Networks
Are Vendors Failing in the Face of Open Source Cyberthreats?
Software vendors must understand the implications a breach in open source software might have on their own product or service. In December 2021, for example, a vulnerability was discovered in Log4j, an ...
IP Reputation Scores: Additional Security for SMBs
Cybercriminals continue to find new ways toto deliver malware, DDoS and other attacks. These attacks can have substantial consequences for businesses and their stolen customer data. But what can small businesses and ...
5 2020 Cybersecurity Resolutions for SMBs
During our 2019 SMB IT Security Report, we learned that small and mid-sized businesses still struggle to implement network security solutions. SMBs continue to identify budget constraints as the main barrier when ...
The Benefits of SD-WAN for Branch Office Connectivity
A wide-area network, or WAN, is necessary for any company that is seeking to expand or has resources separated by distance. It allows separate branches to communicate with each other and the ...
IoT Security: It’s Time Enterprises Take Responsibility
As IoT security threats increase, enterprises need to stop blaming the device maker and better secure their networks Companies across industries are quick to say security is their top priority. Executives go ...
Thirty-four years in IT – Security and firewalling (Part 4)
As a natural fit with running the network my team took on the task of securing the campuses and data centers, starting with firewalling the data centers from the rest of the ...
Thirty-four years in IT – The System Office, Novell Directories, and Building a State Backbone (Part 3)
Unfortunately nearly all the work we put into administrative and academic technology had to be abandoned. As a part of a larger initiative across the state, the various colleges and universities were ...
Using Behavioral Analytics to Fight Ransomware
The recent attacks on the City of Baltimore and the Norsk Hydro energy facility in Norway are among the latest incidents that show that ransomware, a part of a larger range of ...
Microsoft: FCC Inflating Broadband Availability
Via Karl Bode, writing at Vice's Motherboard; in which, the inimitable Mr. Bode reports on Microsoft's statement targeting FCC claims of inflated broadband availability in the US. Further indication of the borderline ...
