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You + Overwatch Equals Opportunity in Cybersecurity

If you’ve been in the technology channel a long time, you’ve seen a lot of business models. For years the prevailing go-to-market strategy for equipment makers and service providers has […]

MXDR Success Story

 High Wire Networks CRO Stephan Tallent explains how an MSP found value in delivering Overwatch Managed Extended Detection and Response to his clients. He sums it up in 90 […]

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High Wire Networks Replaces Convertible Note with Conventional Loan, Eliminating 4 Million in Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and technology enablement, has exchanged approximately $236,000 in principal and accrued interest of an existing convertible note to […]

High Wire Networks Managed Cybersecurity Channel Partner Program Surpasses 200 Members Milestone with Signing of Framework IT

High Wire Networks, Inc.  has signed its 200th Overwatch by High Wire Networks™ managed cybersecurity channel partner, Framework IT. Based in Chicago, IL, Framework IT is a leading provider of […]

SOC vs. NOC: Which One Do I Need?

Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and Network Operations Centers (NOCs) are similar. They both exist to centralize network visibility and operations management. However, each has its own distinct purpose and goal. […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 40 Legal Compliance in the Digital Age

COMING SOON… In the fast-paced, continually evolving landscape of privacy and cybersecurity, the need for legal and operational compliance remains constant. So how do you build a legal compliance program […]

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High Wire Networks Sells Legacy Staffing Subsidiary in $11.5 Million Transaction, Turns Focus on Faster-Growing Managed Cybersecurity and Tech Enablement Business

Multiple benefits of the divestiture include: Eliminates debt payments of $3.9 million on an annualized basis. Reduces fully diluted common shares by 16%. Enables greater focus on faster-growing, higher-margin managed […]

High Wire Networks Ranks Among Top Cybersecurity Providers in Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 Report

 Across a field of more than 120 competitors, Frost & Sullivan ranked High Wire Networks among the Top 12 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) that are delivering the greatest […]

When Your NOC and SOC Come Together

   What’s the difference between NOC and SOC? A security operations center (SOC) focuses on security and is responsible for identifying and investigating cyberthreats and responding to and mitigating […]

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High Wire Networks Renews $9 Million Credit Facility Under More Favorable Terms

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and IT enablement services, has renewed and expanded its existing $5 million credit facility to $9 million and […]

High Wire Networks to Present at the 35th Annual ROTH Conference, March 12-14, 2023

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed security and technology enablement services, has been invited to present at the 35th Annual ROTH Conference being held at […]

High Wire Networks Named to CRN MSP 500 and Elite 150 Listings of the Nation’s Top IT Managed Service Providers

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and IT enablement services, has been named by CRN Magazine to its MSP 500 and Elite 150 lists […]

High Wire Networks Ranks Among Top Cybersecurity Providers in Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 Managed & Professional Security Services Report

 High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and IT enablement services, received a top ranking in the new Frost & Sullivan (F&S) report on […]

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What is Security Operations Center (SOC) Framework?

Network security tools are growing in number and sophistication in order to respond to the cyber threatscape, which is growing equally as fast. This outmodes the idea of a single […]

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High Wire Networks Onshores Cybersecurity Operation Centers As Customer Growth Tops 430% to 1,000 Businesses Worldwide

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and IT enablement services, has completed the onshoring of 100% of its 24/7 network and security operation centers […]

Cybersecurity- What’s happening in the World Today?- by David Barton, CTO at High Wire Networks

 The world of cyber is constantly changing. Hackers are finding more backdoors to get into the victims’ environments, from medical equipment to your kids’ favorite computer games.  New advanced […]

Cybersecurity Simplified-Episode 39 Network Security: Trends to Watch from an OG CISO

 What’s next for network security? Who better to ask than the expert who’s helped define the space since 1985? Our next guest started his career developing security solutions at […]

