Security

To ensure SQL Server Service Packs are applied correctly and the impact of their application is minimized for both end users and your business, it’s important you know about and can implement SQL Server patching best practices and SQL Server cluster patching best practices. This guide can help businesses implement SQL Server patching best practices…

Network security helps organizations to add new devices, applications, and services without causing any harm to the network and its performance. It protects against internal and external network attacks, ensures the privacy of all the communications, controls access to information by identifying and authenticating users and systems, and makes the business reliable and efficient. While…

The evolution of cybersecurity threats, cloud-based storage systems, and safety standards have fundamentally altered how server administrators balance client capabilities, user interfaces, and security concerns using FTP. Nowadays, administrators look for an advanced File Transfer Protocol (FTP) capable of helping businesses adapt to the current needs of file sharing. FTP is a Transmission Control Protocol…

In 2002, the United States Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to safeguard stakeholders, shareholders, and the general public from accounting and financing errors to fraudulent practices by business entities and corporations. The primary objective of SOX compliance is to improve the accuracy of corporate disclosures by increasing transparency in financial reporting through a formalized…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is an interlocking series of regulatory standards designed to ensure the legitimate use of sensitive information stored in the form of electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) and Protected Health Information (PHI). The act was passed in 1996 to improve how healthcare systems use and store patient data….

Before IT professionals start using an FTP server on a Mac, they should know the answers to the following questions to help keep sensitive business data secure and enhance their efficiency. What Is FTP? File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a protocol designed to help transfer large files, including webpages and documentation, over a network. It…

Companies need to protect customers’ vulnerable personal data, sensitive resources, and confidential information from internal threats and external cyberattacks. The main challenge of the IT department is to manage user accounts and group memberships manually. They need to create new accounts, grant and revoke permissions, and track the resource usage. They also need to update…

Managing sensitive files and folders is challenging because it requires constant monitoring to avoid unauthorized access. Since modern file systems support inherited permissions, restricting access and implementing the principle of least privilege can be challenging without the use of proper permissions management tools. In this article, we’ll discuss how organizations can manage files in their…

It’s essential to capture log data from critical applications, servers, and networks to keep track of what activities and events occurred. However, in the yesteryears, logs were stored just as a compliance mandate and not leveraged to debug applications. Logging, in fact, as a standalone process, isn’t enough to identify and troubleshoot issues across the…

Businesses generate a massive amount of data to be shared across different internal and external teams or individuals. Unfortunately, conventional methods like Dropbox or Gmail restrict businesses from transferring big files over the internet due to size and storage limitations. To overcome such limitations, organizations often seek help of third-party services, paid services, and commercial…