Needless to say, Monday blues are the worst. Well, how does “Tuesday blues” sound to you? Of course it’s yet another Patch Tuesday, or that time of the month when Windows administrators take one for the team. This month, Microsoft has released fixes for 129 vulnerabilities, tying with June 2020 for the most patches released […]
How to monitor IIS effectively
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a popular web server for hosting web applications and is widely used in many sectors, such as healthcare, banking, e-commerce, logistics, etc. The IIS web server is the backbone of many IT infrastructures. But if the IIS web server encounters problems, it can lead to websites and applications experiencing […]
How to perform a skill-gap analysis
One of the first requirements of building an effective team that consistently delivers results is having dynamic team members with the right skill set. This means having the right number of people with the right skills working on your projects at the right time. For instance, if you’re building a new app to manage meeting […]
Best practices for your cloud monitoring strategy
With the advent of cloud technologies, there has been a major shift in the way organizations handle infrastructure operations and service delivery. The increasing shift towards cloud-based and hybrid cloud ecosystems for business operations has made it necessary for organizations to employ cloud monitoring tools that monitor the performance and efficiency of these cloud-hosted services. […]
Transform the way you manage IT operations with the right network monitoring solution
Business-critical operations rely heavily on network performance. This means there’s a ton of pressure on IT teams to monitor the network effectively. There are numerous aspects to network monitoring, including virtual server monitoring, automation, baseline violation alerting, event logging, availability monitoring, and health monitoring. On top of this, networks are complex, especially when they’re comprised […]
CEO Fraud Wire Transfer Losses Soar 48% in Q2 2020
Business email compromise attacks—aka CEO Fraud— have taken shape this year, and according to Agari wire transfer losses have significantly increased by 48% in Q2 2020. The average losses of these attacks are $80,000, and the findings came from the Anti-Phishing Working Group’s latest Phishing Activity Trends Report. Agari also noticed that BEC losses that […]
5 reasons your network needs an advanced IP scanner
With networks continually scaling to meet business needs, advanced IP scanning has become a crucial task for network admins to ensure network availability and performance. Scanning IP addresses can be challenging in large networks, which often include wired and wireless devices with dynamic IPs, multiple DNS, DHCP configurations, and complex subnets. Compromising on an advanced […]
Credential Stuffing Attacks Shut Down Canada’s Revenues Service
The Canada Revenue Agency is investigating two online hacking incidents affecting the personal information of thousands of Canadians, according to CBC News. The Canada Revenue Agency has temporarily shut down its online services, which means that anyone attempting to apply for emergency COVID-19 benefits, such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit or the Canada Emergency […]
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[HEADS UP] Carnival Corp. is the Next Victim of a Ransomware Attack
Carnival Corporation said it detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion of one brand’s information technology systems over this past weekend, according to Cruise Industry News. According to a recent statement, the unauthorized access also included the download of certain company data files. “Promptly upon its detection of the security event, the […]
Five worthy reads: How augmented data management can pave the way for better decision-making
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. In this edition, we’ll learn about the upcoming trend, augmented data management, in which we touch upon its importance in decision-making processes and data science teams in businesses. As there are more advances in data use, […]