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A guide to securing the network
$740,000 – that’s the cost of a typical unplanned network outage in a data center according to Ponemon Institute 2016 report on Cost of Data Center Outages. The first point of securing IT infrastructure in an organization is always the network. The objective of network security management is to ensure that the organization’s internal infrastructure […]
Choosing the right vulnerability scanning tool
In cyber security, the best way to repel attacks is to fortify your defenses. And that means that you have to know how secure your IT infrastructure and applications are against exploitation by hackers, malware and other types of threats. Vulnerability scanning is one such way where a comparison can be made between a third […]
Getting value from your pentest efforts
Stuck in traffic as you head to work, your Twitter feed goes on overdrive. It is another hacking story that has hit your sector. But this time round, it is your organization. As a board member, you break into a sweat, wondering how the CIO will explain this one. Could we have known the loopholes […]
Freedom from Ransomware
While ransomware is not a new feature in today’s information security world, this type of malware is slowly making its way up the headlines. Last month the FBI Cleveland office reported a 33% rise in the number of complaints filed regarding ransomware to 2,400 in 2015. The reported loss was over $24 million, which in […]
The Right VoIP Call for Today’s Corporation
Whether it’s your sales team making follow up on a lead, or customer service updating a customer on their query, having communication systems that works well is very important for any business that seeks to meet its strategic goals. And for CIO’s, the digital era has brought new opportunities as well as challenges with regard […]
What You Need to Know About the Age of the Cloud
If you are still asking whether or not to move to the cloud, I have news for you. 95% of respondents in the Rightscale 2016 State of the Cloud Survey stated that they are using a cloud service, up from 93% the year before. In a recent survey of global IT decision-makers, Oracle reports that […]