“Since merging the people and capabilities of Anexinet and Veristor, we have been overwhelmed by the incremental value of our synergies,” said Brian Glahn, CEO of Verinext. “Together we have become a powerhouse technology innovator and solution provider with the unique ability to deliver end-to-end solutions with a personal, customer-centric touch. We’re excited about our new brand and how it positions us for the next stage in our growth.”

Anexinet Corporation and Veristor Systems, Inc. announced their merger in February 2022, a move which doubled the companies’ geographic reach, customer base and solution delivery teams. Now operating as Verinext, the unified company offers expertise across the complete technology landscape and delivers the superior technical experience customers need to make informed decisions in today’s complex digital world.

The Verinext brand uses the “veri” prefix, which is the Latin root for truth, a core value of the combined Verinext company. It also leverages the Anexinet-inspired “next” to support the message that Verinext is the source of technology truth to solve for everything that comes next.

Verinext integrates four leading technology solution innovators, Anexinet and Veristor as well as Light Networks and SereneIT, which were acquired by Anexinet prior to merging with Veristor. Together, the company offers a comprehensive suite of intelligent, full-stack engagement strategies and solutions with modern, secure infrastructure products and services. Verinext activates the innovation that businesses need to make their next move with confidence.

The Verinext brand is officially launched. For more information visit the new website here.

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According to a recent Randori survey, seven in 10 organizations have been compromised via an unknown, unmanaged or poorly managed internet-facing asset in the past year. To prepare for this challenge, it can take organizations more than 80 hours to build an accurate picture of their attack surface risk. This has made external attack surface management the number one security investment priority for large enterprises in 2022.

“With the increase in remote work and broader application of digital transformation projects, attack surface management has become a core requirement for organizations as they build out their security strategy to limit their risk exposure,” said Brian Yost, Director, Cyber Security Strategy, Veristor.  “Randori’s Attack Surface Management solution helps organizations rise above traditional vulnerability and asset management solutions to provide enterprises the visibility, actionable insights, and validation they need to proactively prevent breaches.”

Today’s news further advances the investment Randori, an IBM company, is making in its partner ecosystem and strengthens its portfolio. “Veristor’s team of security experts provide valuable security strategies and solutions for companies looking to elevate their security posture,” said Gavin Osters, Director of Partner Ecosystem at Randori. “They are an ideal security partner for Randori and we are honored to add them to our growing network of security partners.”

Designed to help security teams zero in on the issues that matter most to their business, Randori Recon takes into account the logic of an adversary, and updates its platform based on the results of real-world attacks. Randori’s patent-pending black box and continuous discovery engine identifies all internet-facing assets visible to an attacker—cloud assets or on-prem—and will alert on any changes discovered (unknown assets, new assets, configuration changes).

The Veristor suite of security solutions now includes Randori’s Attack Surface Management platform, Randori Recon, along with the Randori Continuous and Automated Red Teaming (CART) product. These solutions are now offered as a part of Veristor’s comprehensive range of security solutions that are designed to solve business challenges through the intelligent application of next-generation security technology. For more information visit their websites: Veristor and Randori.

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“Researchers from Stanford University found that as much as 88% of all data breaches are caused by an employee mistake,” said Daniel Martin, Principal Security Consultant, vCISO, Veristor. “This shows that end users are the most critical vulnerability gap in today’s enterprise. Yet if properly trained, they can also be the most resilient security defense – a human firewall. Together with the experts from SANS Security Awareness we are helping customers guard their environments with an army of well-trained employees. With proven training to spot and act when suspicious activity arises, users can take an active role in preventing the growing wave of cyberattacks.”

The SANS Security Awareness suite of dynamic multilingual computer-based training, games, phishing simulations, and engagement materials teach vital security behaviors to effectively manage human cyber risk. With different training styles to match different corporate cultures, employee comprehension levels, and learning preferences, Security Awareness training equips workforces to recognize and prevent current cyberattacks, including work-from-home threats. The platform delivers valuable metrics to measure the effectiveness of each program, and customization features to tailor training to meet specific organizational needs.

With some groups requiring even greater specialized training, in addition to addressing core human behavior risk topics, SANS also offers secure development and coding techniques, understanding NERC CIP compliance requirements, and handling Industrial Control Systems (ICS) incidents.

