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COVID-19 Update

Email messages have been sent to all HCST clients regarding HCST’s continuity of services in light of the Ohio Department of Health “Director’s Stay at Home Order” released yesterday, and to take effect at midnight tonight, Mar 23 2020. I want to assure you all that HCST will remain fully operational during this trying period…
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COVID-19 Update

16 March 2020 HCST has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and working to determine our best response and plans. We are committed to our clients and maintaining our services which are critical to their daily business operations. Following, we outline several areas of business, and how our services may be impacted in those areas.…
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Microsoft Cloud Agreement

This page was created as supporting material to help customers understand changes surrounding the acceptance of the Microsoft Cloud Agreement. This is our summarization of information available to us to help explain what this agreement is, and why you need to accept this agreement in order to continue doing business with HCST for Microsoft Cloud-based…
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#Ransomware stat: With #BCDR, 4 in 5 IT pros report clients fully recovered in 24 hours, or less. http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/eje0k7pmphnq

#Ransomware stat: Construction and Manufacturing are the top verticals targeted by hackers this year. https://bit.ly/2J4jl0l

#Ransomware stat: 92% of IT pros report that clients with BCDR products in place are less likely to experience significant downtime from ransomware. https://bit.ly/31rAcR9

#Ransomware stat: 96% of IT pros predict attacks will continue at current, or worse, rates. http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/bo2i35hy8qxu9

#Ransomware stat: 67% of IT pros report #phishing emails as the leading cause of ransomware breaches. https://bit.ly/2qqg98W

#Ransomware stat: On average, downtime costs 23X MORE than the ransom. https://bit.ly/2J1Ex7f

#Ransomware stat: IT pros report the average requested ransom has increased 37%, year-over-year. The average ransom requested in 2019 is $5,900. http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/b3y6fv2cdoswp