Anti-Virus/Anti-Spam (AVAS)

Even a single data breach can cause enormous harm to businesses of all sizes, but you don't have to experience a catastrophic loss to put your business at risk. Watch this video to see how a multi-layered security approach can protect data and keep your business up and running smoothly.

Martin Capurro, director Product Management, suggests how to strike the right balance between productivity and security in the enterprise by looking beyond the traditional model of network and perimeter security and expanding across systems, the cloud and mobility technologies.

Think your business is too small for cybercrime? Think again. Perpetrators of viruses, malware and other threats target businesses of all sizes. Watch this video for a day-in-the-life look at how simple activities can put your business at risk-from email and network logins to Web applications and social networks.

Protecting Your Data and Eliminating Vulnerabilities
You wouldn't leave your office door unlocked so anyone could come in and walk off with your company's equipment, read your files or wreak other havoc. That same sense of caution should apply to managing your company's Internet connection. When the Web and e-mail are integral parts of your business, you become vulnerable to viruses, worms, spyware, phishers and other security risks. Without common-sense precautions, they can cost your company through reduced network performance, diminished productivity, and even a damaged reputation.

An Interview with Qwest Security Expert Bob Schroeder
Businesses of all sizes face the moving target of always changing security threats, but SMBs don't have the IT resources that larger organizations have to focus on the latest dangers. As Qwest Director of Product Management Bob Schroeder points out, there's not a textbook that tells business owners how much security is enough, but in this interview, he gives you the next best thing: a "CliffsNotes" for keeping your data protected.

An Interview with Healthcare IT Expert Mark Rein
Healthcare providers have been dealing with the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for more than a decade. Now, new requirements designed to protect electronic health records (EHRs), including the HIPAA Security Rule and HITECH Act, are adding another set of challenges. As an IT executive with extensive experience implementing new technologies and processes for healthcare organizations, Mark Rein has seen the challenges from the inside. In this interview he provides some important pointers for keeping records secure.

CIOs must manage security risks while addressing business needs and focusing on revenue-generating activities. This paper offers a strategy for providing data security and protection that addresses the rising data threat landscape, the need for compliance, and today's lean IT staffs.

With a growing universal mobile workforce, it's important to understand the challenges and misconceptions about security in terms of complacency, cost, experience and do-it-yourself security management. Having a mobile security program that incorporates a trusted managed-security provider is a best business practice and an essential ingredient in protecting today's enterprises.

Follow these six essential steps to help protect your business and improve productivity
Businesses of all sizes are vulnerable to security threats, and new hazards seem to arise daily. Small and midsize business may have fewer resources for dealing with security threats, but no less responsibility for them. How do you reduce the risk of data exposure, minimize vulnerabilities in your network, ensure regulatory compliance and still maintain productive access to information? The best data security practices are often a mix of technologies and policies that ensure that those technologies are used correctly.

Qwest and IBM have signed a five-year agreement that will give Qwest customers access to several IBM-managed services targeted at medium-sized businesses.

Learn how mid-sized businesses can benefit from the IT services partnership of Qwest and IBM.

Qwest and IBM team up to bring a bundle of managed IT and communications services to medium-sized businesses.

Download this product overview.