Building an IT Infrastructure That’s Resilient to Market Volatility The stock market this year has been one of the most volatile on record. The S&P has seen a nearly 20% drop so far while the Nasdaq has seen almost a 30% drop YTD. Market volatility has significant implications for enterprises building their IT infrastructure. It… Continue reading Building an IT Infrastructure That’s Resilient to Market Volatility
How to Ensure a Positive ROI with Your IT Infrastructure Investment When investing in your IT Infrastructure, you obviously want to make sure that you get a positive return on investment (ROI). Working out if your investment will pan out that way can be tricky, as there are, of course, so many variables and uncertainties… Continue reading How to Ensure a Positive ROI with Your IT Infrastructure Investment
What the EU’s NIS 2 Directive Means for U.S. IT Teams In May of this year, the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on new legislation that sets cybersecurity standards for critical industry organizations. This is the Network and Information Systems (NIS) 2 Directive, which is replacing the existing NIS legislation. The EU Commission… Continue reading What the EU’s NIS 2 Directive Means for U.S. IT Teams
What is the Log4j Vulnerability and How Can You Protect Yourself? Log4shell is a critical vulnerability in the widely-used logging tool Log4j, which millions of computers worldwide utilize in the running of online services. This Log4j vulnerability has some serious cybersecurity implications—in fact, it’s been referred to as the most severe computer vulnerability in years. … Continue reading What is the Log4j Vulnerability and How Can You Protect Yourself?
The IT Implications of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Decentralized autonomous organizations — or DAOs — can be thought of as clubs for crypto enthusiasts, except they operate under a shared goal: provide each member with equal say in making decisions. As the name suggests, a DAO involves a group of people who come together without a… Continue reading The IT Implications of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Why Agriculture is Emerging as a Cyberattack Target The agriculture sector has been increasingly bearing the brunt of cyberattacks. BlackMatter, a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) hacker group, has targeted U.S. farming companies. In September 2021, BlackMatter attempted to extort $5.9 million from Iowa farming collective, The New Cooperative. A week later, the group targeted the… Continue reading Why Agriculture is Emerging as a Cyberattack Target
What is Cloud Security Posture Management? Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) has emerged as an extremely useful tool that companies can use to enhance their overall cybersecurity. But what is it? In a nutshell, CSPM automates the identification and remediation of security risks across cloud infrastructures, including: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software as a… Continue reading What is Cloud Security Posture Management?
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make When Securing Their Cloud Systems Companies are increasingly adopting hybrid or cloud solutions as a way to enhance collaboration, security, and scalability, while also enabling employees to work remotely. The benefits of moving data onto the cloud are clear, yet this doesn’t mean there aren’t some risks involved with… Continue reading The 5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make When Securing Their Cloud Systems
Building a Strong IT Foundation for Your Startup Ensuring success for any startup is a challenge — so much so that 20% fail in the first year, 50% within five years, and 65% within 10 years. There are plenty of reasons why startups fail, but a common one is not taking the time to build… Continue reading Building a Strong IT Foundation for Your Startup
The Landscape of DDoS Protection in 2022 Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have been the gold standard for malicious actors for many years. Unfortunately, we have seen this form of cyberattack rise sharply recently. Ransom DDoS attacks increased by almost a third between 2020 and 2021, and jumped by 75% in Q4 2021 compared to the… Continue reading The Landscape of DDoS Protection in 2022
