Shadow IT is a concept whereby an organization’s employees use technology, services or systems without the knowledge of or approval from the IT department. It has arisen due to several reasons: Advances in cloud computing, which involve the usage of applications or sharing of data in public environments previously owned by IT. The evolution of ...
Auditing and logging are essential measures for protecting mission-critical systems and troubleshooting problems. This policy outlines the appropriate auditing and logging procedures for computer systems, networks and devices that store or transport critical data. From the policy: Many computer systems, network devices and other technological hardware used in the enterprise can audit and log various ...
Determining how and when to renew support contracts can be tedious and time-consuming. Our vendor contract renewal planner will help you schedule support renewals and budget the related costs. From the planner: Some companies schedule their support contract renewals to take effect all at once, such as on January 1. This provides a convenient renewal ...
Without appropriate access management controls, businesses are at significant risk from the loss or theft of both physical and digital assets. Access management controls establish who is allowed the appropriate level of access in order to do their jobs, while reducing the potential for damage or harm to the company. The purpose of this policy ...
The Windows GUI is the traditional way to perform administrative tasks, but scripting offers faster and more versatile methods that can help further your technical skills. This download includes 21 publicly available PowerShell scripts, along with a document explaining each one, to help you up your scripting game and administer your AD environment more efficiently. ...
IT pros typically have access to company servers, network devices and data so they can perform their jobs. However, that access entails risk, including exposure of confidential information and interruption in essential business services. This policy from TechRepublic Premium offers guidelines for governing access to critical systems and confidential data. From the policy: SUMMARY IT ...
Current cybersecurity practices are woefully unprepared to meet the complexities of modern networks. Cloud services, remote users, personally-owned devices, mobile company assets and other forms of tech regularly move from outside the network in, and a once-safe device can’t be assumed to be safe again. It’s here that a new paradigm in cybersecurity thinking emerges: ...
This policy outlines the measures the organization is taking to ensure protection of its confidential information, including the imposition of a contractual obligation in the form of a nondisclosure agreement. From the policy: SUMMARY A nondisclosure policy protects an organization’s confidential information from exposure to persons outside or inside the organization who could intentionally or ...
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Find Out MoreCurrent cybersecurity practices are woefully unprepared to meet the complexities of modern networks. Cloud services, remote users, personally-owned devices, mobile company assets and other forms of tech regularly move from outside the network in, and a once-safe device can’t be assumed to be safe again. It’s here that a new paradigm in cybersecurity thinking emerges: ...
SIRIS is fundamentally different than traditional backup and recovery solutions. Utilizing a cloud-first approach, managed service providers (MSPs) can offer their clients an all-in-one solution that incorporates local backup and recovery with a secure, cloud-based repository and full disaster recovery in the cloud. All of this is administered from a multi-tenant cloud portal that allows ...
Critical business data lives on servers, personal devices, and in the cloud. If any of that data is compromised or breached, companies are vulnerable to significant revenue loss and even failure. With 85% of MSPs reporting attacks against SMBs in the last two years, MSPs need a powerful solution that protects against ransomware, accidental deletion, ...
When a client’s server goes down or is compromised in a cyberattack, managed service providers (MSPs) need an effective business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution to restore data and operations quickly, without sacrificing margin. That means industry-leading recovery technology from a vendor that is there to support you, no matter what. Simply put, you ...
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Advanced Threat Prevention with VMware NSX Distributed Firewall Security professionals understand that hackers hide lateral movement inside large volumes of east-west network traffic. Organizations need new tools and techniques to detect and prevent such activity. In this paper, you will learn: •How VMware combines detection techniques from Distributed IDS/IPS, Network Sandboxing, and Network Traffic Analysis. ...