What is email spoofing?

Staff Writer/ June 7, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Email and messaging threats, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEmail spoofing is a form of cyber attack in which a hacker sends an email that has been manipulated to seem as if it originated from a trusted source.  By Peter Loshin Email spoofing is a popular tactic used in phishing and spam campaigns because people are more likely to open an email when they think it has been sent by a known sender.

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What is iPaaS ? Its working, benefits, use cases, and its future.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 5, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Cloud architecture design, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Cloud Security, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesIntegration platform as a service (iPaaS) is a set of automated tools that integrate software applications that are deployed in different environments.  By Fred Churchville and Stephen J. Bigelow Large businesses that run enterprise-level systems often use iPaaS to integrate applications and data that live on premises and in both public and private clouds. Typically, an iPaaS platform provides pre-built

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Web farm, Web server farm-what are these? A simple tech explanation

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 5, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA server farm is a group of computers acting as servers and housed together in a single location. A server farm is sometimes called a server cluster.  By TechTarget Contributor A Web server farm can be either (1) a Web site that has more than one server, or (2) an Internet service provider (ISP) that provides Web hosting services using multiple servers.

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What is a Server? An updated definition

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 5, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Computer Storage Hardware, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise data storage strategies, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definition Updates

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA server is a computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client. In a data center, the physical computer that a server program runs on is also frequently referred to as a server. By Brien Posey That machine might be a dedicated server or it might be used for other purposes. In the client/server programming model,

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typosquatting-a tech explanation

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 5, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteTyposquatting is a form of Internet cybersquatting, based on the probability that a certain number of Internet users will mistype the name of a Web site (or actually its URL) when surfing the Web. By TechTarget Contributor Typically, a typosquatter will register several possible input errors for a “brand name” Web site known for its high traffic, and then monitor to see

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What is phishing? Its origins, how it happens and how to prevent yourself from being a victim

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 5, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, MSPs and cybersecurity, Security, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesPhishing is a form of fraud in which an attacker masquerades as a reputable entity or person in email or other forms of communication. By Alexander S. Gillis Attackers will commonly use phishing emails to distribute malicious links or attachments that can perform a variety of functions. Some will extract login credentials or account information from victims. Deceptive phishing is

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What is pharming?-a tech definition and explanation.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 5, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, MSPs and cybersecurity, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesPharming is a scamming practice in which malicious code is installed on a personal computer (PC) or server, misdirecting users to fraudulent websites without their knowledge or consent. Courtesy Post By a TechTarget Contributor The aim is for users to input their personal information. Once information, such as a credit card number, bank account number or password, has been entered

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Device as a service set to expand for channel partners

Staff Writer/ June 3, 2021/ Cloud computing, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe device-as-a-service market is poised for growth as customers look to trim Capex, but channel partners may need to recast themselves if they want to serve as a DaaS provider. By Nicole Lewis If analyst predictions come true and the device-as-a-service market experiences significant growth over the next two years, channel partners involved in the management of PCs and mobile

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Release of 7 PCs for CAD, graphic designers by Dell

Staff Writer/ June 3, 2021/ Partner Content, Partner Resources, Tekmart Partner Content, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesDell has designed the Precision series desktops for power-hungry tasks like CAD and data science. But they come when desktop sales are on the decline. By Maxim Tamarov Dell released two entry-level Precision workstations built for designers that need a lot of processing power. The compact Precision 3450 and the Precision 3650 tower are for video editing, graphic design, and

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Top Five Ways Ethernet SSDs Can Improve Storage Solutions

Staff Writer/ May 30, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Presentations, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 13 minutesEthernet-attached SSDs offer a simple way to boost storage performance and decrease cost. This panel discussion explores ways to connect SSDs to a network. By R. Davis, Z. Binshtock, M. Hallbery, I. Hamadi (A panel discussion, and verbatim word for word content of the same) 00:01 Rob Davis: Good morning everybody, and welcome to the Flash Memory Summit panel session on Ethernet

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