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High Wire Networks Taps Managed Security Veteran to Enable Channel Partners to Deliver Overwatch Cybersecurity Services

October 24, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

[Jeremy Cullen to Leverage Overwatch’s Streamlined Quoting and Onboarding Processes to Engineer Cybersecurity Solutions for MSPs and Their Clients] CHICAGO – October 24, 2019 – High Wire Networks, providers of […]

Overwatch Security Guide

October 3, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

Beware! The IRS may not be the IRS

By: Nick Pratt (Overwatch Security Analyst) and Ben Weerts (Overwatch Inside Sales/Marketing) As we approach the October 15 extension deadline, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is alerting taxpayers about a […]

High Wire Networks Hires Veteran CISO to Lead Overwatch Managed Security Platform-as-a-Service

September 25, 2019 BG Admin — 2 Comments

[Philip Burnett’s Leadership Fortifies MSSP’s Position as Trusted Authority in Cybersecurity for Sales Partners and Their Business Clients] CHICAGO – September 25, 2019 –High Wire Networks, providers of the Overwatch […]

High Wire Networks Adds Strategic International Partner to Offer Cybersecurity Outside of the U.S.

September 17, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

West Sealand Digital to Sell the Overwatch Managed Security Platform-as-a-Service to SMBs in EMEA Countries CHICAGO & GUERNSEY – September 17, 2019 – High Wire Networks, a leading provider of […]

ChannelPro Network Interviews Overwatch

August 30, 2019 BG Admin — 2 Comments

Joel Zaidspiner from The ChannelPro Network met with the Overwatch Managed Security team last month at ChannelCon by CompTIA in Las Vegas. He sat down with Josue Vargas, Overwatch’s Director […]

High Wire Completes Network Upgrades at 800+ rural sites

August 27, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

The customer sites weren’t a hop, skip and jump away. Getting there required more than just a flight and rental car. High Wire field engineers, with the coordination of veteran […]

Overwatch Simplifies Cybersecurity

August 26, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

Overwatch Managed Security, High Wire’s security service, attended CompTIA’s annual convention, ChannelCon, August 5-7, 2019, in Las Vegas. Josue Vargas, the Director of Security Operations, was featured on a podcast hosted by Don Witt from […]

Podcast: COMPTIA CHANNELCON – Special Feature

August 21, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire, a global service provider, delivers Overwatch full service cyber security to SMBs through their Channel Partners.

High Wire Networks’ Certified Ethical Hacker to Address State of Cybersecurity at ChannelCon 2019

August 5, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE High Wire Networks’ Certified Ethical Hacker to Address State of Cybersecurity at ChannelCon 2019 Josue Vargas, Director of Security Operations, to Discuss the Challenge of Making Enterprise-class […]

Overwatch SOC Bolsters Security for Technology Customer

January 4, 2022 BG Admin — No Comments

The Overwatch Protection: Overwatch Security Analysts, monitoring a customer’s network, last month, discovered cybercriminals attempting to log-in to their web portal, using a brute force attack. Overwatch advised the […]

High Wire Wellness Day

June 27, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

By: Susanna Song Here at High Wire Networks, Get Work Done, is a common mantra we use. The three words are even plastered across one of our office walls. That […]

4 Steps to Effective IT Security Marketing

June 13, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

4 Steps to Effective IT Security Marketing If there is one advantage marketing IT security products, it is that you and your audience start from the shared perspective that taking […]

5 Signs that your End-Users Need a Security Service Boost

June 10, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

In business today, digital security is one of the most important functions that any IT department is responsible for, and the weight of that responsibility is only growing over time. […]

2019 Security Trends, and How they Affect your Customers

June 6, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

In the wake of the surprisingly high volume of serious data breaches that hit businesses of all sizes (and impacted millions of consumers) last year, information security practices are already […]

How to Market MDR Services to End- Users and Make it Click

June 4, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

If the key to resonating with your intended audience can be boiled down to any one consideration, it is that you as a reseller have to be able to see […]

