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A Beginners Guide to Protecting Your Data

In this blog, Steph Charbonneau, Senior Director of Industry Strategy at Fortra, talks you through some of the most valuable aspects of data protection and how to measure success of your organizational programs.
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The Evolution of Cybersecurity Solutions for Organizations

In the early days of the internet, cybersecurity was fairly straightforward, with all solutions and strategies geared toward prevention. While prevention remains critical, cybersecurity has also had to evolve, with businesses layering their defenses and regularly evaluating the status of their safeguards to adapt to change—whether those be organizational or within the wider cybersecurity sphere.
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How to remove the data security risk from file transfers

Organizations that allow the use of free or unsecured file transfer services not only leave themselves vulnerable to data loss, ransomware and a whole range of other cyber threats, but they have no control or visibility of what information is being transferred and who receives it.
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Cyber Security Risk Mitigation: Statistics & Strategies

Curious about what your fellow IT professionals think about the state of cybersecurity and the risks we face at every turn? Get the visual scoop below with high-impact graphics from the recent study Fortra conducted.
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Is Antivirus Really Necessary for Linux?

As evidenced by XBash and Kodi add-on malware, the myth that Linux is immune to viruses could not be further from the truth. In reality, Linux is becoming a lucrative target.
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How Spectre and Meltdown Affect Power Systems Servers

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities do affect Power Systems servers. Fortra security expert explains what we know so far and how you can stay up-to-date on patches released by IBM.
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NIST’s Surprising New Password Recommendation

For a computer user, few things are more annoying than the requirement to use a password to access servers, applications, and websites. Find out how NIST's new recommendations are making passwords easier to create and maintain.