The Association, in partnership with VC3, provides technology services to cities and towns. Headquartered in Columbia, VC3 is a managed IT and cybersecurity services provider focused on serving municipalities. Serving more than 1,100 municipalities of all sizes, the South Carolina-based engineers are supported by a deep bench of national talent. Contact VC3 for more information.
VC3 provides the following services:
Manage
VC3 offers technology to drive efficiency and mitigate risk.
- Managed IT Services: Get 24/7 support and ongoing maintenance for your hardware, software, network, and backups.
- Co-Managed: Ideal for organizations with internal IT.
- Managed VoIP: Cost-effective, fully supported, and modernized phone systems.
Protect
VC3 walks clients through what technology is needed, which risks it mitigates and what that means for a larger cybersecurity strategy.
- Managed Security Services: The VC3 cybersecurity solutions keeps organizations protected.
- Data Backup + Disaster Recovery: Minimize operational disruption and mitigate risk with onsite and offsite data backup solutions.
- Security Assessment: Actionable assessments that keep organizations compliant and improve cybersecurity resilience.
90% of cyberattacks begin in an email.
To keep employees trained and ready to resist a cyberattacker’s tricks, VC3’s Security Awareness Training service provides:
- Monthly automated phishing tests that identify people in your organization who are vulnerable to clicking on bad links and attachments.
- Quarterly security training that covers safe computing practices.
- Monthly management reports and ongoing training support.
Accelerate
- SharePoint: Drive simplicity, efficiency and secure collaboration.
- Power BI: Use data and technology to increase efficiencies and achieve organizational goals.
- Web Design + Hosting: Get an updated, user-friendly website.
- Application Development: Custom software applications and solutions to meet your specific needs.
Customized plans
VC3 can customize plans depending on the number of city employees and the size of the city’s technology infrastructure. This customization makes cybersecurity and technology services affordable for a city’s budget.