A denial-of-service attack is any attempt to interrupt or inflict downtime upon IT systems, but a basic DoS threat is smaller in scale than its DDoS counterpart. With the former, the influx of traffic may come from a single source, while in a DDoS attack, traffic comes from numerous sources – making it more difficult to deal with.
During an audit a few years ago, I revealed to the client’s security team that corporate payroll information on every employee, including the CEO, was being archived in an output queue (called PAYROLL) for weeks at a time. Due to poor configuration, this information was accessible to every employee.
As is often the case in the technology industry, the details surrounding security information and event management can be a little unclear. While vendors may offer solutions of varying complexity, there is still a basic idea behind most SIEM products…
Disaster recovery requirements are part of the geographic and industry regulations that affect our organizations. Having the right solutions in place can help to avoid penalties and make audits go smoothly. Read on to create a complete compliance toolkit.
Complying with the PCI standard is a normal part of doing business in today’s credit-centric world. But, PCI applies to multiple platforms. The challenge becomes how to map the general PCI requirements to a specific platform, such as IBM i. And, more importantly, how can you maintain—and prove—compliance?
Appvion, Inc. manufactures paper—thermal, carbonless, security, inkjet, digital specialty and colored papers. But this Appleton, Wisconsin-based company had a problem when it came to digital documents in their customer web portal. Their existing system just wasn’t up to snuff. It was time to make a change.
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See how a two-pronged approach using data backups and a high availability solution could deliver the strongest disaster recovery strategy for your organization.
Tech has had a tremendous impact on the way today’s businesses seek continued growth and improvement. No matter what business they are in, executives everywhere are investing in technology that improves their business processes, gets them ahead of the competition and widens their margins. Ultimately, the return on that investment is determined by how well technology supports a business’ ability to...
High availability solutions are seen as expensive, time consuming, and tricky. So, even though HA tops IT wish lists, many companies pump the brakes and make excuses to delay implementation. We’re here to clear the air for HA.
What roadblocks have prevented you from taking on a high availability project? Don’t let budget or resources be your excuse for putting off HA one more day. Learn how you can achieve HA with ease.
High availability is a buyer’s world. With so many different solutions on the market, you shouldn’t be shy about shopping around until you find the right fit. Follow these tips for selecting your HA solution.
IBM i high availability has been at the top of your wish list for a while. Don’t let budget hold you back any longer. Discover how affordable HA can be.