ReliaQuest Partners with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security Solutions

ReliaQuest Partners with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security Solutions

ReliaQuest, a leading information security and project staffing solutions provider, is proud to announce it has signed an agreement with Hewlett Packard (HP) to sell its Enterprise Security Solutions products and services.

“ReliaQuest continues to show our commitment to providing our customers with the best available solutions to handle the issues they are facing day to day in their business. Our consultants are well aware of the issues, trained on solving the issues, and are constantly given the best tools available to get the job done,” said CEO and President of ReliaQuest,Brian Murphy. “HP’s Enterprise Security Products and Services are now part of that commitment. ”

ReliaQuest is an HP Business Partner, with expertise in information security solutions and project staffing. As a business partner, ReliaQuest will sell and integrate HP Enterprise Security Solutions products and services in both government and commercial markets in the United States and Europe.

ReliaQuest provides consulting services including, but not limited to, network design, data migration, information security, and systems integration, both as an end to end technology integrator and on a project based as needed provider for customers wanting to improve current systems or finish back logged projects. The HP partnership will add yet another tool to ReliaQuest’s already highly skilled team of subject matter experts working to solve the information security problems of today and tomorrow for its clients.

According to HP Website, “HP is a leading provider of security and compliance solutions for modern enterprises that want to mitigate risk in their hybrid environments and defend against advanced threats.”

This is just the latest in a string of partnerships over the past 2 years putting ReliaQuest on the map as one of the industry’s top technology and information security solution providers.

Founded in 2007,ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Fla. based company, with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, provides information security solutions and project staffing services to government and commercial markets. For more information on ReliaQuest, please visit http://www.ReliaQuest.com or email us at pr@reliaquest.com.

ReliaQuest Ranked at Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2012 Best Places to Work

ReliaQuest Ranked at Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2012 Best Places to Work

ReliaQuest Ranked at Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2012 Best Places to Work ReliaQuest, information security solutions and project staffing firm, was recognized at Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Best Places to Work Awards luncheon.

Over 300 companies applied to Best Places to Work in Tampa, Fla. Only 55 were selected as finalists and given the title 2012 Best Places to Work. ReliaQuest could only include its local Tampa Bay employee count of 17 people, but throughout the United States has more than 40 employees. ReliaQuest fell under the category of ‘Nearly Big’ which includes companies with 10-25 employees.

After being placed as a finalist, ReliaQuest was invited to attend the Awards Luncheon, where each category was ranked first, second and third and then rated overall.

“I would really like to thank Tampa Bay Business Journal for hosting such a great event. We really enjoyed spending time with all the other finalists. There are a lot of great companies with great people in the Tampa Bay area and we, at ReliaQuest, are proud to be recognized as one of those great companies with great people, says President and CEO of ReliaQuest, Brian Murphy.”

During the Awards luncheon at Lowry Park Zoo on Thursday, April 19th ReliaQuest was ranked second in the ‘Nearly Big’ category out of 20 companies and third over all 55 companies.

“I am excited that we ranked so high our first year being nominated. This is just another reason to be proud to work for such a great company like ReliaQuest,” says ReliaQuest Associate Jackie Fiore.

Founded in 2007, ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Fla. based company, with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, provides information security solutions and project staffing services to government and commercial markets. For more information on ReliaQuest, please visit http://www.ReliaQuest.com or email us at pr@reliaquest.com.

ReliaQuest Named 2012 Best Place to Work Finalist by Tampa Bay Business Journal!

ReliaQuest Named 2012 Best Place to Work Finalist by Tampa Bay Business Journal!

ReliaQuest, project staffing and integration services firm, is named 2012 Best Place to Work finalist by Tampa Bay Business Journal.

“We’re really excited to be named one of Tampa Bay’s Best Places to Work finalist by Tampa Bay Business Journal. We take a lot of pride in our work environment being collaborative, different and fun, yet extremely productive, says ReliaQuest CEO and President Brian Murphy.”

The Best Places to Work finalists are chosen by a firm outside of the Tampa Bay Business Journal called Quantum Workplace. In order to select the award, an online survey was conducted for all employees to anonymously submit answers and comments to be reviewed by Quantum Workplace.

In the 10-24 local employees category, 197 businesses were nominated. Out of 197, only 15 businesses, in this category, made it to the total of 55 companies named finalists for 2012. Each finalist is invited to attend the award luncheon on April 19th, 2012 at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. The overall top ranking company and the top three in each category will be announced at the luncheon.

“Unlike many offices, ReliaQuest’s unique and open layout encourages employees to share ideas on topics and issues with no barriers. We promote friendly competition and the employees enjoy working in the fun atmosphere,” says Recruiter Manager Scott Noonan.

Founded in 2007, ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Fla. based company, with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, provides information security solutions and project staffing services to government and commercial markets. ReliaQuest’s local company has 17 employees. For more information on ReliaQuest, please visit http://www.ReliaQuest.com or email us at pr@reliaquest.com.

