Companies can cut response times to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks by up to two-thirds with a new managed service from BT Managed Services, says Ray Stanton, global head of BT's business continuity, security and governance practice.
With network access expanding from the office to the home and even local coffee shops, securing the network perimeter is among a security admin's top concerns. In preparing for the myriad threats that come with remote access, however, it can be easier to secure traditional network perimeter endpoints, like laptops, desktop computers and removable storage devices. Check out these tips for securing your network endpoints.
Almost 90% of IT managers are worried about potential insecure backdoors into their corporate networks as a result of increased remote working among staff.
Storage administrators who use tape-based won't slow up their backups and will have peace of mind knowing that the tape content is secure. However, LTO-4 tape drives have specific encryption issues.
Integrated encryption into backup software offers many advantages, but hurts the performance of the backup server. This is why software-based encryption often requires a server upgrade (or at least creative backup planning), not to mention diligent key management. We provide specifications for a cross-section of encryption-capable backup software.