Local Cybersecurity Expertise to Keep Your Business Protected

This October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a timely reminder that every Hawaii business, no matter its size, is a potential target. In an increasingly connected world, a single device with outdated firmware, whether a computer, printer, or point-of-sale system, can open the door to a cybersecurity attack.

For many Hawaii businesses, the challenge is not knowing that security matters. It is finding the time, resources, and local cybersecurity expertise to stay ahead of constantly evolving threats. Cyberattacks are growing more frequent and more sophisticated, and for a small or mid-sized business, a single incident can mean lost revenue, downtime, and eroded customer trust. The good news is that you do not have to face it alone. With the right local partner, strong protection is within reach, no matter your size or in-house IT resources. That is where Hawaiian Telcom comes in.

Security Backed by Hawaii's own Experts

Hawaiian Telcom’s Managed Security Services provide a comprehensive solution for your IT security needs, keeping your network protected 24/7 with managed SIEM and SOC monitoring while helping you meet your compliance obligations. When you work with us, you are working alongside some of Hawaii’s top security professionals whose job is to stay ahead of the latest threats and keep you informed.

Everything is supported locally through our full-time staffed Network Operations Center, so help is always close to home.

Read More: Explore Hawaiian Telcom Managed Security Services to see how local monitoring, threat response, and compliance support can help protect your business.

A Full Suite of Protection

Our Managed Security Services are designed to strengthen network security, protect your business data, and help you achieve regulatory compliance:

• Security Monitoring, Investigation, and Escalation. Our SOC monitors and validates security alerts, investigates suspicious activity, notifies customers through established procedures, and coordinates escalation to the appropriate response teams, including 24x7 handling of high-severity alerts.
• Managed SIEM and Log Management. We centralize and normalize security-relevant logs from supported network, identity, endpoint, server, cloud, and SaaS sources to improve visibility, correlation, investigation, and compliance support.
• Detection Engineering and Tuning. Our security engineers maintain and refine detection rules, tailor alerting to the customer environment, and reduce noise so analysts can focus on higher-value activity.
• Security Reporting and Service Reviews. Regular reports and customer reviews summarize alerts, trends, vulnerabilities, and visibility gaps, helping teams prioritize practical risk-reduction actions.
• Vulnerability Management. Regular internal and external scanning helps identify and prioritize weaknesses across in-scope assets, with executive and technical reporting plus remediation guidance.

Why Businesses Choose Hawaiian Telcom

• Investment protection and optimization
• Customizable service to fit your unique needs
• Work conducted by skilled and certified technicians
• Experienced, best-practice guidance from a trusted local advisor

Security Starts with a Secure Connection

Even the best cybersecurity tools depend on the network underneath them. When downtime is not an option, Hawaiian Telcom Dedicated Internet Access gives your business a stable, private, dedicated fiber internet connection in Hawaii with bandwidth reserved only for you, not shared with other businesses.

• Guaranteed speed and performance. Symmetrical upload and download speeds up to 100+ Gbps for consistent, ultra-fast performance across your locations.
• Unrivaled reliability. 99.97% network reliability with advanced monitoring, service-level agreements, and optimized BGP routing.
• Proactive security built in. 24x7 network monitoring and network-based DDoS protection that detects and mitigates high-bandwidth and high-packet-rate attacks, responding automatically to halt malicious traffic within three to five seconds.
• A private, leading local network. 2 Terabits of capacity and six points of peering help keep your connection private, scalable, and fast.
• Local support you can trust. 24/7 local expert support, with dedicated account teams and engineering tailored to your business.

Pairing Managed Security Services with Dedicated Internet Access means your data is protected at both the network and the security layer, end to end.

Read more: Learn more about Dedicated Internet Access and how a private fiber connection can help support performance, reliability, and security.

A Secure Foundation, Powered by Fiber

Strong security starts with a strong network. Hawaiian Telcom's services are backed by Fioptics fiber internet for business. Because fiber transmits data using light rather than electricity, it is naturally more resistant to interference and enables secured data transmissions that make intrusions easier to detect, giving your business both the protection and the performance it needs to keep moving.

Read more: Explore Business Internet solutions designed to keep Hawaii businesses connected with reliable fiber-powered performance. 

Simple Security Habits Every Business Can Start Today

While the right technology and local expertise are essential, everyday habits also play a major role in keeping your business protected. Small steps, consistently practiced across your team, can make it harder for attackers to gain access and easier for employees to recognize risks before they become bigger problems. These simple actions are a good place to start and can help reduce risk while building a stronger securityurity culture across your business. 

• Enable multi-factor authentication for email, banking, and business-critical systems so a stolen password alone is not enough to access your accounts.
• Use a trusted password manager to create and store strong, unique passwords for each login.
• Train your team to spot phishing by watching for urgent requests, unexpected attachments, misspelled sender addresses, and suspicious links.

Combined with the right cybersecurity solutions and local support, these habits can help your business stay better prepared year-round. 

Make Security a Priority This October

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to ask an honest question: if an attack happened today, is your business ready? If you are not sure, our team can help you find out.

Connect with the security experts at Hawaiian Telcom to strengthen your defenses today.