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Michael made landfall near Panama City with winds up to 120 mph, storm surge of 9 to 13 feet and rain accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. Mandatory evacuations have been issued and a state of emergency has been declared for 35 Florida coastal counties, four Alabama counties and 92 counties in Georgia in the storm’s path. C Spire readies its extensive wireless and wireline networks and workforce for a wide range of potential disasters, including major weather events such as hurricanes. The company routinely reviews and updates its emergency preparedness plans and conducts drills throughout the year to test the readiness of its network and employees. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/c-spire-prepares-for-hurricane-michael) Topics: [Hurricane](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/hurricane) ## [Webinar: Lessen the Impact of a Network Attack](https://blog.cspire.com/webinar-network-security-the-choice-is-yours) By: [C Spire](https://blog.cspire.com/author/c-spire) on Sep 17, 2018 8:41:54 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![webinar 2](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/webinar%202.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/webinar-network-security-the-choice-is-yours) *There are multiple paths organizations can take to develop a culture of network security – some more difficult than others. 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S.](https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/)[Army Corps of Engineers ERDC](https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/), and more. The upgrade tripled capacity, cut overall costs, and expanded the size of the network. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/capacity-triples-for-giant-network-of-colleges-space-center-and-more) ## [Webinar: Password Cracking 101](https://blog.cspire.com/webinar-password-cracking-101) By: [C Spire](https://blog.cspire.com/author/c-spire) on Sep 7, 2018 8:34:48 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![password webinar 1](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/password%20webinar%201.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/webinar-password-cracking-101) Criminal hackers aren’t nearly as focused on your business' administrative accounts as they are individual employee accounts. Why? Because admin accounts rarely have direct access to highly valuable information like social security numbers, protected health information, etc. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/webinar-password-cracking-101) Topics: [hacking](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/hacking), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/cybersecurity) ## [Cost of a Data Breach Reaches Record High](https://blog.cspire.com/the-cost-of-a-data-breach-rises-6-in-one-year) By: [C Spire](https://blog.cspire.com/author/c-spire) on Aug 29, 2018 11:00:29 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Digital security lock](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Digital%20security%20lock.jpeg)](https://blog.cspire.com/the-cost-of-a-data-breach-rises-6-in-one-year) A [recent global study](https://www.ibm.com/security/data-breach) by the Ponemon Institute finds that the financial damage caused by a data breach has risen by 6.4 percent in the last year and now costs companies an average of $3.86 million each. 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