Data Protection In The Cloud: The Basics Posted by David Hill February 24, 2014 What is data protection in the cloud? This isn't an easy question to answer, since it comes in various forms and the tools and technologies for data protection are extremely numerous and can be used in different combinations. From IT’s perspective, a large number of choices can make cloud more difficult than traditional schemas. Still, we can cut the Gordian knot of cloud complexity with three steps that will help guide further exploration of data prot…
SNMP officially stands for is Simple Network Management Protocol — you may have seen it on a configuration screen for an IP camera or other security device and wondered what it was used for. It really is a pretty useful protocol, and security professionals like Ray Coulombe and Sal D’Agostino think it is time the industry did something with it. Coulombe, founder and managing director of SecuritySpecifiers.com, explains that SNMP is not new. In fact, it has been around for 25 years. It was originally intended to be replaced by other archit…
SolarWinds Products Garner Global Recognition From IT Pro Community and Industry Experts SolarWinds Named "Software Product of the Year," "Best Risk/Policy Management Solution," "Virtualization Management and Optimization Editor's Choice," and More AUSTIN, TX, Mar 27, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- SolarWinds SWI -2.59% , a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced its IT management products across network, security, virtualization, remo…
ISO 17799: A methodical approach to partner and service provider security management Richard E. Mackey, Jr., Contributor This tip is part of Ensuring compliance across the extended enterprise , a lesson in SearchSecurity.com's Compliance School . Visit the Ensuring compliance across the extended enterprise lesson page for additional learning resources. These days, it is fairly common for a company to outsource customer-facing services or allow another organization to handl…
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