10X Consulting Group

Name: 10X Consulting Group
Address: 12255 Nations Ford Road, Pineville, NC, 28134, US
Telephone: 704-931-1056

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09/01/2026

Long holiday weekends are statistically high-risk periods for cyber incidents. Attackers target the 96-hour windows when monitoring coverage typically decreases.

The pre-weekend checklist 10X Consulting Group recommends for all clients:
→ Confirm last backup completed and is offsite
→ Verify active security monitoring with assigned coverage
→ Document and communicate on-call rotation
→ Review and revoke unnecessary VPN/remote access
→ Apply pending Microsoft and endpoint patches

Don't get caught this weekend in a cyberattack.

For organizations without documented holiday coverage, contact 10X Consulting Group through a DM or our website!

08/27/2026

Wishing our Director of Revenue Operations, Nikki Skinner, a very happy birthday! From all of us at 10X Consulting Group.

08/21/2026

A regional aerospace manufacturer recently completed a migration from Azure to on-premises infrastructure with 10X Consulting Group.

Cloud TCO analysis is increasingly favoring hybrid architectures for manufacturing:

→ Cloud for collaboration (M365, Teams, SharePoint)
→ Cloud for back-office ERP-as-a-service where mature
→ On-prem for production workloads, engineering data, and latency-sensitive plant systems

For a cloud TCO analysis specific to your manufacturing environment, contact 10X Consulting Group.

08/20/2026

Eight questions Heads of School and Business Officers should ask any IT vendor:

1. Have you signed NC DPI's Data Confidentiality and Security Agreement without modification?
2. What is your third-party security certification (FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2)? 3. What is your documented incident response process for an SIS compromise?
4. How many K-12 clients do you support? Independent schools specifically?
5. What is your summer project capacity? Are slots still available?
6. Can you share an anonymized network diagram from a current school client?
7. How is FERPA training handled for your staff working in school environments?
8. Are you vendor-neutral, or do you sell hardware you recommend?

The right vendor will answer all eight directly. For independent school IT consultations, contact 10X Consulting Group.

08/19/2026

10X Consulting Group sees this constantly: Microsoft 365 ships for easy deployment, not strong security. Most tenants need active configuration just to hit a baseline security posture.

A proper 90-day audit covers MFA enforcement, external email warnings, SafeLinks and SafeAttachments, conditional access policies, audit and mailbox logging, retention settings, mobile device management, and SharePoint/OneDrive sharing restrictions. It's typically a one-time effort, done in under a week.

Need an M365 security audit? Reach out and let us know.

08/12/2026

Vendor neutrality is widely claimed by IT providers and rarely practiced.

True vendor neutrality requires:

→ Transparent margin disclosure on hardware and software
→ No vendor minimum quotas
→ Recommendations driven by client environment, not provider profitability
→ Willingness to recommend existing infrastructure where appropriate
→ No quiet steering to preferred cloud, telephony, or backup vendors

What should you ask for? Ask any IT provider what they would recommend and why. Then ask what their second-best option would be. Neutral providers articulate both options with clear trade-offs.

For vendor-neutral IT consultations, contact us.

08/11/2026

We recently completed a communications deployment across 6 schools at a base in NC:

→ ~285 classroom and office bi-directional communication devices
→ ~98 common-area and exterior speakers
→ Centralized administration platform
→ UPS backup at every classroom device
→ Full cable test certification (POE, quality, length — 100% pass)

The engagement was completed under federal constraints, including: all classroom work performed during holidays, weekends, or after 1530, 48-hour advance notice to COR, and other constraints.

For schools and SLED organizations requiring federal-grade communications design, contact 10X Consulting Group.

08/06/2026

Organizations operating without an enterprise password manager carry compounding security risk:

→ Credential reuse across systems
→ Insecure storage practices (sticky notes, unencrypted documents)
→ Browser-saved credentials in business contexts
→ Shared administrative accounts without audit trails
→ Predictable password patterns
→ High password reset ticket volume

ROI isn't measured in dollars saved. It's measured in "we don't get breached because Lauren reused her LinkedIn password on the company finance portal."

For password manager evaluation and deployment, contact 10X Consulting Group.

08/05/2026

When international manufacturers expand into the US, IT decisions made within the first 90 days set the trajectory for the next 5 years.

10X Consulting Group currently provides on-site Level 2 and remote Level 3 support for an EV charging infrastructure manufacturer expanding into Charlotte:

→ On-site Level 2 dedicated technician
→ Remote Level 3 engineering escalation
→ Pay for what you use. Scale up when you grow.
→ Don't carry a senior salary just to have a senior available.

We're currently doing this for an EV charging infrastructure manufacturer expanding into Charlotte. They don't have to hire, train, or worry about turnover.

If you're an international manufacturer with a US footprint, or about to be, we're happy to talk through how the fractional model actually works.

08/04/2026

Traditional antivirus is no longer sufficient as endpoint protection.

Signature-based detection is effective only against threats with known signatures, which excludes most current attack patterns. Modern endpoint detection and response (EDR) provides:

→ Behavioral analysis vs. signature matching
→ Detection of novel threats without prior signatures
→ Forensic visibility for incident investigation
→ Integration with broader security infrastructure (SIEM, SOC)

EDR is now an explicit requirement for cyber insurance underwriting, CMMC compliance, and practical HIPAA/CJIS implementation.

For endpoint security assessment and EDR deployment, reach out to us today.

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12255 Nations Ford Road
Pineville, NC
28134

Telephone

704-931-1056

Website

http://www.10xcg.com/

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