ARTICLES BY FAROKH KARANI

  • Ransomware
    4 Ways To Keep Your Business Safe From The Rising Threat Of Ransomware
    10/6/2016

    A recent, high-profile incident in which a Hollywood-based hospital suffered through a ransomware lockdown is just the latest in a long string of public attacks that threaten the way we do business today. By Farokh Karani, Director, North America — Sales & Channels, Quick Heal Technologies

  • 5 Simple Security Habits For Your K-12 Education Customers
    8/11/2016

    In the world of cybercrime where hackers are generally one step ahead of everybody else, good security practices can literally be the difference between protecting critical computer data and exposing the personal and confidential information of school staff, students, parents, and third-party contractors.

  • 5 IT Security Essentials For Channel Partners In 2016
    1/7/2016

    What do resellers and managed services providers (MSPs) need to keep top of mind as security threats spiral in 2016? Ongoing vigilance and protection is the only way to stop these threats in their tracks, which is why it’s important to keep pace with new IT security dangers that have recently emerged. At the same time, many existing threats are also expanding and mutating, finding new ways to make their way beyond the corporate firewall.

  • 5 Reasons Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Should Be A Part Of Your IT Security Toolkit
    11/4/2015

    Over the last couple years, security breaches have rocked the business landscape. Sensitive data — from high-profile retailers and financial institutions to lesser known mom-and-pop shops — fell into the hands of global thieves and hackers, affecting millions of consumers and company employees. Indeed, it has been a challenging time for data privacy and security, and the massive thefts served as a wake-up call for organizations around the world.

  • 5 Ways IT Service Providers Can Win With SMB Mobile Security
    8/25/2015

    When the mobility wave hit, data security got way more complicated for IT services providers and their SMB customers. Indeed, as mobile devices have infiltrated the SMB market in a big way, hackers have kept pace, waging full-blown attacks against the mobile landscape. Studies have shown that mobile malware assaults rose by 58 percent in 2012, making mobile data security one of the biggest threats for businesses today. 

Farokh Karani

Farokh Karani is the director of North American sales and channels, for Quick Heal Technologies, a global provider of IT security solutions. Quick Heal’s SEQRITE data security product line is specifically targeted at small to midsize enterprises and is sold in North America through channel partners.