Firewalls: The Essential Buyer’s Guide
Firewalls help to protect computers, applications, and networks from external attacks. They are essentially security software that serves as the gatekeeper for networks, making sure that only authorized communication traffic is allowed to enter and leave. Most company networks begin as secure entities. Outside networks, such as the Internet, pose a risk to these company […]
What is The Right DDoS Protection Service For Your Organization?
A cyberattack can render your system inoperable, and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are becoming more sophisticated. Instead of a single attack, there are now distributed attacks in which many attacks are made on a key point in a system. These distributed attacks, called Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks (DDoS) cause this key point to overload, attempting […]
Why Managed Firewalls are an Incredibly Important Organizational Security
A managed firewall is used to protect networks from attacks, including both networks that connect to the Internet and internal company networks. The firewall acts as a sort of policeman; all messages that want to come in or leave the network first have to meet the firewall’s approval. Additionally, the firewall can control who has […]
What You Need to Know About Cyber Extortion and Ransomware
Cyber extortion is a new and expanding form of cybercrime involving an attack on a company or personal data systems. Criminals who conduct such attacks extort money from companies and organizations by demanding huge payments in return for stopping the attack and correcting any damage that has been done. Traditional defenses such as firewalls and […]
Increasing Company Profit Through Managed Hosting Services
Understanding managed hosting In a managed hosting environment, the service provider leases dedicated services and hardware to the client. The hosting provider is responsible for housing and managing all equipment, while the client accesses the system through the user interface. Essentially, customers are paying for a service rather than a particular technology. As with most […]
Why Backup Your Website and Applications Is Important
News stories of major website crashes have become a near daily occurrence. The financial effects of these crashes are nothing short of catastrophic as a result of a reduction in consumer trust, loss of revenue generally accrued during these hours, and the financial outlay required to get your site live again. Backup all the files, […]
A Guide To Protecting Your Company From Data Breaches
Whether you’re a large scale company or a small business just trying to get by, data breaches have the ability to devastate your business’s livelihood, the confidential information of staff and clients and the reputation of your company. More and more common, the nation has seen a number of large-scale breaches in the last year […]
Finding High Quality Clustered Hosting Services
When it comes to efficiency for your computing, it’s hard to beat high-quality Clustering Services. Here are a few features to look for in a company in order to ensure that the clustering techniques they’re using are going to be best suited for your purposes. Scalability One of the main advantages of a server cluster […]
Just Released: Datacenter as a Service (DaaS) Case Study
SignaTouch is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider that assists healthcare and education organizations with improving the process workflow by means of mobile signature capture. The company has domestic and international offices and is headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida. Prior to moving to Volico, SignaTouch experienced continuous availability and bandwidth issues causing development delays. In the past, […]
Signs That Your Business Could Benefit from Managed Services like Smart Hands
Managing your information technology (IT) department is never easy. Maintaining an in-house staff and infrastructure is costly and time-consuming. This is why so many businesses are turning to managed providers offering round the clock monitoring and daily maintenance. There are a few signs that your business could benefit from managed services. You Cannot Keep Up […]
