Not long ago, small and medium-sized businesses considered a basic firewall and anti-virus program enough to keep their confidential data safe from cyber intruders and data disasters. Back in those days, that could’ve worked. However, in today’s technological environment, that isn’t enough. As today’s cyber threats continue to grow exponentially, business owners and their computer security systems […]
[STUDY] Disaster Recovery Should Be Last in Line for Budget Cuts
It takes a little thought and consideration to get there, but you’ll see that disaster recovery is without a doubt a good thing. The amount you invest in disaster recovery is always smaller than the opportunity costs of data loss and business downtime. However, we’re going to take a different angle on the topic. Let’s say your […]
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How does backup fit into your network security program?
Network security is a top concern for many companies with unexpected hacking attacks, viruses, and other threats coming from every direction. It’s a true minefield out there when it comes to keeping databases safe and using the Internet in general. In a lot of cases, the best prevention to problems is ensuring that solutions being […]
Security and “the Cloud” – Summary
Summary In this three part series on security and the cloud I have attempted to educate you about the meaning of the term “The Cloud” and some of the ways it can be used. Let’s have a quick recap for our attention impaired readers out there. 1) Cloud Backup – Ideal use case. Accomplishes the […]
Security and “the Cloud” – Part 3
Part 3 – Cloud Storage Would you put your data in a bus station locker and hand out keys to those you want to share it with? Maybe. What purpose would this serve? What if you have data that you want other people at other organizations to be able to access? What if you need […]
Security and “the Cloud” – Part 2
Part Two – Cloud Hosting Would you run your network out of your neighbor’s house? Maybe. Let’s consider that you keep your network all at home. Technology is not your forte’ or hobby, you are a journalist, teacher, accountant, lawyer, surgeon, or corporate manager, you just use computers to get your work done. So you […]