FSU Honors Leader of ReliaQuest

Florida State University (FSU) established its first Recent Alumni Achievement Award. With over ten years of success, ReliaQuest CEO and President Brian Murphy was selected to receive the FSU College of Business First Recent Alumni Achievement award.

Murphy received this award due to his significant professional and personal achievements since graduating FSU in 2000.

“I am honored to receive this recognition from the College of Business. I credit my successes to FSU and I am delighted to have the ability to contribute to the university,” says Murphy.

Murphy remains fully involved as an FSU alumnus. He is an Alumni Advisory Board member for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program of the Florida A&M- FSU College of Engineering. He is a frequent speaker for the FSU MBA program and also serves as vice president of career development for the FSU chapter of Delta Tau Delta.

As a fast growing company and leader in the community, ReliaQuest is proud to have employees receive awards such as these.

Founded in 2007, ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Fla. based company, with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, provides information security solutions and project staffing services to government and commercial markets. For more information on ReliaQuest, please visit www.ReliaQuest.com or email us at pr@reliaquest.com.

ReliaQuest Advises FSU Students for Future Success

ReliaQuest Advises FSU Students for Future Success

ReliaQuest CEO and President, Brian Murphy, spoke to multiple business communication classes at Florida State University(FSU) Wednesday, Jan. 18. While visiting FSU, he also spoke at the College of Business Coffee and Careers Development Workshop. As CEO and president of project staffing and integration services firm, ReliaQuest, Brian Murphy is an expert when it comes to communication and hopes to continuously share his expertise to help students of his alma mater.

Murphy believes “ReliaQuest and our employees can make a big impact by continuing to assist students to excel in the job market.”

“Despite the news, hundreds of employers are actively hiring and my hope is to give students ideas on how to find these jobs. If given the right tools, undergraduate students should have no problem finding employment,” says Murphy.

In order to find employment, undergraduates need to have a well developed background and resume. During business communication classes, Murphy gave insight to FSU students about what employers look for on resumes and during interviews.

As guest speaker at the Coffee and Careers Development workshop, Murphy focused on his knowledge of career entrepreneurship. After the workshop, he stayed to help students one on one by critiquing resumes.

Murphy enjoys helping students and plans to continue his visits to Florida State University. Founded in 2007, ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Fla. based company, with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, provides provides information security solutions and project staffing services to government and commercial markets. For more information on ReliaQuest, please visit ReliaQuest or email us at pr@reliaquest.com.

ReliaQuest Aids to Wrucha’s Run Success for All Children’s Hospital

PRWEB Press Release

Jan. 15, 2012, marked the first annual 5K and 1 mile fun run in honor of Wendy Wrucha. The event took place at Gadsen Park in Tampa, Fla. at 8 a.m. All proceeds went toward Wrucha’s work place of 13 years, All Children’s Hospital pediatric rehabilitation via the All Children’s Hospital Foundation.

According to event coordinator, Renee Murphy, the first time event exceeded all expectations with nearly 500 people registered for Wrucha’s Run and the event totaling over $14,000 for All Children’s Hospital pediatric rehabilitation.

“We hope to use the money raised to provide better resources and tools for therapists to use in treatment sessions. For example, iPads for nonverbal patients,” said Murphy.

ReliaQuest was title sponsor and main financial supporter for Wrucha’s Run. Among the 500 participants were multiple ReliaQuest employees, who supported the costs and hopes of these donations to help keep Wrucha’s memory alive. Wendy Wrucha (1/21/69-3/28/11) is remembered through her legacy of the race and hope for future through a foundation in her name.

“The ultimate goal is to ensure Wendy Wrucha’s memory lives,” said Murphy.

For more information about the race visit the event’s Facebook Page..

Founded in 2007, ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Fla. based company, with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, provides project staffing and integration services to the global communications technology industry. For more information on ReliaQuest, please visit http://www.ReliaQuest.com or email us at pr@reliaquest.com.

More Scada Risks

Over the past few weeks there have been a few more high profile stories about hacking water utilities in the US via the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. The first instance was in Springfield, Illinois and the water pump was allegedly burnt out by attackers repeatedly turning the unit on and off via stolen credentials from the manufacturer. Turned out the “hack” was a legitimate contractor working abroad but, employees had noticed intermittent problems over the past couple months, but were unable to determine the cause. In the second case in Houston Texas, a hacker was able to get into the sewer system by guessing a simple 3 character password on a control system that was exposed to the internet.

Neither one of these cases would have have even been news if common sense security practices were put in place and followed. In both instances, providing a secure authentication measure from an internal network along with regular system monitoring would have stopped or alerted employees. Even easier, having a secure password and not exposing the sensitive system to the internet would have eliminated the breach.

With Stuxnet and now Duqu targeting the notoriously insecure and missconfigured SCADA systems, it’s only a matter of time before a major catastrophe occurs. Basic security, if not advanced, principles should at least be applied. Shouldn’t the systems running our nation’s basic infrastructure have more security built in and followed than the corporate email accounts that usually get more attention?

