Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesMultifactor authentication is a security system that requires two or more authentication steps to verify the user’s identity. Discover the most important terms related to MFA. By Katie Donegan Authentication is a process of confirming whether someone or something is actually who or what it claims to be. Demand for multifactor authentication in the United States has been galvanized by government regulations,
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesZero trust is a complex term, but organizations that take security seriously must know what it is and how it can support existing endpoint security platforms. By Brien Posey Zero-trust authentication is a security concept that has been around for over a decade, but the ways that IT professionals and security software vendors incorporate this strategy are consistently evolving. The
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesA proxy server provides a gateway between users and the internet. It is a server, referred to as an “intermediary” because it goes between end-users and the web pages they visit online. By Tekmart Africa Enterprise Support When a computer connects to the internet, it uses an IP address. This is similar to your home’s street address, telling incoming data
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSMBs face a number of challenges when planning and performing a SAN implementation. Get out in front of an often intricate process with these best practices. By Robert Sheldon SAN systems — even those designed for SMBs — can be expensive and complex to implement. This makes it critical to carefully plan a SAN deployment. For starters, identify goals and workload
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSurveillance is changing, with the evolution from simple streams of sequential images to the application of AI to video, as well as an increasing move to use of the cloud. By Antony Adshead Surveillance systems demands huge amounts of storage media. With most surveillance based around image capture, that will always likely be the case. That also means that input/output (I/O)
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesWith email security threats growing rapidly, businesses can quickly identify and block these by using a top email security service. Here’s how to select the right provider. By Nicholas Fearn Email security is a growing problem for businesses in all industries. According to a report by software firm Egress, 95% of IT managers believe that email puts data at risk, and 83%
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAt the end of last year we looked at some of ITAM’s failings. This time we explore how to improve ITAM. By Eric Chiu I believe the IT asset management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM) community can be empowered to deliver truly valuable services to organisations around the world by addressing these challenges head on. To that end, I propose a
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a cloud service that provides information technology (IT) professionals with the resources they need to conduct and act upon point-in-time and continuous penetration tests. By TechTarget Contributor The goal of PTaaS is to help organizations build successful vulnerability management programs that can find, prioritize and remediate security threats quickly and efficiently. In IT security, it
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEnterprises that want to ensure competent network security strategies should look at how they can implement penetration testing, considering red teams and physical pen tests. By John Cavanaugh The SolarWinds hack has generated a lot of interest in the networking and cybersecurity spaces, particularly concerning penetration testing, or pen testing. Business and technology managers perform pen testing to ensure their
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesHackers target hardware vulnerabilities in networks, but you can take proactive steps to prevent attacks. By Amy Larsen DeCarlo Hackers naturally gravitate toward the most vulnerable points on an enterprise to breach. The network, which by its nature requires a degree of openness to allow traffic to traverse it, is one of most attractive targets, with ample hardware vulnerabilities to
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