The WSJ just reported that the new coronavirus has thrown the M&A dealmaking into disarray. They said: “cybersecurity experts say the workplace upheaval caused by the pandemic will complicate mergers and acquisitions when activity picks up. Countless employees are working remotely on networks that might be vulnerable to attack, while others with access to confidential […]
What is modern management, and how will it revolutionize enterprise IT management?
IT departments have experienced numerous changes in the way they manage and control user devices. Starting with the traditional CRT monitor-based computers, to modern smartphones, technological developments have been remarkable. Additionally, with the COVID-19 pandemic, employees are restricted to work from home, making the IT administration routines challenging for system administrators. Nevertheless, devices and users […]
Top metrics to look out for while monitoring Node.js applications
Applications built on the Node.js platform, an event-driven I/O server-side JavaScript environment based on Google Chrome’s V8 engine, are known as Node.js applications. Since both the server-side and the client-side are written in JavaScript, Node.js facilitates easier and faster implementation of codes, and processes requests quickly and simultaneously; this is greatly beneficial for building real-time […]
German Health Authorities Lose €1.5 Million in COVID-19 Mask Purchase Scam
Reaching an all-new low, an international team of individuals setup an elaborate online scam taking advantage of the current need for healthcare equipment to fight COVID-19. Just when you think scammers can’t get any worse, you hear about a multi-national scam team intent on taking money from healthcare organizations in their time of most critical […]
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[Video Review] Sitting Ducks: When Employees Work from Home
Hi this is Scott Young from Optrics Engineering and we understand that things are kind of rough out there with the current pandemic. We wanted to start shooting some videos and things that we’re seeing on the networking side that might be of help to those of you out there who are managing their […]
How VPN bandwidth monitoring helps retain remote workforce productivity
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought businesses around the globe to their knees. To survive, organizations across verticals are rolling out work-from-home policies. And for effective remote working, it’s imperative to employ VPN connections, as they serve as a conduit for workers to access business-critical data remotely. But when valuable VPN bandwidth is consumed by trivial […]
Sitting Ducks: When Employees Work from Home
As the COVID-19 health crisis rages on and millions of workers and students move to working from home (WFH) and online distance education, no one should make the error of thinking that working and learning from the comfortable and familiar surroundings of home somehow makes these employees and students safe. They are not safe. If […]
Beware! The FCC Releases Audio Samples of Coronavirus Phone Scams
Scammers sink to a new low with these phone scams preying on the fears of U.S. citizens offering hopes of better protecting themselves from the Coronavirus. We’ve all received robocalls by now, but a new group of calls centered around the coronavirus has received the attention of the FCC. Covering a wide range of themes, […]
Microsoft issues KB4551762 to fix the SMBv3 Eternal Darkness flaw (CVE-2020-0796)
Microsoft has rolled out an emergency out-of-band update KB4551762 just in time to patch the vulnerability in SMBv3 (CVE-2020-0796), that was leaked as part of the March 2020 Patch Tuesday. On March 10, Security Advisory ADV200005 was released with Patch Tuesday updates that revealed details on a remote code execution vulnerability in the way Server […]
Patch Manager Plus is among B2B review platform’s top performing patching solutions
CompareCamp is a trusted B2B review platform manned by leading industry experts that evaluate SaaS tools. It’s a credible source of SaaS reviews that provides tips, information, and analysis to help businesses select the right software. According to the experts at CompareCamp and users of the platform, Patch Manager Plus is one of the market’s […]