become an essential element of business continuity, especially in our area, where a winter snow blast can suddenly force streets and buildings to close, potentially putting your business on hold.
The basic idea behind centralized computing is to permit multi-site enterprises to run their IT operations without the complexity and expense associated with running traditional data centers and infrastructure, while also supporting distributed users. 
Your DataLink team is ready to help you plan for the year ahead and supercharge your business with better technology.
Over 200 area golfers took to the fairways earlier this month, raising about $100,000 for Hospice of the Chesapeake. DataLink sponsored lunch at the 16th annual golf tournament and our very own Mylon Staton and Tyler Staton participated on the organizing committee that put on this great fundraising event at Queenstown Harbor Golf Course.
An ongoing challenge for every business is how to improve their cyber security posture. DataLink gets your business on the right track with Compliance Gap Analysis and Risk Assessments.
Smart businesses are turning to affordable cell phone signal amplifiers to empower their on-the-go employees to become more efficient and productive in every corner of their buildings by eliminating dropped and missed calls, and keeping Mobile Data connected. 
Government Regulations… PCI, HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley, GDPR…