“We are very pleased to be partnering with the cybersecurity experts at Veristor to provide the SANS Security Awareness program to their customers,” said Brad Stilling, Director of Global Sales for SANS Security Awareness. “Regular awareness training is an essential activity for organizations looking to ensure security and compliance. When employees feel informed and empowered to recognize and address cyber risks, they can protect the organization. With SANS Security Awareness, Veristor customers are now better positioned to detect and prevent cyber-attacks.”

For organizations starting their awareness training journey, Veristor delivers a SANS Human Risk Insight assessment to identify program cost reductions, eliminate unneeded staff training, and create risk metrics to baseline and benchmark an organization’s human cyber risk. Request a pre-assessment consultation here.

The SANS Security Awareness training solutions are now offered as a part of Veristor’s suite of security solutions that are designed to solve business challenges through the intelligent application of next-generation security technology. For more information visit: https://veristor.com/it-security/.

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“We are honored to mark our support and commitment to the success of Philadelphia-area CIOs by underwriting the educational, inspirational and strategic programs delivered by PhillyCIO,” said John Kolimago, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Anexinet. “The InspireCIO Leadership Network has become a valued resource for C-suite technology executives as they navigate critical technology initiatives and strategic decisioning for businesses across every industry. It is a privilege to support CIOs as an underwriter of this valued leadership network across four regional chapters.”

As a PhillyCIO underwriter, Anexinet + Veristor will collaborate with the InspireCIO Leadership Network as it fosters meaningful relationships by hosting non-commercial, member-led programs that are exclusive to qualified CIOs and members. Programs are designed to help CIOs gain strategic advantage by developing and strengthening executive relationships, growing the network and sharpening leadership acumen.

“Anexinet + Veristor has been a valued underwriter for multiple InspireCIO chapters, and we are pleased to recognize them with underwriter status for our PhillyCIO organization,” said Frank Bell, Founder, InspireCIO. “At InspireCIO, we know there is no textbook on how to become a great CIO. Yet, by surrounding yourself with other leaders who face similar challenges and opportunities, InspireCIO members find the answer is in the room. By connecting, recognizing and inspiring CIOs, we are empowering members to achieve their full leadership potential.”

As an underwriter of PhillyCIO, Anexinet + Veristor will also be program underwriters of the annual Philadelphia CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. The premier technology executive recognition program in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia CIO ORBIE Awards honor chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. For more information, visit the InspireCIO website here.

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“With more than 50 million subscribers, Microsoft 365 is among the most popular business productivity software suite in use today but backing up and protecting the data created and managed in Microsoft 365 can be a challenge,” said Sam Kemp, Manager of Cloud and Infrastructure Services, TenHats. “Veristor has established a robust managed data protection solution for Microsoft 365 users that ensures the compliant backup of data and applications so users can remain productive, and businesses can ensure availability. We are pleased to be adding their M365BaaS solution to our portfolio of managed services offerings.”

“Like Veristor, TenHats has a strong reputation for its customer service and personal-approach to delivering IT solutions,” said James Little, Director, Managed Services Operations, Veristor. “They have built a superior set of managed services solutions that extends their expertise as the Knoxville region’s first carrier-neutral colocation data center. They are an ideal partner for Veristor as we continue to expand our managed services relationships to deliver managed data protection services to more and more businesses that need to ensure compliance and continuity.”

The Veristor-managed Microsoft 365 Backup-as-a-Service solution delivers end-to-end data protection for the Microsoft productivity environment to ensure that it remains productive, secure, compliant and protected 24/7. Benefits of the service include customization services, specialized compliance optimizations, data protection and managed backup security.

Under this partnership, the Veristor MS365BaaS solution will be made available to TenHats customers as an optional component of their managed services agreement. The compliant MS365BaaS solution is available from TenHats now. For more information, please visit the TenHats website.

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However, simply backing up data to an appliance that is within your own domain may still be putting your critical information at risk. It may seem like keeping your data close to you inside your own firewall is a safer and more controlled approach to data protection and retention. But you may want to think again.

Backup Data is a Threat Target

The risk of ransomware breaking into your domain is high. Black Hat reports that 67% of organizations believe they’ll experience a major security breach within a year. If your backup data is retained on the same domain as your users and other applications and services you risk the contamination of your backup data as well as your production data in the event of a ransomware attack.

It is also important to note that backup data is a high value target for cybercrime. Threat actors know that if they can hold your backup data hostage, it eliminates your ability to use it to recover and you’ll likely be even more motivated to pay the ransom.

