News 17 Aug, 2018 Bobby Hellard Outdated police storage systems currently reside in a traditional data centre
Archives for August 2018
What is Nmap? Why you need this network mapper
Network administrators, IT managers and security professionals face a never-ending battle, constantly checking on what exactly is running on their networks and the vulnerabilities that lurk within. While there is a wealth of monitoring utilities available for network mapping and security auditing, nothing beats Nmap’s combination of versatility and usability, making it the widely acknowledged […]
F5 Networks Offers VNF Manager to Simplify Network Functions Virtualization
News F5 Networks Offers VNF Manager to Simplify Network Functions Virtualization By David Ramel 08/16/2018 F5 Networks unveiled a new VNF Manager that it says is designed to simplify network functions virtualization (NFV) for service providers and mobile operators moving to software-defined networking environments. Such organizations, the company said, can leverage the functionality of the […]
Google One launch brings cheaper storage for US customers
News 17 Aug, 2018 Clare Hopping Google One plans cost from $1.99 a month for 100GB up to $300 a month for 30TB storage
Imperva uncovers Google Chrome vulnerability
News 17 Aug, 2018 Clare Hopping The hole has been fixed, but only for those using the latest version of Chrome
How to protect your infrastructure from DNS cache poisoning
Domain Name System (DNS) is our root of trust and is one of the most critical components of the internet. It is a mission-critical service because if it goes down, a business’s web presence goes down. DNS is a virtual database of names and numbers. It serves as the backbone for other services critical to […]
Safaris are Great in Africa, but not for your Workpaper Management Process!
Tax Managers are faced with constant change. That’s why it’s important to remember tips to save time with your Workpaper Management process to achieve all that needs to be done. Today’s corporate tax and accounting departments are on a Safari of their own. They seek to manage, update, and secure workpapers and their corresponding binders as […]
How the L1 Terminal Fault vulnerability affects Linux systems
Announced just yesterday in security advisories from Intel, Microsoft and Red Hat, a newly discovered vulnerability affecting Intel processors (and, thus, Linux) called L1TF or “L1 Terminal Fault” is grabbing the attention of Linux users and admins. Exactly what is this vulnerability and who should be worrying about it? L1TF, L1 Terminal Fault, and Foreshadow […]
NVMe over Fabrics: Fibre Channel vs. RDMA
For enterprises deploying NVMe over Fabric, choosing between Fibre Channel and RDMA can be difficult, because both have advantages and disadvantages. In the last few years, enterprises have been getting hungrier for infrastructure that provides high throughput with low latency and greater performance for hosted applications. Faster networking with high-speed Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Infiniband […]
Digital transformation firm Shaping Cloud gets £1.4m boost
News 15 Aug, 2018 Keumars Afifi-Sabet Consultancy firm hopes to expand its software business