8 remote access security risks and how to prevent them

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ April 27, 2021/ Cloud Security, Data security, Data security strategies and governance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise identity and access management, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines, Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEnterprises face myriad remote access security concerns, but training and clear communication can help them bolster their security programs for the long term. By Kevin Beaver Just when network teams thought they had their networks under control, everything went sideways because of the coronavirus crisis. Many people were caught off guard as they were forced to deploy and support a

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Purpose of CAPTCHA technology and how it works.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ April 26, 2021/ Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise identity and access management, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security, Web authentication and access control

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesLearn about the purpose of CAPTCHA challenges that enable websites to differentiate bots from authentic users to stop spammers from hijacking forums and blog comment sections. Courtesy Post: By Joel Dubin What is the technology used on blogs and some web search tools when a user is presented a box with letters and has to retype the displayed information to

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Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ April 13, 2021/ Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Network Security, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

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

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man-in-the-middle attack (MitM)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ April 1, 2021/ Cloud Security, Data security strategies and governance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Endpoint security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack is one in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other. The attack is a type of eavesdropping in which the entire conversation is controlled by the attacker. Courtesy Post By TechTarget Contributor Sometimes referred to as a session hijacking attack, MiTM has a strong chance

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Top cloud computing tips of 2020

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Cloud architecture design, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. Check out the articles that caught the attention of IT pros this year and learn what that says about the current state of the market. By Sara Grier In addition to all the insanity that went on in the world in 2020, it was also a big year for IT, and cloud computing

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Minorities in cybersecurity face unique and lasting barriers

T-Blog Editor/ November 16, 2020/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security certifications, training and jobs, Research Results and Trends, Security training and jobs

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT is facing renewed scrutiny into its lack of diversity. Explore the unique barriers minorities in cybersecurity face and why hiring approaches are ill equipped to address them. By Katie Donegan After the death of George Floyd and other Black citizens at the hands of police, institutions in law enforcement, educational and technological spaces are again being questioned about their

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Cloud security vs. network security: What’s the difference?

T-Blog Editor/ November 11, 2020/ Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile network security focuses on solely protecting networks, cloud security provides protection for networks, servers, containers, apps and more. By Andrew Froehlich Cloud computing has been around for a while, but confusion still surrounds the correct meaning of certain terms. An example of this is differentiating between cloud security vs. network security. First, let’s look at the term network security to understand

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