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SRM Manages the Exploding Volume of Storage
IEEE Computer Magazine 11.01.2008
Organizations are generating increasing volumes of information and distributing it among disparate servers. Consequently, storage has evolved into a complex, networked technology. Organizations use this data to help automate storage management, set system wide storage policies, and manage events such as server- or storage-system malfunctions, noted John Haight, manager of solutions delivery for the Forsythe Technology consultancy.

Storage At Risk: Focusing On Storage Security Can Hold Off The Rising Surge Of Enterprise Data Leaks

Processor.com 11.07.2008
Today’s storage landscape covers a massive amount of territory that spans both internal and external enterprise real estate. According to Gary Brown, director of storage solutions for Forsythe Solutions Group the security concerns surrounding this landscape can be boiled down to three areas.

Tackling VolP & UC Trouble: Solve Difficulties with These Technologies to Keep Your Communications Infrastructure Humming Along
Processor.com 10.31.2008
As the worldwide uptake of VoIP and UC (unified communications) technologies continues to rise dramatically, there’s a tendency to believe that integration of these products won’t require any major changes. However, that’s not necessarily the case. Darrell Epps, director of network solutions for Forsythe says that the major challenges with these technologies center around making certain the environment can handle the implementation and questions need to be asked beforehand.

Networking in the Future: Experts Weigh In On What Could Be Dominant in a Decade
Processor.com 10.10.2008
Although it’s difficult to make predictions about technology evolution, there are some developments happening in networking and connectivity right now that are likely to have an impact on data centers within the next decade, experts note. For example, data center switching isn’t just routing and switching anymore, notes Mark Bolsoni, product director of advanced network technologies at consultant firm Forsythe Technology.

Investigations: Merge Ahead
CSOonline.com 09.10.2008
In the enterprise setting, there's no such thing as a digital investigation. Or a physical one. Searching for clues and resolutions requires a blend of disciplines governed by a flexible forensic mind-set. "The first few minutes of the initial reaction tend to set the stage for the rest of the investigation”, says David Brown, managing consultant for security advisory services at Skokie, Ill.-based consultants Forsythe Solutions Group. “[And] it's during those first few minutes that it's vital that the physical guys understand the requirements of the IT team, and vice versa. There's a balance to be drawn between incident mitigation and preservation of evidence—and that balance often depends on the organization in question—but each team needs to know which actions will help the other team, and which will hinder them."

Storage at Risk: Where is Your Enterprise Vulnerable When It Comes to Storage?
Processor.com 08.29.2008
They say a pot of gold lies at the end of every rainbow. In the enterprise space, that pot is filled with data, and intruders ride the rainbow directly to that data using any of a variety of attack methods. Because data is the primary target of today’s breaches, storage architectures are quickly coming under fire for their lack of security. There are three key requirements to implementing an effective storage security policy, says Gary Brown, director of storage solutions for Forsythe Solutions Group.

Solutions to Storage Problems
Processor.com 07.04.2008
As a company’s business grows, the costs of acquiring, managing, and operating the storage infrastructure can rise quickly. However, according to Tim Arland, principal consultant for storage solutions at Forsythe the cost problem can be handled by effectively addressing the common underlying cause: out-of-control growth.

PCI DSS Compliance: Web Application Firewall or Code Review?
SearchSecurity.com 05.21.2008
On June 30, Requirement 6.6 of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) -- whose goal is to ensure that Web-facing applications are protected against known attacks by either completing a code review or installing a Web application firewall (WAF) -- moves from a best practice to a requirement. In terms of meeting the June 30 deadline, security professionals say it is a mixed bag. Dale Masi, a PCI QSA and senior technical consultant at Forsythe Solutions Group in Skokie, IL., is in the process of working with two clients on PCI compliance.

Unified Threat Management, Demystified
CIO.com 03.24.2008
Considering unified threat management (UTM) appliances that combine many security jobs? Here's some advice from CIOs who've tried these all-in-wonders on for size. Security appliances are getting a lot of buzz and there's plenty of debate about the virtues of UTM versus a best of breed approach. But it's worth noting that any security appliance, whether multifunction or single function, comes with some caveats. "In general, appliances can not be virtualized," says Joel Pogar, director of security and network solutions with the Forsythe Solutions Group.

Ensuring Network Uptime
Processor.com 02.22.2008
For many small to midsized enterprises, ensuring continuous network uptime can be daunting. Unlike large companies that can take down parts of a network and shuttle traffic to another data center, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) don’t have the luxury of a large-scale center with multiple locations, so updating applications and security settings can be tricky. Some SMEs are running their networks in a reactionary mode, says Joel Pogar, director for network solutions at Forsythe, a technology consulting firm. They tend to deal with uptime struggles as they arise and don’t have the time to do long-range planning.