High Wire Networks Appoints Stephen LaMarche as Chief Operating Officer

LaMarche to Oversee High Wire’s Fast-Growing, Global Managed IT Services Business Trusted by Multiple Fortune 100 Customers   BATAVIA, Ill., February 6, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), […]

How to Help MSPs Jumpstart Cybersecurity for Businesses

Businesses of all sizes are feeling the impact of cyberattacks. Average losses per incident are staggering: 2 Terabyte of  lost data 19 hours of downtime $1.06 million in recovery costs […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 38 Operationalizing Cybersecurity with Mark Porter

 Cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions are critical … but a successful cybersecurity strategy needs a more holistic approach. What does it mean to fully operationalize cybersecurity for your organization? Today on […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 37 Cyber Warranty: Next Generation Cyber Insurance Solution

 Over and above layering solutions to detect and protect against a cyberattack, many companies also buy extra protection with cyber insurance to help them recover from a loss. But […]

E-channel News Interview High Wire Networks CRO Stephan Tallent

“It doesn’t have to be as hard as it seems. Yes, it is complex situation. There is a way to better operationalize your customers’ security without rip and replace. There […]

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High Wire Networks Secures 3-Year, $300,000 Managed Cybersecurity Services Contract Expansion for Global Aerospace Logistics Company

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed security and technology enablement services, has secured an expanded three-year, $300,000 contract renewal to provide its Overwatch managed cybersecurity […]

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High Wire Networks Wins $1.2 Million Managed Services Contract Renewal for Fortune 500 Healthcare Company

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed security and technology enablement services, has won a managed services contract renewal to deliver tech services for a Fortune […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 36: What a Defense-in-Depth Cybersecurity Strategy Entails

 Can the difference between a healthy, growing managed security services business and a stagnant one lie in a simple methodology? In episode 36, we invite Ryan O’Hara, CEO of […]

Alphabet Soup in Security Operations: SIEM vs SOAR vs XDR vs SOCaaS

As cyberthreats have become more complex, so has the universe of tools available to combat them, including “unified” tools that condense and coordinate threat detection and response. Within this Darwinian […]

The Working CEO Episode 14 – A Holistic Approach to Leadership, Humility and Humanity in Financial Planning

 Want to know how to get things done? Get out of your own way! That’s a good tip from today’s guest, Kim Curtis, President and CEO of Wealth Legacy […]

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High Wire Networks Engages CMA to Lead New Investor and Public Relations Campaign

High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI) has engaged CMA, a premier capital markets advisory firm, to lead a new strategic investor and public relations campaign. High Wire has rapidly emerged as a leading global […]

The Working CEO – Episode 13: Travels with Dave Dyson: The Journey from Salesman to Strategist, Advisor to Influencer

 After years as a Global Account Executive for the country’s largest phone company, Dave Dyson decided there must be a better way to help businesses with technology. So he […]

HWNI Hires Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Cybersecurity Sales

Channel Executive Stephan Tallent Named CRO of Overwatch Managed Security High Wire Networks Inc. (the “Company” or “High Wire”) (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global managed service provider (MSP) and cybersecurity […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 35: The Science and Art of Forecasting Risk

   Who is Alan Turing? In his short lifetime, Alan Turing invented the computer on paper in the 1930s. Turing proved mathematically that it was possible to put symbols […]

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HWNI Enters into an Agreement to Raise up to $10 Million

$6 Million has been completed of an up to $10 Million Private Investment in Public Equity ( PIPE ) . The offering is expected to be closed out early December. […]

High Wire Networks Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

Company and Overwatch Managed Cybersecurity Business Revenue Show Growth High Wire Networks Inc. (the “Company” or “High Wire”) (OTCQB: HWNI), announced today its financial results for Q3 ended September 30, 2022. […]

High Wire Wins $1.8 Million Government Phone Deployment Contract

High Wire Networks Inc. (the “Company” or “High Wire”) (OTCQB: HWNI), announced today High Wire won a $1.8 million contract with a value-added reseller (VAR) for a phone lifecycle refresh project. […]

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What Is a Network Operations Center? Who Needs It?

