Archive for November, 2009
Smart Cards - the Perfect Security Solution
Smart cards in their present form were introduced in 1978 and have since become commonplace in their usage. A smart card consists of a chip embedded into another device (often a plastic card) and can be used to store or retrieve data. These smart cards are often recognisable due to the visible electronic contacts used [...]
Security – How Apartment Building Security Cameras Can Protect Your Tenants
Blackwater plans shift from security business Most apartment buildings are occupied by tenants that are single women, seniors, or single moms with maybe one or two kids. For all tenants the biggest concern when looking for a place to live is how secure and safe the apartment complex is. It comes as no surprise that [...]
Planning Data Protection Strategy Around the Business Case
Companies should build their strategy around the business case when formulating a data protection strategy, not the latest in hi-tech buzzwords. The best way to currently achieve this is formulate a data protection strategy using the business needs of the company and paying close attention to the data type and volume necessary for the efficient [...]
Network Security Breaches
The online world has grown in the past few years. This provides the public with some amazing resources – the ability to access information with the touch of a finger, the ability to communicate via fast and inexpensive methods, and more functionality and ease of use are being introduced every day. Unfortunately, as with all [...]
Network Security: Penetration Testing Explained
A “pen test” (penetration test) is also known as “ethical hacking” – it is a network security tool that provides an essential function in a vulnerability assessment. By actively seeking out and deploying attacks and penetration efforts against your network, you are more likely to uncover vulnerabilities and be able to take action to block [...]
How I protected my land from invasion
I am responsible for the well-being of an area of land within my particular department at work. One of our clients is the owner of the land, which for some time during the year remains vacant. What I am about to describe, highlights how we were able to be more effective with our security. Last [...]
How Prescription Drug Discount Cards Help Patients Save Health Care Dollars
Everybody is entitled to receive prescription medication at a discounted price regardless of their income, age or pre-existing conditions. There is a new prescription medication discount card accessible to any person that needs it, and it is free of charge! Access to medical care and rx access is available too. For too long, individuals without healthcare [...]
Enterprise Storage Management Issues
Information (or data) forms one of the three most important assets of your company along with your staff and your customers. Without your information, your company has no direction and no ability to transact business – marketing and sales efforts cannot be conceived and implemented, sales cannot be optimized and maximum revenues from cross-selling and [...]
Why Enterprise Storage?
When you think about your home computer, and all the information you store on it, you have the beginning of an understanding about computer storage. At home you store your tax documents, your other personal documents, your photographs, your favorite music, and more on your personal computer. To protect this information from system crashes you [...]
“Open Door” Moving from VMware to XenServer
Citrix has announced a series of developments for customers operating VMware and looking to move onto XenServer or Microsoft's Hyper-V platforms. The market is growing, and a trend has been established for enterprise class storage solutions, and as a result 20% of Fortune 500 companies use Citrix XenSever and more than 70% of all virtualization [...]
