At least once in your life, you've been cyberpwned. Also, chances are that you know exactly what triggered the successful attack. Continue reading
Dropbox for Business vs OneDrive for Business vs Google G Suite
In this article, we will overview the most popular business-storage solutions on the market - Microsoft One Drive for Business, Gsuite from Google and Dropbox Business. If you need to evaluate a new solution, looking to move from bulky on-prem to the cloud and just want to simplify your daily office routines, continue reading. Continue reading
SFTP vs. FTPS
While choosing between SFTP and FTPS, weighing the pros and cons of each option will allow users to have a better understanding of the available choices. Here is a head-to-head SFTP and FTPS comparisonthat overviews the advantages and limitations of each transfer protocol.
How to Use S3 Select to Save Time on Amazon S3
In this post, you will learn about S3 Select, a feature announced by AWS in 2017 to allow you to retrieve subsets of data from an object on S3. We will discuss why you would want to use S3 Select, then walk through a simple use case of how to use S3 Select with Boto 3, the AWS SDK for Python.
Two-Factor Authentication
With new data breaches being uncovered daily, many companies are desperate to improve security for their clients. The old standard of user login and password is no longer considered very safe. 2FA is a security by-word nowadays. So, why do you still using old log-on techniques?
Managing IAM Permissions in the Cloud
All of the major public clouds offer identity and access management (IAM) tools. The exact nature of the various cloud IAM tools varies, however. So do their names. This article clarifies that issue by comparing the identity and access management tools and frameworks associated with each of the three major public clouds -- AWS, Azure, and Google. Continue reading
Full Disk Encryption: Approaches and Solutions for MSPs
Data leaks and ransomware infections are common threats nowadays. You can mitigate them by using data encryption technologies. If no one can read your data, you do not need to worry about it being stolen.
That is why it is becoming more and more popular to encrypt system drives. In this article, we are going to explain how to do this using BitLocker and its main open-source alternative, VeraCrypt.
Windows Server Hardening Checklist
What is server hardening? There are many different ways for a hacker to attack a Windows server, from unpatched system vulnerabilities to misconfigured settings, unnecessary protocols, or vulnerable applications. The process of getting these vulnerabilities closed off or patched (or at least most of them) is server hardening Continue reading
iSCSI vs NAS: Full Comparison
Choosing between NAS or iSCSI SAN is one of the cornerstones of modern data centers. The times when NAS was ridiculously slow to be used as a backend storage are gone. Now the choice is not so easy, so we are going to explain the main differences between NAS and iSCSI storage. Continue reading
Exchange Online vs. Exchange On-Premises
For any enterprise, connectivity and communication are of high importance. As a renowned name in the IT arena, Microsoft’s Exchange has remained a leading choice for businesses looking for a complete messaging platform. Continue reading
RDS vs Redshift vs DynamoDB vs SimpleDB: AWS Database Services
Cloud database platforms are considered to be some of the best solutions in the world of cloud computing. While there are many reasons why they are exceedingly popular, high accessibility and security, plus dynamic flexibility are some of the principal benefits that come with cloud database systems. You don’t even have to worry about maintenance, hardware, or patching. Continue reading
Cloud Certifications Guide: AWS vs. Azure and More
Where can you find cloud certifications? If you choose to get a cloud certification, should you obtain one from a certain cloud vendor -- such as AWS or Azure -- or should you pursue a general-purpose cloud certification? Which categories of cloud computing certifications are available currently? Keep reading for an overview of the main cloud computing certifications available today. Continue reading