About: MegaNet Team

We started MegaNet almost 15 years ago.  Back in those days we were working off 6ft banquet tables with our 486 PCs and 13” monitors.  We kept the overhead florescent lights in the office off most of the time to avoid screen flicker headaches.  We were in start-up mode, sending out direct mailers, putting brochures under windshield wipers, and most Continue Reading...

Being week four of the regular NFL season I thought this quote was appropriate to today’s blog. “They want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.”— Bill Parcells (former coach of N.E. Patriots) There is often a disconnect between ownership and coaches when pivotal decisions are in play....

The National Conference of State Legislatures has a handy online list of individual state notification laws concerning security breaches. It’s interesting to note that for the most part Massachusetts and Rhode Island statutes read very similar until you reach the penalties and enforcement sections.  RI law stipulates “each violation of this chapter is a civil violation for which a penalty Continue Reading...

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We hope everyone had a great summer, we certainly did. As the season sadly comes to a close, now is the perfect time to review your data security compliance. Along with the physical security measures you’ve put in place to safeguard your customer’s PII (personally identifiable information), to reach full compliance with 201 CMR 17 you must also have a Continue Reading...