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Business Email Security Best Practices

By John Cirelly on May 5, 2022

The advancement in science and technology has significantly benefited business owners, whether you own a multinational enterprise or run a small-scale local company. But this advancement also bolsters the arsenal of hackers, scammers, and attackers. More and more ways of hacking into email accounts are being invented and discovered. Although no such measure can guarantee […]

SQL Server Security Basics & Tools

By John Cirelly on April 29, 2022

SQL Servers are the backbone for many databases for both small and enterprises level companies. Unfortunately, this makes SQL Servers a prime target for cybercriminals. In this article, we’ll cover some basic steps you can take to secure your SQL environment, as well as touch on a few tools you can use to easily manage […]

Network Device Monitoring Guide

By John Cirelly on April 29, 2022

Network monitoring and management are inevitable in any discussion about information technology. Accordingly, a major duty of an IT department or supplier is to maintain a company’s vital systems operationally. Networking equipment, such as firewalls, routers, switches, and Wi-Fi access points, must be constantly monitored by IT personnel. Using the end-to-end Network Performance Monitoring tool, […]

Mainframe Performance Management Guide

By John Cirelly on April 27, 2022

Looking to get the most out of your mainframe? In this mainframe performance management guide, we’ll cover tactics to improve performance and touch on monitoring tools that make mainframe management easier. Mainframes In Modern Times For many companies, the mainframe is still the backbone system for business logic and transaction processing, which is driving digital […]

Network Topology Guide: Types, Mapping, and Design

By John Cirelly on March 17, 2022

Network topology refers to how a network is organized, and the way a network’s links and nodes are connected. There are two approaches to network topology: physical and logical. Physical network topology refers to the physical signal transmission channel, for instance, the wires, cables, and so forth. On the other hand, Logical network topology is […]

Attack Surface Analysis Guide

By John Cirelly on March 17, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to do Attack Surface Analysis and manage an application’s Attack Surface. Application security professionals and developers alike may use it to better understand and manage the security risks associated with developing and modifying an app. Outsider assaults are not included in the scope of this article, but the ideas […]

ITIL Guide and Tools

By John Cirelly on March 11, 2022

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of internationally recognized principles aimed at assisting enterprises in properly delivering their services. ITIL is a methodology for delivering services by combining four dimensions: personnel, procedures, goods, and associates. The ITIL framework is being used by businesses of all sizes and across all industries to provide […]

How to Troubleshoot Network Connectivity

By John Cirelly on March 10, 2022

The internet is our gateway to a world’s worth of resources and information, but there will come a time when that connection fails. In this article, we’ll explore how to troubleshoot network connectivity and outline the exact steps to your devices back online. Some of the most common reasons network connectivity fails are because: The […]

Event Log Forwarding Guide

By Lavanya Rath on March 10, 2022

Troubleshooting is one of the most difficult aspects of an application or system. Many times, it is a wild goose chase until you know where the problem is and its cause. This is where log files come in handy as they point you in the right direction, so you are more productive, efficient, and quick […]

Find Device or IP Address Using MAC Address

By Lavanya Rath on November 16, 2021

Just like how individuals are unique, devices are unique too! Not in a physical sense but by the way they identify themselves in a network. In other words, every device on a network has a unique address that helps with its identification. This unique address is called the IP address. What is the IP Address? […]

Find Password Expiration for Active Directory User

By Lavanya Rath on November 15, 2021

Active Directory is one of the most popular ways to handle user-related activities within an organization, including adding new employees, authentication, streamlining access to apps, deletion of past employee records, modifying access, and more. While handling these varied aspects of user management, network administrators may also face some issues or inconveniences. Though they are a […]

Best Ways to Transfer Large Files

By Lavanya Rath on September 22, 2021

Email attachments are the most preferred way to transfer files, but what happens when they exceed the limit imposed by email service providers? Well, as frustrating as it may be, the silver lining is that there are other ways to transfer large files to your recipients, and in this article, let’s look at some of […]

How to Decrypt SSL with Wireshark?

By Lavanya Rath on September 22, 2021

Encryption has become the de-facto feature of online security today. Almost every company and application seems to use it to encrypt their data to protect it from unauthorized access and manipulation. The encryption is often based on the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or the Transport Layer Security (TLS). While this is a great way to […]

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