A Chip Below Their Shoulders: Are ID Implants a Viable, Ethical Way to Slow Alzheimer's Wandering?

Advance for LPNs 02.11.2008
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology isn't as futuristic as it sounds. In fact, RFID has existed for several years and is gaining popularity in its use in it’s varied usages, including tracking animals if they should get lost. More recently and more controversially, RFID is being tested by healthcare providers in an attempt to protect Americans living with Alzheimer's disease who are at risk for wandering. Like all new healthcare innovations, the VeriMed chip could eventually affect HIPAA and other patient privacy/security measures. But, this currently isn't an issue, said Clyde Hewitt, principal consultant with Forsythe Solutions Group.

Stop! There Goes My Phone!
Information Week 02.11.2008
Do you have a security policy governing data access via mobile devices? Unless things have improved considerably since we asked readers this question last summer, it's even odds you don't. "The thing that concerns me is how easy it is to release malware to a mobile device. Something as simple as taking a BlackBerry and downloading a ring tone to it may be a potential vector," says David Brown of Forsythe Solutions Group, a technology consultant.

Build A Better Wireless Shield
Jose Fereira, Senior Security Architect
Processor 02.08.2008
When enterprises make the move from a wired to wireless infrastructure, the danger of disregarding the importance of security often rears its head. Although it’s an easy step, many enterprises deploy wireless access points without conducting a proper survey, explains Jose Ferreira, senior security architect at Forsythe Solutions Group.

Mobile Devices Poke Holes in Security

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Secured Magazine 01.01.2008
Plugging the leaks requires recognizing the dangers, then applying a combination of technology and user education. Plug an MP3 player or USB drive into an office computer and you can scoop up and carry away all sorts of vital information, such as confidential reports and customer lists. “You never know what’s going to be loaded on or downloaded from these things,” says David Brown, a security consultant with Forsythe Solutions Group.

Disaster Recovery, Convergence and Security Top 2008 Networking To-Do Lists, Survey Finds
SearchNetworking.com 12.05.2007
Disaster recovery, voice deployment and security will be three of 2008's big priorities as IT managers make their New Year's resolutions. Those areas came to light in the results of a SearchNetworking.com survey that polled more than 1,200 readers, including network operations staff, IT managers, network engineers, consultants and executives. Joel Pogar, technology consultancy Forsythe's director of network solutions, said this focus was consistent with the attitudes of CIOs he had talked to.

Mobile Medicine: Technologies Boost Efficiency, But Demand Dose of Protocol
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The Business Journal 10.05.2007
The marvels of mobile technology are yielding significant efficiencies for medical professionals these days. "The quality of health care is based on the need to push information close to the patient. There's also the need to make sure the data is protected," says Clyde Hewitt, a principal consultant with Forsythe Solutions Group.

Do You Need Application Acceleration?
Processor.com 08.17.2007
At its most basic, application acceleration is the use of IP networking techniques to enhance the performance of applications running on an IP network (LAN or WAN). Ray Nahorniak, director of network solutions services delivery at Forsythe Solutions Group, says companies that consolidated their data centers took an application performance hit because applications once served to branch office end users over a LAN must now travel much longer distances over a WAN. This, he says, has resulted in performance delays for these applications.

Application Acceleration Starts with Best Practices
SearchNetworking.com 08.01.2007
Application acceleration, though maturing at a rapid clip, is still getting its share of buzzword hype. SearchNetworking.com recently sat down with Ray Nahorniak, director of network solutions services delivery for Forsythe Solutions Group, an IT infrastructure integrator, to discuss who needs application acceleration and what benefits it can bring to the table.

Application Acceleration is Hot
Internet Telephony 07.05.2007
Among the many technologies driving IT ever-forward, application acceleration solutions continue to exhibit strong growth. Ray Nahorniak, Forsythe’s director of network solutions services delivery, answers questions about application acceleration, the benefits of using this technology and the outlook for this market segment.

NBA Reveals the Bigger Picture
CRN 06.25.2007
VARs are quickly realizing the worth of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA). Chris Thatcher, director of security solutions at Forsythe Solutions Group, notes that “NBA lets us zero in very quickly on both the problem and its source.” It is more than just another tool in the toolbox, but a technology that saves time in triangulating the source of malicious or illegal network behavior.