This is an important point when developing your business continuity strategy. Simply put, if you can’t use your backups to restore your environment, especially if ransomware hits, what good is performing backups in the first place?

Risky Behavior

What are the points of vulnerability that make keeping your backup data inside your domain a dangerous decision? First, it’s where you also hold all of your user names and passwords. If your backup data lives in the same domain with your user credentials, you may just give cyber criminals the keys to your data kingdom. An advanced threat can easily break in, poke around and find all the necessary details needed to unlock data retained in your backups.

Furthermore, backups inside your domain are also inside the same authentication domain as all of your users. It would be exceptionally easy for ransomware to bypass your authentication measures once inside your environment.

Getting inside your environment is also easy, particularly today with more remote users accessing your environment from unmanaged networks and devices. This increases the attack surface for ransomware to break through and once in exposes your backups and prevents recovery.

Additionally, there is very little “air gap” between your production environment and backup appliance when you retain them both in the same domain. This increases the ease and speed of ransomware to penetrate your valuable protected data.

Finally, beyond ransomware there is still the risk of a single point of failure. Even if you use a local backup appliance that aggregates backups and sends them in chunks to the cloud, any device failure brings scheduled backups to a halt. According to Small Business Trends there are 140,000 hard drive failures weekly in the U.S. alone, so this risk isn’t small.

Backup-as-a-Service: A Secure Alternative

For the most secure data protection and backup strategy, consider implementing a backup-as-a-service (BaaS) solution. Here data is flexibly and securely protected with the off-site remote backups you need to defend against ransomware while also meeting compliance and business continuity requirements. BaaS will give you the protection of a wide “air gap” between your domain and your backup data so ransomware can’t easily hop from your production environment to contaminate backup data. Plus, data is secured behind a dedicated host and separate authentication process so security breakthroughs are next to impossible.

Make your backup process truly valuable by defending your backup data from ransomware contamination so that is ready and available to restore when you need recovery most. Don’t place data at risk in your own domain, consider BaaS as the alternative to ensure you are protecting data with ultimate reliability.

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Aruba announced that Alabama ONE, has deployed an Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) wired and wireless network to provide reliable, high-performing Wi-Fi and new, technology-enabled experiences throughout their branch locations. Ranked Best-in-State Credit Union in 2020 by Forbes Magazine, Alabama ONE is a member-owned organization serving 22 counties across the state. The organization was also voted Tuscaloosa’s Best Place to Work (2020-2021), Tuscaloosa’s Best Investment Firm (2019-2021), Tuscaloosa’s Best Mortgage Lender (2018-2021), and Tuscaloosa’s Best Insurance Agent (2019-2021).

As Alabama ONE expands their footprint with new branch locations, they simultaneously wanted to add services that would improve efficiency at branch sites for both members and employees. “We were looking for a networking solution that could help us bring new branch locations online quickly and easily,” said Bobby Umfress II, Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations at Alabama ONE. “We also needed a solution that could support new member-focused services such as iPad usage for loan applications and cash withdrawals.”

In collaboration with trusted technology partner Veristor, Alabama ONE selected and deployed a future-ready wireless network comprised of Aruba Wi-Fi 6 indoor access points. For wired networking, Alabama ONE implemented Aruba’s access switches at the edge and CX Series switches for aggregation and in the data center. Aruba EdgeConnect was selected as their SD-WAN solution. Additionally, Alabama ONE uses ClearPass for network access control (NAC) and policy management, and Aruba Central for cloud-based network management and operations.

“One of the benefits of having Aruba’s EdgeConnect solution is that we’re not reliant on a specific provider to get connectivity into the branch site, which allows us to be more agile and move faster,” said Umfress. “For example, we purchased a branch from another financial institution, and less than five days later, we opened up as Alabama ONE. That was our fastest turnaround for an acquisition.”

Aruba ESP provided the foundational functionality to allow Alabama ONE to move to a more proactive – rather than reactive – automated network. Aruba’s turnkey AI-powered solution enables Alabama ONE to improve efficiency and overall end-user quality of experience, as well as realize cost savings. “Once we started looking at deploying SD-WAN, the cost savings that we were going to reap over that first year repaid the entire cost of the solution,” explained Umfress.

