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Vendor management and looking beyond SMB firewalls, anti-virus, and data backups

IT Toolbox

I just had lunch with a long-time business colleague who specializes in IT consulting and network systems integration for small and medium-sized businesses. From servers to PBXs and everything in between, his company sells, installs, and manages entire network environments for its customers.

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Steps to Take If Your WordPress Site Is Hacked

SecureWorld News

WordPress is an exceptionally popular content management system (CMS). Restore from backups, if available If you have been diligent in regularly backing up your WordPress website, recovering from a hack will be a breeze. Securely store your backups and regularly test restoration procedures to ensure they function correctly.

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Four questions for a casino InfoSec director

CIO Business Intelligence

Interconnectivity of gaming systems have physically transitioned from serial-based connectivity to Ethernet-based standards over the years, allowing potential hackers easier access to the gaming and/or corporate network. Read on for his thoughts on AI, zero trust, and more. What’s on your data dashboard as the most important metrics?

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What Business Users Should Do To Mitigate DDoS Threats

CTOvision

If you don't understand what you have got you will never be able to keep systems patched and will have a hard time changing default passwords. We recommend Verisign's DNS Firewall. Have a backup communications plan. It provides cloud-based network security based on is built on Verisign's global recursive DNS platform.

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Cyber Resilience: Building Immunity in the Face of Evolving Threats

SecureWorld News

In today's world of advanced digital systems, cybercriminals' attacks have mounted, putting organizations from all sectors at significant risk if they don't act proactively against them. Creating dynamic defensive postures while enhancing detection-and-response capabilities is essential to fortify company systems against threats continually.

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MWC 2024 Replay: Huawei unlocks resilient, ‘non-stop’ banking with four-pronged solutions strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

Jason Cao, Huawei’s CEO of Digital Finance BU Coining the term “non-stop banking”, Mr. Cao referred to an undisrupted financial services system running on a strong infrastructure foundation that is built to accelerate the industry’s digital and intelligent transformation journey. ‘4

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CIOs Want To Know: Is Tape Making A Comeback?

The Accidental Successful CIO

So why would anyone even think to store data on magnetic tape when we are living in the era of high speed cloud based storage systems. The issue that the person in the CIO position is dealing with is that if the bad guys are able to break into their systems, then they could tamper with, alter, or even delete the company’s data.

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