Storage Rethinks Power Strategies
Storage Magazine 05.30.2007
Storage Users should begin putting power consumption higher on their priority lists. “If power and cooling isn’t on your roadmap,” says Alan Grantham, storage solutions architect at Skokie, IL-based Forsythe Solutions Group, “you’re not thinking ahead.”

Security 360 – Industry Consolidation
SearchSecurity.com 05.21.2007
PODCAST: Paul Adamonis, director of security solutions, speaks with Andy Jones, a researcher with the UK-based Information Security Forum, about how to navigate industry consolidation by developing a buying strategy. (Runtime: 25:01).

Make Savvy Security Purchases
Processor Magazine 04.06.2007
“For the SME, I think there’s safety in going after a recognized name in the market, as long as they have an SME focus,” says Paul Adamonis, director of security solutions for Forsythe Solutions Group.

The Evidence Is In the Email
SearchCIO.com 02.05.2007
James Geis, director of integrated solutions development for Forsythe Technology Inc., recommends that a retention policy examine why information is created in the first place, how the information is relevant, and whether the information is a legal or a business record.

Coping with Data Centers in Crisis
Business Week 11.06.2006
“You can view a data center like your brain; we supposedly only use 5 percent of what it’s capable of,” say James Geis, director of integrated solutions development at Forsythe technology. “The technology has reached a maturity level that we can use more of that gray matter, so it no longer makes sense to just throw money at problems” by buying more and more hardware.

The Next 15
Treasury & Risk Management 09.14.2006
Data is encrypted in code that can be unscrambled only with the aid of an encryption key, making a lost or stolen laptop with sensitive files or access to such data far less of a security threat. And then one day, someone will steal the encryption key. “That will drive the next wave of technology,” says Paul Adamonis, director of security solutions at Forsythe Solutions Group.

VARs Stress Importance of Layered Security
CRN.com 06.09.2006
Kevin McLaughlin of CRN.com interviews Forsythe Solutions Group director of security technology solutions, Paul Adamonis, about the importance of layered security. "Having multiple levels of insurance protection is important because there isn't one particular piece of software that will catch all of the malware and unauthorized traffic that goes through a network," Adamonis said.

10 Steps to Mobile Security
Baseline 05.17.2006
Brian Serra, senior security consultant at Forsythe Solutions Group, points out steps to an airtight mobile system. "Don't make wireless security so cumbersome that employees install their own access points or other workarounds," says Brian Serra.

Network Access Control Market Gaining Steam
Computer Reseller News 04.07.2006
Paul Adamonis, manager of security technology solutions at Forsythe Solutions Group, comments on the current state of network access control technology.

VolP Pitfalls Still Out There
Telephony 03.13.2006
Richard Zimmermann, vice president, network and security solutions, stresses the importance of performing adequate assessments of network needs before deploying VoIP. "Many customers are naïve about voice--they are used to deploying data apps that are not as real-time as voice," Zimmerman said. "Then, they will experience poor quality of service on the voice side....But it's not a technology issue--it's a design issue. The reason calls are dropping is that the network isn't designed properly."

One Size Does Not Fit All
Insurance & Technology 03.02.2006
James E. Geis, Forsythe's director of storage solutions, explains the concept of a tiered storage architecture and the regulatory advantages in implementing information lifecycle management (ILM) in an organization. "There are multiple types of regulations, and to abide by all of them, insurers need to effectively mine their data so information can be easily retrieved," says Geis.

Leaving a Paper Trail?
Insight 03.01.2006
"It's imperative for organizations to understand the policy, management, operations and technology needed to build a solid technology foundation, be compliant with evolving government regulations, and limit director and officer liability," says James E. Geis, Forsythe's director of storage solutions.

Three Out of Four Say Business Security Has Improved
 02.21.2006
Nearly 30% of IT security pros say they have little or no confidence that their companies detected all data security beaches last year, according to a new survey. In addition, about 26% of survey respondents rated their current IT environments as more vulnerable than a year ago, according to the study of 100 senior IT and data security professionals by Forsythe Technology Inc., a vendor of IT infrastructure products and services.

Enterprise VolP’s Y2K Connection
Telephony 02.20.2006
Richard Zimmermann, vice president, network and security solutions, sees Y2K-era replacement as a growing trend in the coming years as traditional analog PBX equipment reaches a natural decline. "It's creating kind of a natural decision point for customers: 'Do I renew that lease or do I replace the system?'" he said. "[Another] thing that's influencing purchasing decisions is the obsolescence of the underlying data infrastructure."

Data Security – It’s a Storage Problem
Windows IT Pro