1110, 2020

Seagate and Micron launch SAS SSD with capacity, endurance choice.

T-Blog Editor/ October 11, 2020/ All-flash arrays, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive), Solid-state storage

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBy Carol Sliwa Seagate Technology LLC and Micron Technology Inc. today unveiled a 12 Gbps Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) that offers capacity options of up to 4 TB and endurance choices to suit write-intensive, read-intensive and mixed-use application workloads. The SAS SSD, which ships this month, is the first product resulting from the strategic alliance that Seagate and Micron forged in

1110, 2020

SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive)-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 11, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive), Solid-state storage, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive) is a NAND flash-based storage or caching device designed to fit in the same slot as a hard disk drive (HDD) and use the SAS interface to connect to the host computer. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): James Alan Miller and Carol Sliwa The most common drive form factors for a SAS SSD are 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch. SAS SSD bandwidth

1110, 2020

disk array-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 11, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, SAN technology and arrays

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA disk array, also called a storage array, is a data storage system used for block-based storage, file-based storage or object storage. The term is used to describe dedicated storage hardware that contains spinning hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs). Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Dave Raffo and Sonia Lelii Arrays combine a series of drives into one system that can store

0910, 2020

Remote office backup best practices and options

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Remote data protection, Remote data protection, Working Remotely

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHow can organizations ensure backup of data generated from employees’ remote offices? Explore two top options and guidance to help protect your critical data. By Brien Posey With much of the world working from home as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, proper data backup is more essential than ever. Depending on your organization’s architecture, however, it might struggle

0910, 2020

Incremental Backup-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Incremental Backup, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAn incremental backup is a backup type that only copies data that has been changed or created since the previous backup activity was conducted. An incremental backup approach is used when the amount of data that has to be protected is too voluminous to do a full backup of that data every day. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna and Brien

0910, 2020

Differential Backup-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Differential Backup, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA differential backup is a data backup that copies all of the files that have changed since the last full backup was performed. This includes any data that has been created, updated or altered in any way and does not copy all of the data every time. The term differential backup stems from the concept that only data that is “different” is

0910, 2020

Microsoft seizes malicious domains used in COVID-19 phishing

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Email and messaging threats, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesMicrosoft went to court to seize several malicious domains that were used by cybercriminals in extensive phishing and BEC attacks on Office 365 accounts amid the current pandemic. By Arielle Waldman Microsoft has seized control of several malicious domains that were used in COVID-19-themed phishing attacks against its customers in 62 countries around the world. Last month, the technology giant

0910, 2020

How to protect companies from business email compromise

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Data security technology and strategy, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesResearch shows that business email compromise attacks continue to proliferate as threat actors continue to see success. Here are a few ways to protect your company. By Justin Brecese For a company victimized by a business email compromise (BEC), discovering missing funds or inappropriate financial transactions can, at first, be like following a very confusing trail of breadcrumbs. Victim organizations

0910, 2020

How security teams can prevent island-hopping cyberattacks

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Email and messaging threats, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesLearn how to prevent island-hopping cyberattacks to keep hackers from gaining the confidence of a phishing victim who could then accidentally commit corporate financial fraud. By Nick Cavalancia In many cases, your company may not be the intended victim of a cybercrime, but instead is used as a pawn to gain confidence and access to a company you do business

0910, 2020

How to send secure email attachments

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Email and messaging threats, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSending sensitive information in attachments is inherently unsafe, and the main way to secure them — encryption — can be implemented inconsistently, negating security benefits. By Michael Heller Michael Cobb Sending sensitive information securely in an email or as an attachment is possible, but enabling encryption to do so can have issues that could negate any security benefits. Sending an