Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) offers a variety of services, including hosting, data replication, and recovery – all managed in the cloud to reduce the impact of a power outage, natural disaster, or ransomware attack. All applications, data, and infrastructure are backed up in the cloud using multiple data centers over a wide geographical region. If a natural disaster occurs, the company can utilize the data center in another geographical location for backup. The Key Benefit of … [Read more...]
Cyber Attack Tips: What the Experts Say
2021 was a hard year for cyber attack activity, but it’s possible that 2022 is shaping up to be even more challenging. Cyber security experts are weighing in on steps to take to reduce the risk of getting hit by an attack. According to CheckPoint Research, in 2021 there were more than 100,000 malicious websites and 10,000 malicious files circulating daily. Nearly 90% of organizations have had some sort of cyber exploit experience or attempted exploit occur, and 46% have had one employee … [Read more...]
Security Breaches: Can Zero Trust Be the Answer to Stopping them?
Anyone with IT experience can tell you that the more complex the system is, the more difficult it is to keep it secure from breaches. You don’t have to be an IT expert to know that systems aren’t getting any less complex. Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, including in the cloud – which means juggling the variety of solutions can be a handful, even for organizations with a fully staffed IT team. Go-To Strategies: Do They Work? It seems there is no shortage of security challenges out … [Read more...]
Demystifying Secure Access Service Edge
The emergence of secure access service edge, also referred to as SASE, has emerged as a priority investment for companies pursuing a cloud-first positioning for their technology strategy. In order to demystify SASE, it helps to know a bit about software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) as well as anything as a service (XaaS) and cloud security challenges. What Is SASE? In its simplest description, secure access service edge integrates security functions and features with SD-WAN. SASE … [Read more...]
Network Automation Slowed by Manual Data Collection
Network automation is an essential part of optimizing your data center, but too many IT teams are stuck in a rut when it comes to manual data collection. This is according to new survey results provided by Enterprise Management Associates. Almost half, or 48%, noted that their data center automation tools demand at least some manual data collection. To clarify, manual data collection can come in many forms, but consider this example: a network administrator wants to make a change in their … [Read more...]
Do You Need to Update Your Disaster Recovery Strategy?
The list of disasters that can impact your ability to carry on with business as usual is long. Rather than being reactive to a bad situation, getting ahead of them and knowing exactly how you will react to unfortunate circumstances is important for your business. If it’s been a while since your organization has addressed your disaster recovery strategy, there’s no time like now to make some important adjustments. Cloud Assistance Organizations have flocked to cloud-based solutions for … [Read more...]
Improved Network Security, Plus 4 More Benefits of SDN
A traditional network security approach, which involved securing the perimeter, is no longer relevant in an era where the perimeter has all but disappeared. Instead, companies are turning to virtualized network security through software-defined networking solutions (SDN). These solutions offer better visibility and control, which translates to improved overall security. As companies scale and take on ever-more-complicated cloud environments, network security can scale with them if their … [Read more...]
Steps to Take for Zero Trust Security
Zero trust security had made a name for itself prior to the pandemic, but when remote work became a necessity instead of a preference, the need for zero trust security became truly known. It’s gone from a buzzword to an integral part of the security strategy. Most organizations have a hybrid model where a percentage of employees are in-office while the others are working remotely. And whether you’re fully remote or fully in-office, taking a look at endpoint security is probably going to be … [Read more...]
IT Security Best Practices for 2022
The job description of an IT security professional 10 years ago probably wouldn’t look too familiar to today’s description for the same job. The cyber security landscape has changed that much. And while the threats that were battled a decade ago are still around, cyber attacks have become more complex and definitely more prevalent. Take the internet of things (IoT) as an example. IoT had scarcely hit the market 10 years ago, but today, these devices are everywhere. In fact, the number of … [Read more...]
Utilize the Right Technology to Keep Your Data Center Functional
Mitigating risks so that your data center operations remain running at full potential should be a top concern of IT managers. Despite the massive rise of cloud computing, data centers remain a powerhouse and businesses could scarcely get by without them. With the advent of the hybrid multicloud systems, partnering with a third party to help you monitor risks and manage processes small and large can be the key to maintaining a productive edge, avoiding system failures and server or network … [Read more...]