High Wire Networks embraces global demand in latest expansion

May 22, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks announced the addition of twelve highly skilled networking and wireless engineers based in the United Kingdom and Europe to deploy solutions for international programs and customer sites, […]

High Wire Networks upgrades 60K phones at 6,500+ sites in just over 100 days

May 17, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks recently completed a major SIP phone replacement project across the U.S. that required nearly one-hundred site visits per night. The team of project managers, technicians and help […]

Overwatch: MSSP Partner of the Year

April 15, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks’ Overwatch Managed Security was awarded and named “Master MSSP Partner of the Year” at Seceon, Inc.’s annual SecuRight Global Partners and Customers Summit in Devens, Massachussets. “We […]

BLOG: Why you don’t want to miss this webinar

March 11, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

By: Stan Herring, Director of Product & Strategy I’m excited about the seminar because it’s an opportunity to share with our Partners in the managed security space, information based on […]

WEBINAR: A New Paradigm for Service Providers

March 5, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

Join us on March 21st at 1:00pm CST Subject matter experts from High Wire’s Networks’ Overwatch Managed Security Services & Seceon, Inc., developers of the aiSIEM Platform, will discuss these […]

Overwatch Partners with Next Gen. Cloud VPN

March 5, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks’ Overwatch Managed Security bolsters its holistic security platform, announcing today it now offers a business class, cloud-based VPN service designed to simplify and securely connect employees to […]

High Wire Networks Powers up the “Nitro Brews”

February 13, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Network’s long-standing customer who specializes in the retail space recently secured their first project with a large global coffee chain and brought our team in to complete the […]

Local Company Remodels Historic Swedish Covenant Church

January 28, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

Batavia, IL – January 28, 2019– High Wire Networks Inc revealed their newly renovated office space, located at the corner of Lincoln and Houston in downtown Batavia, at their Ribbon […]

The difference between machine learning and artificial intelligence in your security platform

January 3, 2019 BG Admin — 1 Comment

When one thinks of artificial intelligence or machine learning, the first place people often go to is science fiction–sentient computers, murderous robots, that kind of thing. They’re both very large […]

The 6 Key Ingredients that Make a High-Performance SOCaaS Solution

January 3, 2019 BG Admin — No Comments

It seems like hardly a week goes by without another high-profile data breach making the headlines. Not even data fortresses like Facebook seem to be safe, proving that even industry […]

The core components of a proper cybersecurity offering for MSPs

December 10, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

While today’s technological advances have certainly facilitated the way many industries do business both locally and globally, it has also paved the way for cybercriminals to exploit weaknesses in the […]

Giving our building some TLC [New images]

September 14, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Susanna Song “Just giving this old building some love,” shouted the mason standing on a scissor lift several feet above me, as he smeared […]

High Wire Makeover Update

August 30, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Susanna Song I can hear the thumping of footsteps above me, as I sit in the basement office. It’s hardly a distraction when you […]

High Wire Deploys Cloud-based Video Rooms For Global Clothing Brand

August 14, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Susanna Song High Wire finished installing state of the art cloud-based video rooms at the headquarters of an American clothing retailer. High Wire installed […]

Bring on the Paint

August 1, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on August 01, 2018 by Susanna Song Our second and third floor renovations are well underway. Currently, contractors are painting the walls. You can’t miss the bold, red accent […]

Pedicabbers Bike for Multiple Scleroris

June 28, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Vince Zobel (Vince Zobel is an infrastructure specialist at High Wire Networks.) My son, Dylan, is preparing for a 150 mile bike ride from […]

Security operations center: Build or outsource?

December 10, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Modern IT security teams have a challenging job, with a constantly evolving threat landscape, and the realization that only a single cyber attack has to be successful to have a […]

October is National Cybersecurity Month. So What?

