Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAdministrators who build a server monitoring framework with PowerShell can develop their own customized checks for deeper insights into their environment. By Adam Bertram As your server inventory expands, you will need assistance to ensure you can head off any problems. There are many server monitoring and reporting options in the market, but certain situations may call for a lightweight
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
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
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
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMicrosoft is banning weak passwords on many of its services with the Smart Password Lockout feature. Expert Michael Cobb explains how it works, and if it will be beneficial. By Michael Cobb Microsoft recently announced that it would begin banning weak passwords for a variety of its services and also introduced a feature called Smart Password Lockout to prevent attackers from guessing
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesPrevention is essential to protection against various types of password attacks, unauthorized access and related threats. Expert Adam Gordon outlines how to proactively bolster your defenses. The following is an excerpt from the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, fourth edition, edited by Adam Gordon, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, SSCP. This section from Domain 5 highlights actions infosec pros can take proactively to minimize
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAlthough NVMe SSDs are a highly reliable storage technology, they are still prone to occasional failure. Here are some best practices to keep your SSDs humming along. By John Edwards Compared to hard drives, SSDs are remarkably reliable; yet, no storage technology is perfect. Even the latest NVMe SSDs are susceptible to a sudden or gradual breakdown. Knowing how to spot
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesDonating a used SSD may seem like a nice thing to do, but not if you want to keep your data secure. SSD disposal and recycling are more complicated than you might think. By John Edwards SSD technology is evolving rapidly. As prices fall, speed and capacity continue to grow, and SSDs gain an even stronger foothold in the storage
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAsset tracking, information logging and security measures should all be a part of hardware decommissioning. Don’t miss a step with these considerations. By Julia Borgini If you’re looking to replace outdated hardware — such as servers, storage drives or network switches — you must source replacement pieces, but also take care of the disposal of your old hardware. Outdated infrastructure
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBackup and recovery are vital components to protect against data loss, whether technical or causes such as ransomware. So how can a backup audit help protect our key assets? By Antony Adshead We recently looked at how backup can be a key component to help organisations protect against ransomware attacks. But we also discussed the idea that all backup systems need to be audited
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