Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAn insider threat is a category of risk posed by those who have access to an organization’s physical or digital assets. By Katie Terrell Hanna and Brien Posey An insider threat is a category of risk posed by those who have access to an organization’s physical or digital assets. These insiders can be current employees, former employees, contractors, vendors or
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesUse these seven tips to build a security culture where employees and IT work together to keep their organization safe. By Perry Carpenter Every organization across every industry is worried about information security. Another attack takes place nearly every day — often resulting in the exposure of consumer records or threats of attackers using data to extort money from organizations.
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSIEM, SOAR and XDR share similar definitions, but each has distinct drawbacks. Learn what each offers and how they differ for help deciding which to deploy in your company. By Michael Cobb IT security teams face an ongoing challenge: how best to collect event data from every corner of their IT infrastructure and turn it into threat intelligence to prevent
Reading Time-approximately: 10 minutesNetwork-attached storage (NAS) is dedicated file storage that enables multiple users and heterogeneous client devices to retrieve data from centralized disk capacity. By Ben Lutkevich and Garry Kranz Users on a local area network (LAN) access the shared storage via a standard Ethernet connection. NAS devices typically do not have a keyboard or display and are configured and managed with a browser-based
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesScale-out storage is a network-attached storage (NAS) architecture in which the total amount of disk space can be expanded through the addition of devices in connected arrays with their own resources. By TechTarget Contributor In a scale-out system, new hardware can be added and configured as the need arises. When a scale-out system reaches its storage limit, another array can be added to expand the system
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCybersecurity insurance, also called cyber liability insurance or cyber insurance, is a contract that an entity can purchase to help reduce the financial risks associated with doing business online. By TechTarget Contributor In exchange for a monthly or quarterly fee, the insurance policy transfers some of the risk to the insurer. Cybersecurity insurance is a new and emerging industry. Companies that purchase cybersecurity insurance
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesA steady stream of major security breaches hasn’t persuaded businesses to change their ways. IT services firms, meanwhile, continue to assume an inordinate amount of risk. By Dave Sobel Dave Sobel is host of the podcast The Business of Tech and co-host of the podcast Killing IT. In addition, he wrote Virtualization: Defined. Sobel is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesBusiness interruption insurance can be difficult to navigate because not all policies are the same. Here’s what to examine when exploring insurance options. By John Edwards An often-overlooked aspect of business continuity and disaster recovery planning is the financial burden of unforeseen downtime. Most business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) administrators are aware that business interruption insurance is available to
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA managed service provider (MSP) is a third-party company that remotely manages a customer’s information technology (IT) infrastructure and end-user systems. By Alexander S. Gillis and John Moore Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), nonprofits and government agencies hire MSPs to perform a defined set of day-to-day management services. These services may include network and infrastructure management, security and monitoring. MSPs
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBusiness continuity teams provide insight and focus that can keep an organization on its feet when disaster strikes. Don’t rely on a disaster recovery team to reduce downtime. By Alan R. Earls Business continuity and disaster recovery are grouped together by many organizations, but the teams in charge of these operations serve different purposes. Along with a disaster recovery team,
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