July 2015 Emerging Trends

"Lets go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday."

- Steve Jobs


A3When it's Hot Outside, Your Servers Are Burning Up Inside

If you host your own servers in-house, or in an off-site data center, you know all about the frustrations of keeping your hardware up to date and healthy. This also includes keeping your servers from overheating. These mission-critical pieces of hardware are known to produce incredulous amounts of heat, and keeping them cool only gets...

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A4Don't Be Duped By a Phishing Attack: 4 Signs to Look Out For

Your business is literally assaulted by thousands of threats a day, and they could ruin your organization's goals in an instant if not for your defenses. With such powerful security measures at your disposal, we don't blame you for lowering your defenses; however, it should be mentioned that your network...

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A5Passwords May Be "Ineffective," But They're Still Necessary


It seems like we can't go on the Internet without reading about some sort of data breach. Sometimes they're caused by poor security measures, like lack of data encryption or two-factor authentication; other times, it's because of lackluster password security. Despite the antiquity of the username and password, they're staples in the modern office. Thus, it's important that they're as secure as possible at all times.


 

Passwords might have their flaws, but they're necessary if you want to maximize your business's security from online threats. It's not just your organization's future at stake; it's also yours as an individual, not to mention your employees and anyone associated with your company. Here are three ways you can improve the security of your passwords in the workplace.

 

Educate Your Staff About Best Practices 

According to Processor magazine, "In establishing a pragmatic password policy, the first step is balancing risk, compliance, and usability needs, followed by education and enforcement." This means that it's the responsibility of you, the business owner, to make sure that everyone is exercising precaution...

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As a business owner, you're constantly moving around. At the same time, you're expected to keep in touch with your base of operations, respond to employee and client inquiries, and many more mission-critical tasks that require the use of remote technology solutions. Unfortunately, public WiFi hotspots are known to be cesspools of online filth, where a secure connection is nothing but a dream. One way to correct this issue is with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

What is a VPN?

To put it simply, a VPN is a network that only authorized personnel can access. This helps keep the transfer of data private, meaning that VPNs are especially useful for connecting to confidential enterprise data. This is generally done through encryption hardware or software, which entails encoding and decoding information as it's sent or received.

How Does It Work? 

VPNs basically keep your data safe while it's being sent and received from your corporate infrastructure, but how does this work? Gizmodo describes the process which a VPN tends to use in more detail:

"Because VPNs use a combination of dedicated  connections and encryption protocols to generate  virtual P2P connections, even if snoopers did manage  to siphon off some of the transmitted data, they'd be  unable to access it on account of the encryption.  What's more, VPNs allow individuals to spoof their  physical location-the user's actual IP address is  replaced by VPN provider-allowing them to bypass  content filters."

In essence, the most secure way to access any information online is through a VPN. Not only is your data hidden from view, but even your physical location is obfuscated from any prying eyes.

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A2Improve Business Operations with Virtual Desktops

Anything that makes your business more mobile is a good thing, right? This is one of the main goals of virtualization services. These separate the software from the hardware it's installed on, allowing it to be isolated and installed on a virtual machine where it can be accessed as an individual instance. Many businesses are finding success in their workplace by taking advantage of desktop virtualization services.

According to Processor magazine, "virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI) technologies give IT administrators more control over their infrastructure and in turn help IT teams deliver operating systems and applications to end users in new ways." This means that virtualization has the ability to help your business simplify its infrastructure and make it more efficient. In other words, a virtualized desktop system can help your business push above and beyond its current expectations.


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