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Stewart Walts, VP of Managed IT Services

Stewart Walts is Vice President of Managed IT Services at Usherwood Office Technology. Stewart began his career with Usherwood in 2001 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management. In Stewart’s 21 years at Usherwood, he has led the growth of our Managed IT Services and has expanded the business 10-fold. As a certified CISSP, CCSP and Microsoft Certified IT Professional Stewart leads our team and industry.

managed IT Services | Cyber Security

Every business needs a solid IT strategy to keep up with the rise in cybercrime and the swift pace of technological innovation. Manufacturing companies face unique risks to their productivity if they don’t optimize their cybersecurity. This is partly due to vulnerabilities they might consider less critical than core manufacturing systems. Here's an overview of manufacturing plant security.

By: Stewart Walts, VP of Managed IT Services
September 20th, 2022

Incidents like what happened with Microsoft Exchange Zero Day, Solarwinds, and Colonial Pipeline all had common threads. Chief among them being the lax attitude towards cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is no longer a luxury, or a fancy add-on. It is an absolute requirement. You would not leave the doors to your home unlocked and hope the bad guys do not notice. Yet, without effective and thoughtful security measures, you have done exactly that with your business. Still, we often hear objections and here are some of the most common.