In the IT world, delivering strategic solutions on an outsourced basis meets two critical objectives for VARs, MSPs, MSSPs, systems integrators, IT consultants, agents and the like— more revenue and […]

Overwatch Managed EDR Stops Malware from Propagating in Multiple End Client Environments

Just two letters separate the words managed versus un-managed endpoint detection and response (EDR). Yet, for IT and managed service providers (MSPs), the distinction can often be the difference between […]

6 Must-haves in Your Incident Response Plan to Combat Emotional Distress

We are all aware that a cyberattack can take a heavy toll on an organization’s financial and reputational status, but what about the emotional toll on the employees who have […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 34: Logging Back On– Helping Employees Recover From a Cyberattack

 We’re all well aware that a cyberattack can take a heavy toll on an organization’s financial and reputational status, but what about the emotional toll on the employees who’ve […]

High Wire Cybersecurity Awareness Guidelines

“See Yourself in Cyber” – 2022 Campaign Theme Educate yourself and help spread cybersecurity knowledge, with the focus on “people”.   Four Things You Can Do:   [PODCAST] Privacy VS […]

High Wire Networks Named to MSSP Alert’s Top 250 MSSPs List for 2022

Sixth-Annual List & Research Identifies Leading Managed Security Service Providers Worldwide MSSP Alert, a CyberRisk Alliance resource, has named High Wire Networks to the Top 250 MSSPs list for 2022 […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 33: Unauthorized – How Access Will Be Defined Going Forward

 “Unauthorized access” sounds like a line from the classic 1980s movie, Wargames. And you might be surprised to learn that the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, or CFAA, was […]

High Wire Wins Additional $6.7 Million for Multi-Site, Multi-Tech Rollout

Additional Revenue for National Wi-Fi Project Brings Total Contract Value to $12 Million High Wire Networks Inc. (the “Company” or “High Wire”) (OTCQB: HWNI), announced today High Wire won an […]

The Working CEO – Episode 12: Preacher Turned Tech CEO Turned Cloud Evangelist

   Sometimes life and business seem to come full circle. That’s the case for our next guest, Dave Gilbert. Dave started his career a preacher and two decades later […]

Cybersecurity Simplified – Episode 32: “A Career in Security – Where do you Start?”

 It isn’t lost to us here at Cybersecurity Simplified that many of you listen and watch because you have a keen interest in cybersecurity work… you want to make […]

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High Wire Wins $5 Million Multi-Site, Multi-Tech Rollout for Global Systems Integrator

More Than 1,000 Stores Will Undergo Technology Refresh to Improve Wi-Fi High Wire Networks Inc. (the “Company” or “High Wire”) (OTCQB: HWNI), announced today High Wire won a $5 million […]

The Working CEO – Episode 11: Channel Consultant + Coach on the Power of Partnership + Leadership

After more than 20 years spent building multimillion-dollar partner programs for some of the largest tech brands, Theresa Caragol tapped her partnering powers to build a business of her own. […]

Risk vs Cost by Mark Porter

 When you look at the shift in span and you look at what’s happened to SaaS, there are so many SaaS applications at the core of business today. Then […]

Value of Open in Open XDR

 What is the value for MSPs and MSSPs and their customers to leverage a security platform that supports open integration to “detect and respond” to every threat source? Here’s […]

The Working CEO – Episode 10: Meet Michael Sterl – ‘Telecom Bum’ Turned Tech Investor

Today’s guest on The Working CEO is a self-described “Telecom Bum” turned investor. He is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded several companies in the telecom and communications industry and […]

The Working CEO – Episode 9: Straight Talk from Chief-Turned-Advisor Curt Allen

Today’s guest is about as no B.S. as you can get, according to those in the know. Curt Allen is a tech veteran who has been there, done that – […]

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