Bryan Hadzik – Network Consulting Services, inc.

Free Okta SSO and MFA Offer: The Silver Lining in the Identity Cloud

Bryan Hadzik — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:52:04 +0000

Okta for Emergency Remote Work

Okta is offering Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) for 5 apps for free for six months to any organization that would find value in leveraging the Okta Identity Cloud for remote work during this crisis. This includes:

Single Sign-On (SSO) and MFA for 5 apps: Reliable integration for SSO to your critical resources, with a full-featured federation engine and flexible access policy and:
- Access to over 6,500 pre-integrated apps
- Okta Verify (OTP) mobile authenticator for secure MFA
- SSO and MFA for VPN to enable secure remote access
Best Practices Guides: To quickly deploy a cloud or on-prem app, to configure security policies for MFA
Support and Training: Access to Okta Support professionals, training, the helpdesk forum, FAQs, and on-line user guides

Eligibility: New Customers Only

Offer includes:

Okta Single Single-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to 5 apps for all users Enable seamless access for all your users to their most critical resources from any device or location that is all protected by strong security policies. With Okta, you can:

Securely connect your users to applications in minutes with out-of-the-box integrations for 6,500+ cloud, on-prem, and mobile apps
Seamlessly connect to your existing directory store, whether that be AD or LDAP, with no additional hardware or changes to your firewall
Easily add an extra layer of security for all your users with Okta Verify OTP, a lightweight, mobile authenticator for secure MFA
Secure employee’s remote access with SSO and MFA for VPN

Best practices guides, community access and support and training are included.

Terms: Okta for Emergency Remote Work will be available to eligible organizations free of charge for six months from date of contract signing, with the option to extend as Okta tracks the situation. Orders must be completed by April 20th, 2020.

Contact us today for more details.

Sending IT Assets Home: Security and Tactical Challenges of Working Remotely

Bryan Hadzik — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:34:54 +0000

There is a sudden increase in your remote workforce; office employees now taking desktops, printers, laptops and other devices home that weren’t set up for this. Some things to think about as we make this pivot:

Who is receiving these assets and is that being updated?
Are we going to get these assets back? Will we know if we do?
What is the security posture of these assets?

We’ve put together a quick 5-minute video discussing these challenges and how Ivanti Asset Manager and the Ivanti Cloud can help with:

Identifying who is assigned these assets & its geographical location
Procurement data and security vulnerabilities
What actions an IT admin can take to secure that device (Disable/lock down and wipe clean)

Check out the Sending IT Assets Home video here and feel free to contact us to learn more. You can also reach out to Bryan Hadzik directly at bhadzik(at)ncsi.us

A New Engineering Expert at NCSi – Alfredo Contreras Joins our Deployment Team

Bryan Hadzik — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:40:19 +0000

Bountiful, Utah— February 7th, 2020 — Network Consulting Services, Inc. (NCSi) welcomes Alfredo Contreras as Senior Deployment Engineer to the company. Alfredo joins NCSi with over 15 years of experience in Client Management and IT Asset Inventory experience.

Alfredo will be responsible for helping our customers with Ivanti Endpoint and Desktop and Server Management (DSM) product suites. Alfredo also works with Ivanti Serice Manager to help customers populate their CMDBs. Previously, Alfredo worked as a Technical Consultant for Ivanti Software.

“We are very excited to have Alfredo on the team. Nothing beats the experience and expertise that he brings, and we look forward to having our customers benefit from that,” said Bryan Hadzik, Chief Technical Officer.

After hours, Alfredo enjoys cooking out and making desserts. If it has sugar and wrapped in a crust, he’s baked it. Alfredo resides in northern California with his wife and two children.

About NCSi: Working alongside companies and government agencies with comprehensive IT Security and Service Management initiatives, NCSi improves your security and operational posture to elevate service levels and confidence. Celebrating 17 years of service, we are experts in licensing, training, renewals, planning, implementation, project management and managed services.

For more information, please contact:

John Bartz, Marketing Director
Tel: 801-677-2496
jbartz@ncsi.us