In a few short years, data center outages have nearly doubled in cost. One big part of this trend: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
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Data center outages approaching the $9,000/minute mark
Researchers name and shame default password offenders
Companies that have default passwords for equipment and software are being called out by researchers. And the list of offenders has some big names on it.
Dell’s (entirely foreseeable) security mistake
Dude, you’re getting hacked. Dell is catching heat for a program designed to make remote-support of its users much easier that in fact made hackers’ jobs a whole lot easier, too.
Combating DDoS attacks: Hardware and software solutions
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are not a new threat in the realm of cybersecurity. In fact, the threat of DDoS goes back decades. However, these days DDoS attacks are more common and more sophisticated.
Users, IT pros disagree on IoT security
You can add the Internet of Things (IoT) to the long list of things IT pros and the average user seems to not quite see eye-to-eye on.
Is IT ready for wearables? Probably not
Remember two years ago when experts talked about how we’d all be using Google Glass to do work?
What lies ahead for 2016? Security fears, but little change
Spiceworks has surveyed IT pros on where they see themselves a year from now. Three big trends: stagnant budgets, slow hiring and a host of security worries ranging from natural disasters to clueless execs.
Outdated servers are abundant
The end of Windows Server 2003 didn’t get nearly as much attention as that of XP – either from the media or IT pros.
The end of Windows Server 2003 is only the beginning
Today is the deadline for end of support for Windows Server 2003. The reason you may not have noticed? Unlike Windows XP, this version is likely to live on much longer.
Heads up: You could soon be spending more on the cloud
Some of it may be through increased usage. Some of it could be due to rising prices. But almost everyone is going to need to devote more of their budget to the cloud soon.