Q&A: How do Recruiters Recognize Me Even Though I’m Passive?

QUESTION:
“Many of my colleagues discuss opportunities that they are contacted about on LinkedIn, various jobs boards, and other social networking tools. Although I’m not actively searching for new opportunities and I’m extremely happy with my current employer I would still like to know what’s out there. I’m wondering how I can make myself more visible and more prone to hearing about potential job opportunities that corporate and agency recruiters are working on. Do you have any advice or suggestions to help me out?”

ANSWER:
This is a great question and it is something that is very easy to do with very little effort or time. The best way for recruiting firms and companies to notice you as a passive candidate (someone that isn’t actively looking for a new opportunity) is to utilize LinkedIn. If you aren’t currently on LinkedIn, you might want to consider activating and setting up an account. The service is free and the professional networking tool guides you through the necessary steps to complete your profile. LinkedIn is widely used by recruiters today to contact potential candidates about positions that may peak their interest or to network for referrals.

The tool works just like any other search engine so you want to think “optimization” when creating your profile. What keywords would a recruiter type in when looking to fill particular positions? Example: If you’re a Network Engineer with a CCNP you’ll want to make sure that CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional, spell it out as well because you never know what someone will search) is in your profile a couple of times so that you come up at the top of the search. You’ll also want to list as many keywords as possible in your profile. What types of equipment or software technologies have you used? List them. You need to optimize your profile as much as possible if you want people to find you. Also consider listing your contact information such as a home number or personal email address. This will save the “lazy recruiter” time in figuring out how to reach you. LinkedIn even has an area to list what you’d be interested in hearing about (career opportunities, consulting opportunities, etc.).

Outside of LinkedIn, you might consider a confidential posting on one of the many job boards. You should also remember to optimize your job board posting as well. The more key words the better. By completing the profile and posting on a board or two you’ll be contacted about opportunities in no time.

It’s a Party!

At Winter DreamHack 2011 the world record was set for the largest LAN (Local Area Network) party and computer festival consisting of 12,754 computers and 13,608 visitors. DreamHack is a digital festival for Local Area Networks (LAN) comprised mostly for online gaming and hacking purposes that is held twice a year in Sweden. This year the event, taking place from November 24th-27th, is projected to hit 20,000 users. So how are they going to support this volume? Cisco and Telia have built the world’s fastest internet connection with speeds of 120 gigabits per second and just to put that in perspective, the previous DreamHack record is 20 gigabits per second. With a combination of Cisco hardware and Swedish ISP’s fiber network you can presumably download a movie in 47 thousandths of a second and simultaneously stream music with up to 750,000 people. The system uses Cisco’s CRS-3 router’s that are capable of speeds up to 322 tbps which would allow China’s entire population to conduct a video call at the same time.

Members from Cisco, Telia, and DreamHack have been working on this network dating back to summer of last year. Gamers salivate at the opportunity to play their favorite games on the fastest network in the world and Cisco and Telia love for the gamers to test the limits of their new network. Head of Broadband services at TeliaSonera, Stefan Trampus says that with the demand of broadband services and faster speeds evolving every day that Telia has invested 5 billion in fiber networks. Cisco alone will have $45 million dollars’ worth of equipment at DreamHack, not including Telia’s contribution.

DreamHack initially started in the early ‘90s when a group of people from Malung would gather in an elementary school basement. In 1994, the first year it garnered the name DreamHack, the event became larger and was hosted in a school’s cafeteria. By 1997 the event took place in Arena Kupolen in Borlang and became the largest LAN party in Sweden and the third largest LAN party in Scandinavia at the time. In 2002 the event became biannual with the summer session held in June and the winter session held in late November. Today, DreamHack offers demo and gaming competitions, displayed on large projection screens, as well as several outdoor activities to include bungee jumping, laser tag, and kart racing. At Winter DreamHack 2010 the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty gaming tournament held a grand prize of $30,000.

VTC Usage on the Rise

Over the past decade we’ve witnessed the business world transform from local and regional reach to domestic and even global reach for large and small businesses alike. The popularity of social networking, cloud computing, and virtual environments has granted access to sales territories in foreign markets that were previously unimaginable. One of these great advances is the widespread availability of VTC (Video Teleconferencing), a technology that allows two or more locations to interact through two-way video and audio transmissions. This eliminates the need for travel between locations for brief meetings or conferences thus greatly reducing costs in the corporate world. More than 1,800 corporate users that have VTC access were recently polled and of them more than 54% agreed that use this technology on a frequent basis. The widespread use of Skype and similar services makes VTC accessible to people worldwide and little to no cost and the introduction of Apple’s “Facetime” on the iPhone 4 has people becoming more and more comfortable with VTC by the day. The future of VTC seems almost limitless as this technology is being incorporated into mobile/hands-free devices and it will inevitably become a day to day part of our lives in years to come. As costs decrease and more public and private sectors purchase and install VTC capabilities we’ll truly become a world with no boundaries and endless opportunities for business and social interaction.