Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesMore than half of cybersecurity pros say their organizations could do more to manage negative effects of the skills shortage, such as overwork and burnout. Find out how. By Alissa Irei New research confirms the cybersecurity skills shortage isn’t going anywhere, with 95% of security professionals saying the situation has stayed the same or gotten worse over the past few
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesOrganizations considering a move to on-site power generation should weigh drawbacks — such as cost — against benefits, including sustainability and increased control over power. By Jacob Roundy Data centers that generate their own power on site can enjoy benefits such as increased energy efficiency and maximized uptime. Although cost and resource availability present barriers to success, you should consider
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNot all storage virtualization is created equal. Get familiar with the types, methods and implementation considerations before you buy hardware or software for your organization. By Jessica Lulka To choose the right storage virtualization tool, be sure to look at both file- or block-based virtualized storage, storage virtualization methods and the main business and technology considerations during the evaluation process.
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOrganizations that want to extend traditional network file shares across data centers, branch offices and public cloud infrastructure have many options. By Kurt Marko The global distributed file system has been available since the early 1980s, when Carnegie Mellon University developed the Andrew File System. It became one of the first platforms developers built for a new era of networked
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesData storage security is as important now as it’s ever been. Encryption is one way to make NAS devices more secure against such threats as ransomware. By Robert Sheldon Encryption is one of the most effective tools to protect data on network-attached storage. Even if cybercriminals gain access to the drives or intercept communications to or from them, encryption makes
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
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