1505, 2022

man-in-the-middle attack (MitM)-an updated definition, types and how to prevent them.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 15, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines, Information security program management, IT infrastructure management and planning, man-in-the-middle attack (MitM), Network device security: Appliances, firewalls and switches, Network Security, Security awareness training and insider threats

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack is a type of cyber attack in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other. By Kinza Yasar and Michael Cobb The attack is a type of eavesdropping in which the attacker intercepts and then controls the entire conversation. MiTM cyber attacks pose a serious threat

2009, 2021

Decoding different types of business interruption insurance

Staff Writer/ September 20, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Disaster recovery, failover and high availability for virtual servers, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

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

0809, 2021

How to choose a mass notification system vendor: -top vendors and a checklist on what to consider.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ September 8, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, IT infrastructure management and planning, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMass notification systems are crucial to a business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. To choose the right system, cross-check its capabilities with your requirements. By Brien Posey and Paul Kirvan Mass notification systems send one-way messages via email, smartphones, office phones and home phones to inform staff and the public of an emergency. These systems contain a database of names,

0208, 2021

disaster recovery (DR)-an updated tech definition

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ August 2, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Disaster recovery planning - management, Disaster recovery storage, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesDisaster recovery (DR) is an organization’s ability to respond to and recover from an event that negatively affects business operations. By Erin Sullivan, Paul Crocetti and Ivy Wigmore Read on to learn more about why DR is important, how it works, and the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity. You’ll also discover what to include in a disaster recovery

2707, 2021

Making sense of supplier SLAs on uptime and availability.

Staff Writer/ July 27, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT compliance and governance strategies, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhat many user organisations might be unware of is that, in isolation, SLAs are pretty meaningless as an availability metric or measurement tool. By Stuart Burns The IT industry is awash with credible metrics that are used to measure performance, efficiency, resiliency and a load of other important infrastructure characteristics that are routinely used and abused by suppliers in their

2806, 2021

Watering hole attacks; what these are, how they work and how to prevent becoming a victim.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 28, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data security, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, IT infrastructure management and planning, Network visibility

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA watering hole attack is a security exploit in which the attacker seeks to compromise a specific group of end users by infecting websites that members of the group are known to visit. ByGavin Wright and Madelyn Bacon The goal is to infect a targeted user’s computer and gain access to the network at the target’s workplace. The term watering hole

2306, 2021

Cloudflare announces new integrations with Microsoft, others

Staff Writer/ June 23, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Cloud Security, Data center facilities, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, IT risk management, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Partner Presentations, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNew security integrations with Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Datadog and Sumo Logic will supposedly make it easier for users to analyse network security data. By Alex Scroxton Internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare has announced a series of integrations to help users of various platforms connect and analyse key insights from across their networks. Manchester United praised for swift response to cyber attack The

0906, 2021

What is “meet-in-the-middle attack” hacking attacks ?-a tech explanation

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 9, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data security, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, IT infrastructure management and planning, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMeet-in-the-middle is a known plaintext attack that can greatly reduce the number of brute-force permutations required to decrypt text that has been encrypted by more than one key. Such an attack makes it much easier for an intruder to gain access to data. By TechTarget Contributor A meet-in-the-middle attack targets block cipher cryptographic functions. The intruder applies brute-force techniques to both the

1805, 2021

The different tiers of disaster recovery and their explanations.

T-Blog Editor/ May 18, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Disaster recovery planning - management, Disaster recovery, failover and high availability for virtual servers, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Technical Explanations, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOrganizations have used disaster recovery tiers to define the DR process for years. These key tiers can serve as a backbone to a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. By Paul Kirvan Disaster recovery focuses on the protection and restoration of IT system functions and network services, and it dates back to the 1970s. Its roots are in mainframe computing systems, and

1005, 2021

Responsible disclosure-a tech explanation

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 10, 2021/ Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data security strategies and governance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteIn computer security, responsible disclosure (also known as coordinated vulnerability disclosure), is a vulnerability disclosure model in which a vulnerability or an issue is disclosed only after a period of time that allows for the vulnerability or issue to be patched or mended. This period distinguishes the model from full disclosure. Tekmart Africa Enterprise Team Developers of hardware and software often require time and resources to repair their mistakes.