If you are someone who gets stressed out easily by people having access to resources they shouldn’t, then you probably have heard much about how to keep your data and internal resources safe from external threats. However, access control is much more than just cybersecurity. You also need to consider the physical space when considering […]
A lot is made about data breaches and hackers, but I think you’d be surprised to find out that more than 80 percent of cyberattacks are the result of stolen authentication credentials. This has led many security-minded IT administrators to try and find a better way than the old username and password strategy we’ve all […]
Humans are social creatures, and as social creatures, we create systems that separate us by our differences. IT professionals are known as such because they are experts at understanding and working with computers and information systems. Our differences are our identifiers. In fact, humans put labels on things to better identify them using even the […]
There’s no denying that passwords are hard to remember. However, there is also no denying how important it is to use different ones for each account. The point is, a lot of people use bad password practices because good password practices are too intimidating. There has to be some kind of acceptable middle ground, right?
The private cloud computing market is growing rapidly, and for good reason. Data security and privacy concerns have spurred many businesses to consider moving their data from public cloud offerings to private cloud platforms. One problem the average business would see with this trend is that putting together a comprehensive private cloud system has its […]
The private cloud computing market is growing rapidly, and for good reason. Data security and privacy concerns have spurred many businesses to consider moving their data from public cloud offerings to private cloud platforms. One problem the average business would see with this trend is that putting together a comprehensive private cloud system has its […]
The holidays are a time for good food and good cheer, but also tend to be a time of gift-giving of all kinds. You might find new gadgets running around your office that aren’t being accounted for. Some of these devices might be a security issue for your business precisely because they aren’t normally meant […]
Countless threats stand between your business and productivity, even if modern security solutions have prevented the majority of them from ever becoming a problem. The fact remains that unless you’re being proactive about security, your organization could face a considerable challenge in keeping its network secure from intruders. We’ll delve into what some of these […]
There are various types of user accounts that your employees and administrators can use to access their workstations, but one of the biggest points of contention to consider when planning out data access is the use of administrator accounts. Specifically, you want to avoid handing out administrator account access to users.
Your server room may be somewhat intimidating to consider. Wires everywhere, mechanical boxes that sit there with blinking lights and the distinct feeling that you probably shouldn’t touch anything, including the proxy server, whatever that is. To help you get to know your technology, the proxy server is exactly what we discuss below.