It seems like there is a new headline almost every day describing how some large, well known company suffered a cyber-attack of some kind.
A conversation on email archiving and compliance
More and more industries are being asked to archive their e-mail communication due to legal or industrial compliance regulations. As organizations begin to examine e-mail archiving there are a few questions they should ask about compliance before selecting a product
Dispelling the myths of open source
The concept of open source solutions remains daunting to those who do not understand this area of development, yet the massive community of open source developers have created some truly remarkable tools. Open source solution providers, particularly those in the security industry, face tough challenges combating some of the common misconceptions and myths surrounding this highly adaptable and effective development method. Astaro published a white paper dispelling the myths associated with open source.
Astaro Command Center 2.1 Released
Astaro has today made available the soft-release of the next Astaro Command Center (ACC) version – our tool for centrally managing Astaro devices. Whether you have two or two-hundred+ installations, ACC gives you a central point for monitoring, configuring, and reporting. Today's release will allow anyone at Beta Version 2.070 or Stable Version 2.000 to Up2Date to ACC 2.1 via manual FTP download
Astaro’s David Rogers meets with TMC’s Rich Tehrani
David Rogers, vice president, Americas, Astaro discusses the Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall Edition with TMC's Rich Tehrani Astaro.
Astaro Command Center 2.1 BETA Release Candidate
As we move towards a GA version of our new Astaro Command Center 2.1, today we have released a Release Candidate which is very close to the final version, currently slated for release in mid-December if the development and testing schedule continues on course.
What is a botnet?
Since the Internet has become a staple of businesses and homes we've become familiar with the term “virus” and what it means from a technology perspective. In recent years viruses have evolved into more powerful 'botnets'. While we've discussed the effects of botnets several times in this blog we've never defined the term.
Free Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall edition available
This morning, Astaro announced the availability of the free Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall edition. The Essential Firewall edition includes basic, yet critical functionality that all organizations need to secure their networks and operate a successful business.
AxG 7.501 Up2Date Released
Following our successful launch of 7.500, there is now Up2Date 7.501 released which addresses a few bugs and adds some backend adjustments for compatibility with the new Astaro Command Center 2.1, which is currently in open Beta testing. You can read on for the specifics of this minor Up2Date.
Basic Security Tips part 2 – Effective passwords
A while back I published a post about locking your computer to make it safe. In this post we will discuss how to create passwords that are hard to crack but easy to remember to keep your personal computer, accounts and company network more secure. In an attempt to remember our work email password, our personal email password, our bank password, our network access password, etc