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# Blog

## Lauren Bell

### Recent Posts

[![Employee Spotlight Video Interview: Kevin Pendleton](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/video%20interview.gif?width=300&name=video%20interview.gif)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/employee-spotlight-video-interview-kevin-pendleton)

### [Employee Spotlight Video Interview: Kevin Pendleton](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/employee-spotlight-video-interview-kevin-pendleton)

Get to know Kevin Pendleton, Data Center Practice Lead, in this video interview.

Kevin shares what\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Nov 01, 2021 | Employee Spotlights

[![10.27.21 Lunch Webinar: Ransomware as a Service](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lunch%20Webinar.gif?width=300&name=lunch%20Webinar.gif)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/10.20.21-lunch-webinar-ransomware-as-a-service)

### [10.27.21 Lunch Webinar: Ransomware as a Service](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/10.20.21-lunch-webinar-ransomware-as-a-service)

## Ransomware as a Service:

### Preventing and Mitigating Damage at Each Stage of an Attack

The emerging\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Oct 14, 2021 | Events

[![Office Preparation for Brews & Bytes Happy Hour on September 30th](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ezgif.com-gif-maker%20(2)-2.gif?width=300&name=ezgif.com-gif-maker%20(2)-2.gif)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/office-preparation-for-brews-bytes-happy-hour-on-september-30th)

### [Office Preparation for Brews & Bytes Happy Hour on September 30th](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/office-preparation-for-brews-bytes-happy-hour-on-september-30th)

Our team has been going the extra mile in order to get the office ready for hosting Brews & Bytes\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Sep 23, 2021 |

[![Brews & Bytes: 6 Reasons to Attend our September 30th Happy Hour](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6%20reasons%20to%20attend%20brews%20%26%20bytes%20on%20September%2030th.gif?width=300&name=6%20reasons%20to%20attend%20brews%20%26%20bytes%20on%20September%2030th.gif)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/brews-bytes-6-reasons-to-attend-our-september-30th-happy-hour)

### [Brews & Bytes: 6 Reasons to Attend our September 30th Happy Hour](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/brews-bytes-6-reasons-to-attend-our-september-30th-happy-hour)

Join us on September 30th and you'll make our happy hour even happier.

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By Lauren Bell | Sep 16, 2021 |

[![Employee Spotlight: Wayne Miao](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wayne%20Interview%20TBL%20Networks.jpg?width=300&name=Wayne%20Interview%20TBL%20Networks.jpg)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/employee-spotlight-wayne-miao)

### [Employee Spotlight: Wayne Miao](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/employee-spotlight-wayne-miao)

Since 2012, Wayne has been crucial in advising clients towards meeting their security and\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Sep 13, 2021 | Employee Spotlights

[![Here's to Defending Against Ransomware as a Service](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Canva%20images/heres%20to%20defending%20against%20ransomware%20as%20a%20service.png?width=300&name=heres%20to%20defending%20against%20ransomware%20as%20a%20service.png)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/protecting-against-ransomware-as-a-service)

### [Here's to Defending Against Ransomware as a Service](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/protecting-against-ransomware-as-a-service)

**You can have the top of the line security in place, a staff well-trained on cybersecurity, but\[…\]**

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By Lauren Bell | Aug 30, 2021 | Insights

[![Employee Spotlight: Phil Stull](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Phil%20Stull%20TBL%20Networks.jpg?width=300&name=Phil%20Stull%20TBL%20Networks.jpg)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/employee-spotlight-phil-stull)

### [Employee Spotlight: Phil Stull](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/employee-spotlight-phil-stull)

Get to know Phil in this employee spotlight video interview. He shares his first concert\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Aug 17, 2021 |

[![3 Ways Structured Release Management Makes Life Easier](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/release%20management%20richmond.png?width=300&name=release%20management%20richmond.png)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/3-ways-structured-release-management-makes-life-easier)

### [3 Ways Structured Release Management Makes Life Easier](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/3-ways-structured-release-management-makes-life-easier)

Properly leveraging structured release management will modernize your IT organization, and make\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Jul 20, 2021 |

[![Cybersecurity Committees To Become More Common](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20growing%20importance%20of%20Customer%20Experience%20Management%20(1).png?width=300&name=The%20growing%20importance%20of%20Customer%20Experience%20Management%20(1).png)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/cybersecurity-committees-to-become-more-common)

### [Cybersecurity Committees To Become More Common](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/cybersecurity-committees-to-become-more-common)

Gartner predicts 40% of boards will have a dedicated [cybersecurity](https://www.theblinkylight.com/solutions/security/)committee by 2025.  As attack\[…\]

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By Lauren Bell | Apr 23, 2021 |

[![\[Video\] Cisco's 3-in-1 Catalyst 8000 Series Overview](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cisco%20Catalyst%208000%20Series%20Video.png?width=300&name=Cisco%20Catalyst%208000%20Series%20Video.png)](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/video-ciscos-3-in-1-catalyst-8000-series-overview)

### [\[Video\] Cisco's 3-in-1 Catalyst 8000 Series Overview](https://blog.tblnetworks.com/blog/video-ciscos-3-in-1-catalyst-8000-series-overview)

50% of the workforce will be remote by 2021 and Cisco has developed tools to support this shift.\[…\]

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