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Wilson Faure Joins FOCUS Atlanta Office as Senior Advisor

Wilson Faure Joins FOCUS Atlanta Office as Senior Advisor

By Kahla Cooper|March 5, 2014|Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Newsletter, Team|

Wilson Faure has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Southeast Region. A global business executive who has worked and lived in Brazil, Germany, and the U.S., Mr. Faure is a native Brazilian with an outstanding knowledge of the country, its business and cultural environments. He built a successful business career working in a variety of industries (automotive, retail, consulting, hospitality, and finance), functions, and cultural settings.

Use Data Masking as a GRC Solution

Use Data Masking as a GRC Solution

By Manan K. Shah|March 5, 2014|Articles, Blogs, Government and Defense, Newsletter, Technology Services|

Data masking, sometimes called de-identification, obfuscation, or redaction, is data security technology that is an ideal fit into an overall Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) strategy. It’s an economical method for creating an inauthentic but structurally similar version of business data for use in user training or software testing, thus reducing risk. The data masked version of the data is a completely functional substitute for corporate data and protects live production data.

Cyber Security for the Rest of Us*

Cyber Security for the Rest of Us*

By Kahla Cooper|March 5, 2014|Articles, Newsletter, Security, Technology Services|

There Are No Firewalls. There Is No Inside Or Outside. We Are All Swimming In The Same Cyber Sea—With Sharks Circling. We Have No Protective Cage. Bottom Line: In The Realm Of Cyber, Nothing Is Secure. Cyber security experts have cried wolf before—and the sky is still standing. But we have finally reached the tipping point. It’s time to get the word out about how vulnerable we all really are—and why we need to take an entirely new approach to networked security.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents ADDvantage Technologies in the Purchase of Nave Communications And Completes Another Telecom Industry Transaction

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents ADDvantage Technologies in the Purchase of Nave Communications And Completes Another Telecom Industry Transaction

By FOCUS Investment Banking|March 3, 2014|Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Newsletter, Telecom Technologies & Services|

Washington, DC, (March 3, 2014) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that ADDvantage Technologies has acquired Nave Communications. FOCUS represented ADDvantage Technologies in the transaction.