October 25, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Susanna Song If you’re wondering, so what? Keep reading. There’s a reason why cybersecurity is no longer just a flashy headline or idea. Your SME clients need […]

Cyberattack: Criminals may already be inside your network

October 9, 2018 BG Admin — 1 Comment

Posted on October 09, 2018 by Stan Herring, Director of Product & Strategy As a savvy IT manager, you’ve methodically researched and deployed the very latest in firewalls, intrusion detection […]

Overwatch Managed Endpoint Security Partner, Sophos, Named to Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant

September 28, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

For the seventh year in a row, High Wire Network’s managed endpoint security partner, Sophos, is a recognized Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant. Overwatch’s platform offers channel partners wholesale managed […]

High Wire Networks Joins Sophos to Deliver Managed Endpoint Security for Channel Partners

September 4, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks’ Overwatch Managed Security today announced it has joined the Sophos Partner Program. Overwatch channel partners can now meet the SME markets’ growing security requirements with next-generation, predictive […]

High Wire Wins Customer Accolade for Implementing Medical Technology at Top-ranked Healthcare System

October 2, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

A dedicated team of High Wire project managers and technicians installed dozens of innovative, high-tech medical carts, on behalf of a reseller partner, to provide physicians the ability to communicate […]

Unseen threats to Maritime Security

August 15, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Josue Vargas — Leave a comment Last month, COSCO or China Ocean Shipping Company, which is known as one of the largest maritime cargo players in the market received a nasty […]

Are Your Vendors Secure?

July 23, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

By Mark Porter, President and CEO of High Wire Networks Every day we hear about another large corporation with a data breach, or a large-scale ransomware attack, or a new […]

ATLANTA: When Security Planning Comes Too Late

June 19, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Josue Vargas When the city of Atlanta came under attack by the SamSam ransomware on March 22nd, it was already too late—there was no emergency plan. By […]

A New Face Joins High Wire as Director of Field Excellence

September 25, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks announced the hiring of Steve Meyers, effective immediately, who will assume duties of Director of Field Excellence– overseeing a robust team of 3,000 U.S. and approximately 10,000 […]

High Wire Hires VP of Operations, Promotes Directors

September 19, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks announced today, the appointment of Alan Burkhard as Vice President of Operations, effective immediately. In his role, he will oversee the expansive field operations and project management […]

Winning Trust by Delivering Reliable and Innovative Services

August 22, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Today, a U.S. distributor of automotive components is delivering quicker and enhanced services, due to the hardworking team of project managers and technicians at High Wire Networks. The initial project […]

High Wire Wins Multimillion-Dollar Voice Deployment Contract

August 21, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

BATAVIA, IL, August 21, 2018: High Wire Networks is pleased to announce it has been awarded a large-scale voice deployment program, installing new hardware at more than 5,000 locations throughout […]

Wireless Solutions for World Leader in Diesel Engine Manufacturing

July 27, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

One week ahead of its deadline, High Wire completed a wireless deployment at 84 locations across the U.S. and Canada, surpassing the customer’s expectations. High Wire removed and replaced wireless […]

High Wire Sinks its Teeth into Cloud Communications Solution

July 19, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire Networks concludes a large voice deployment project at one of the country’s leading dental support organizations, installing cloud communications solutions at more than 600 dental offices across the […]

High Wire Featured in Kane County Chronicle

July 12, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

Great to see High Wire Networks recognized in today’s @KaneCountyChronicle newspaper. The story was posted online last week at: http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/06/14/batavia-home-to-high-wire-networks-global-cybersecurity-service/a72uu8t/ Batavia home to High Wire Networks’ global cybersecurity service New […]

Mark Porter: Virtual Fireside Chat

June 21, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

High Wire’s President and CEO invited to share advice with other executives Mark Porter has been invited once again to speak at a WorkMarket webinar for his field service innovation […]

[Immediate Release] High Wire Launches Security Operations Center (SOC)

June 21, 2018 BG Admin — No Comments

BATAVIA, IL: High Wire Networks is thrilled to announce a new service, Overwatch Managed Security, a U.S.-based Security Operations Center that delivers around the clock, white-labeled security for partners to […]

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