Looking to the future, Alabama ONE is testing new member services, including a feature that allows members to sit in a private waiting area where they can work productively instead of just spending their time waiting in line. Branch employees equipped with iPads will proactively go to the waiting member when it’s their turn. They can conduct business with the member from the iPad, instead of being tethered to a workstation. Alabama ONE is also preparing to deploy video solutions at branches that would allow customers to meet virtually with a loan officer who might be physically located at another branch.

“C-level management is always coming up with new ways to better serve our members and now that we have the right infrastructure, we can support them,” said Umfress.

About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is the global leader in secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud networking solutions that use AI to automate the network, while harnessing data to drive powerful business outcomes. With Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) and as-a-service options, Aruba takes a cloud-native approach to helping customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide area networking (WAN).

To learn more, visit Aruba at www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates, follow Aruba on Twitter and Facebook, and for the latest technical discussions on mobility and Aruba products, visit the Airheads Community at community.arubanetworks.com.

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The newly created company will offer full-lifecycle expertise across the complete technology landscape and deliver the superior technical experience customers need to make informed decisions in today’s complex digital world. Together, they will guide customers’ technology solution strategies including insights into what to buy, what to build, how best to manage, and how to secure critical enterprise environments to improve market share and reduce costs.

“Veristor is an advanced technology solutions provider with deep expertise in security, storage, networking, DevOps, and collaboration,” said Brian Glahn, CEO, Anexinet. “This merger demonstrates our commitment to delivering solutions that materially improve our clients’ business operations while enabling seamless experiences across touchpoints, locations, and channels. Not only does the merger double the size of our customer base, it greatly expands our engineering capabilities and delivery teams to allow us to better serve our customers.”

“Anexinet’s mission as a value-led company with a passion that puts people-first is perfectly aligned with Veristor’s culture, making them an ideal partner,” said Ashby Lincoln, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Veristor. “By combining our expertise, resources, and geographical reach we are creating a technology solution and service powerhouse. Together, Anexinet and Veristor have the combined strategy, design, engineering, security and managed services practices that will further accelerate technology time-to-value for our mutual clients as they modernize and transform the digital environments that run their businesses.”

Leveraging Mill Point Capital, Anexinet is building a single company that is truly aligned with what enterprise-class organizations want to build but can’t achieve on their own or by relying on a single hardware or software vendor.

“This merger, following Anexinet’s fully-integrated acquisitions of SereneIT and Light Networks for their automation, CCaaS, and UCaaS solutions, demonstrates the continued commitment to provide innovative, secure solutions to their clients,” said Michael Perdue, Anexinet Chairman of the Board and Mill Point Capital Executive Partner. “Combining Anexinet and Veristor significantly expands their product and service offerings and amplifies their go to market capability while providing enhanced value to their customers and partners.”

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“It’s an honor to be welcoming a visionary leader with such great background and experience,” said Steve Bishop, Executive Director of Forty8Fifty Labs and CTO of its parent company Veristor. “Ben’s track record of sales and business development through tried-and-true strategies will drive even more growth for Forty8Fifty Labs. His depth of experience, particularly with within the Atlassian ecosystem, is a perfect fit to support and accelerate our continued growth in DevOps, IT Service Management, and Work Management.”

In his new role as Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Chou will help Forty8Fifty Labs build the strategy to drive new levels of growth. Chou most recently was Senior Director of Global Alliances and Business Development at Contegix, where he was responsible for global channel strategy, sales leadership, and partner strategy. Prior to Contegix, he served the last seven years in business development and channel roles with companies including Risklens Inc., and Nexus Systems, Inc. where he developed and drove strategies that achieved impressive growth. He has also held various sales and sales leadership positions with Anybill Financial Services and Rational Software. Ben Chou holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Maryland, College Park.

“Forty8Fifty Labs has built a robust platform for sales growth and development as it capitalizes on the high need for agile solutions that can adapt, on demand, with changing business requirements,” said Chou. “I’m so thrilled to be joining this incredible team. I plan to bring my years of previous experience of helping organizations double and triple their growth and do the same here. By working together to create actionable strategies and plans, we’ll see a new level of success, leading with Forty8Fifty’s Atlassian expertise.”

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“Forty8Fifty Labs is an expert at architecting and implementing service management solutions that address even the most challenging requirements,” said Francis Martens, CTO, Exalate. “We are pleased to have their expertise and insight as part of our growing ecosystem of technology and delivery partners.”

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