Systems Security

• Device Detection Protects Your Site from Fraud

  New device detection services can give online businesses a lot of detail about devices being used to access their sites. Providers of these services say this is the best way to tell whether a new customer is going to perpetrate fraud.
  Minda Zetlin

• Be Very Afraid of Scareware

  “Scareware” consists of pop-up advertisements that appear warning users of supposed security threats. These fake anti-virus programs take advantage of gullible users. Here’s how to keep your computers scareware-free.
  Minda Zetlin

• The Downside to Virtualization: Security Risks

  Businesses small and large are increasingly turning to virtualization technology to save costs and increase redundancies in case of disaster. But traditional security solutions aren't sufficient to protect virtual machines.
  Minda Zetlin

• What’s New in Server Software?

  Microsoft’s 2008 server software has better data protection and security, and more options. Is it time for an upgrade?
  Minda Zetlin

• Downsizing Dilemma: Dealing with Orphaned Accounts

  When workers are laid off in large numbers, businesses need to deal with the 'orphaned accounts' they leave behind in IT. These user accounts sometimes remain active long after an employee has left.
  Kim Boatman

• Tech Talk: Networking Vendor Automates Backup

  A Silicon Valley startup that developed the first commercially supported, open-source router and firewall solution found that it could add servers more easily with a new automated backup and recovery solution.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• What to Look for in a Data Encryption Solution

  The growing concern over lost and stolen data -- and the damage and liabilities connected with that -- has convinced many businesses to invest in encryption technologies. Here are critical features you should look for.
  Todd Wasserman

• To Save or Not to Save: E-mail Storage

  Deciding which e-mail messages are business records and need to be saved is more complicated than it seems.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Data De-duplication for Disaster Recovery

  Data de-duplication isn’t just for cutting storage costs anymore. These days, an increasing number of small and mid-sized companies are adopting de-duplication technology for fast and reliable disaster recovery.
  Cindy Waxer

• Psst! What’s the Password?

  As a high-profile incident recently pointed out, companies of all sizes that that don’t protect high-level administrative passwords leave themselves open to disgruntled employees, hackers or accidental disaster.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• How Much Website Uptime Is Too Much?

  One hundred percent uptime may sound like a good thing, but it may mean a small company is paying too much for redundancies that guarantee it will never go down. Uptime may be costing you more than it’s worth.
  Minda Zetlin

• SOS: Safely Outsource Storage

  Instead of buying or building on-site storage, backup, and recovery systems, many businesses are opting to outsource to manage storage service providers. Here's how to figure out if your business should be backed up by another.
  Jean Thilmany