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How Spectre and Meltdown Affect Power Systems Servers

Thu, 02/08/2018
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.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Getting started with NIST 800-171 compliance
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NIST’s Surprising New Password Recommendation

By Robin Tatam on Fri, 01/05/2018
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.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
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Hidden Dangers of the Lesser-Known IBM i Special Authorities

Fri, 01/05/2018
Everyone’s aware of the dangers of *ALLOBJ, *SECADM, and *SPLCTL special authorities. But what about the rest? Fortra security expert explains the issues you should be aware of when assigning the other special authorities.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
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How to Get Started with NIST 800-171 Compliance

By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 09/22/2017
Are you ready to report your NIST 800-171 compliance status by the end of the year? If you do business with the federal government, you need to comply with SP NIST 800-171 by the end of the year. Now is the time to implement your compliance plan.
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How Peoples Telephone Reboots Equipment Instantly with Network Monitoring & Automation

What if you could reduce an eight-hour outage… to no time at all? That’s exactly what Peoples Telephone Cooperative did. Faced with sudden equipment failures, they started monitoring their network… then went one step further to automatically fix the outages. Now this savvy telecommunications service provider saves countless man hours, makes sure technicians get a full night’s sleep every night,...
Automation
Monitoring
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Network Monitoring Tips for Hybrid IT Environments

By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 07/26/2017
Hybrid IT allows organizations to experiment with the cloud while keeping any equipment or applications on-premises as it makes sense. If you’re the one responsible for day-to-day monitoring, here’s what you need to know to manage the complexity.
Monitoring
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6 IT Survival Tips from a 25-Year Education Expert

By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 06/19/2017
How can you survive and succeed as an IT leader? "As IT-ET leaders we need to strive for 99.9999% uptime and the best quality of service that empowers educators to design and engage our students in modern teaching, learning, and assessment practices."
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