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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, President and CEO

Mark Porter: Virtual Fireside Chat

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)

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 […]

Catch of the day: 700 location seafood restaurant chain modernize phone services

High Wire Networks was selected for the deployment of a cloud based Unified Communications Solution to modernize communications at over 700 locations across the United States. Prior to this deployment, […]

Cloud Expert Joins Dynamic Sales Team

BATAVIA, IL, June 11, 2018:  We welcome Joe Barnas, High Wire Networks newest senior account executive. He brings more than 30 years of sales and sales management experience, specifically in […]

We are Moving Up (in God’s House)

BATAVIA, IL, June 7, 2018: When you arrive at the intersection of Lincoln and Houston Streets in downtown Batavia, you can’t miss the tall, brown brick building with a steep […]

RSA 2018: Now I know what I didn’t know I knew!

By Stan Herring, Director of Product and Strategy Last week I attended the RSA Conference 2018 in San Francisco along with forty-seven thousand others looking for answers to the security […]

Trophy is for You, Our Clients!

BATAVIA, IL, April 20, 2018:  High Wire Networks is thrilled to win Best in Class: Most Innovative Approach to Service Delivery Award at the Field Service USA 2018 Conference in […]

A Familiar Face Rejoins High Wire as Director of Sales Operations

BATAVIA, IL, April 19, 2018:  High Wire is pleased to announce the return of Kim Stoltz.  Stoltz joins the leadership team to manage six account executives and take on the […]

Transparency and Simplicity At Your Fingertips

By Mark Porter, President and CEO As I prepare to represent High Wire Networks at Field Service USA 2018 this week, and compete against companies like Siemens Medical Technologies for […]

Webinar with CEO Mark Porter

Event Details from WorkMarket: What does it take to be a finalist in the “Innovative Approach to Service Delivery” category at Field Service USA Best-in-Class Awards 2018? Mark Porter, the […]

April: A Month of Cyber Tragedies

By: Stan Herring, Director of Security Product & Strategy at High Wire Networks In the first 10 days of April we have been alerted to dozens of new cyberattacks.  Over […]

Delivering Services: On Time, On Budget

High Wire Networks spent the past six months implementing a network refresh or upgrade for a reputable autobody repair chain, on-site at more than a hundred locations nationwide. We not […]

Hardware and End-Point Applications Not Enough

By: Stan Herring, Director of Security Product & Strategy at High Wire Networks Today, we spend a significant amount of our work-life in a web browser. It’s overwhelming how fast […]

High Wire Networks Nominated for Prestigious Award: Most Innovative Approach to Service Delivery

BATAVIA, IL, March 7, 2018:   High Wire Networks has been named as a finalist for a Field Service USA 2018 Best-In-Class Awards, for “innovative approach to service delivery” category.  As […]

Former TV News Reporter Joins High Wire Networks

BATAVIA, IL. March 5, 2018: High Wire Networks announced today Susanna Song joins the company as director of communications and marketing. Song comes highly experienced with 13+ years of journalism […]

High Wire Networks Adds Security Veteran Emerging Technology Expert

High Wire Networks has announced today that Stan Herring will be joining the Company. Stan will assume the role of Director of Product and Strategy, with a focus on Cyber […]

High Wire Networks Acquires Sole Source Cabling Operation Valued at Over $5 Million Annually

High Wire Networks is pleased to announce the acquisition of over $5 million in annual structured cable and infrastructure revenues from a global VAR focused on Fortune 500 Clients. Under […]

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