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Top 5 Worldwide Bank Uses Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) for Privileged Access Management
Ensuring security and privacy are central to the continued success for one of the largest bank holding company in the United States. With over 13 million individuals and business customers, this full-service banking, brokerage, and investment company understands the importance of protecting customer information.
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Perspectives on the Changing Linux Ecosystem
Tue, 03/13/2018
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In the early 1990s the Open Software Foundation formed a committee to select and standardize a new Management Platform Toolset for and from the UNIX ecosystem. After much...
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With Public Cloud OS Instances Growing, Security Challenges Grow, Too
Tue, 03/13/2018
“Some cloud vendors tout that systems deployed within their framework require little or no administration: You create an image with the software and applications that you want it to provide services for, spin it up in a management console, and Voila! you have an entirely new system online; with minimal cost, no hassle, little work. However, even with...
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Why Choose Intermapper as a Network Mapping Tool
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 10/13/2017
Intermapper creates some of the best dynamic visual maps out there, while still giving you monitoring and alerting in one easy-to-use network mapping tool.
Case Study
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,...
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On-Premises vs. Cloud Network Monitoring: Which is Right for You?
By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 08/22/2017
If you’re trying to decide between on-premises and cloud network monitoring solutions, here are some thoughts to consider from the experts.
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Intermapper vs. PRTG: What’s the Difference?
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 07/14/2017
Find out how Intermapper and PRTG are similar, how they differ, and how to decide which one is the right choice for you.
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Intermapper Overview: Quick Feature Videos
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 06/12/2017
Need a quick introduction to what Intermapper can do? These short videos will walk you through what Intermapper is, how to create maps, automating tasks with Intermapper, and more.
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Intermapper vs. NetBrain: How Do They Stack Up?
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 05/26/2017
You’ll find multiple tools that do network mapping, monitoring, and automation. Intermapper and NetBrain are two of them. Find out what they do and how to choose the right one for you.
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Monitor Your Wireless Network Equipment with Intermapper
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 05/12/2017
Monitor wireless access points, backhauls, routers, and more with Intermapper. Real-time visibility into your device statuses helps you maintain reliable connectivity at all times.
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Identifying Security Threats with Network Monitoring Software
By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 03/23/2017
Now more than ever, securing your infrastructure is critical to the success of your organization.
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Managing IT Access Privileges
Mon, 03/13/2017
THE UNSOLVED PROBLEM
Secure, private, effective use of computers by a company (including hosted, cloud and other services as well as the company’s own systems) relies on managing access privileges.
The problem isn’t unique to computers. Office buildings, hotels, apartments and college dorms, for example, typically have “master keys” (or smart ID badges...
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New Approaches to the SWIFT and PCI-DSS Framework
Mon, 03/13/2017
THE WORLD OF COMPLIANCE
At the official start of summertime 2016 in Britain we are starting to consume the labour of last autumn, five gallons of alcoholic homemade cider (yum!) made from eight apple varieties grown in mine and my neighbors’ gardens. I’m very VERY careful sterilizing glassware, containers, and buckets: there was this unfortunate...
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Pros and Cons for Puppet's Configuration Management & Security
Mon, 03/13/2017
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
I was at the Red Hat Summit in Boston at the end of June. We had a lot of activity at our exhibitor stand, and a lot of discussions being passed on to me by our sales team
I continued to have the same conversation again and again over the three days. This seems to be the year people have finished bedding down Puppet in...
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Solving Healthcare Security Concerns
Mon, 03/13/2017
According to a recent KPMG report, four-fifths of executives at healthcare providers and payers say their information technology has been compromised by cyberattacks. That same report presents how the increased risk to healthcare organizations relates to the richness and uniqueness of the information that health plans, doctors and hospitals handle. Apart from typical financial fraud, there is also...
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Sudo or SuDon't: Manage Your Privileged Command Execution and Sudo Policies
Mon, 03/13/2017
System admins need root level authority at all times, system operations staff needs periodic database and application account authority, and security admins needing to protect the environment are some of the few of the challenges of managing privilege in the enterprise server infrastructure. Read this article to learn more about Sudo alternatives.
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What Can Intermapper Monitor?
By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 03/08/2017
What can Intermapper monitor? Just about anything. Learn how to monitor any device with an IP address, making your network visibility as comprehensive as possible.
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WhatsUp Gold vs. Intermapper: Which is Right For You?
By Kevin Jackson on Sat, 02/25/2017
We compared two network monitoring heavyweights: What's Up Gold and Intermapper. Which solution reigned supreme?
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Monitoring a Virtual Environment
By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 02/22/2017
Learn how a network monitoring tool can help you reap all the desired benefits of virtualization.