Amazon EC2 functionality now includes a status check to help identify problems related to an instance ability to run applications. EC2 contains an automated process that tests every running instance and tries to detect both hardware and software issues. The mechanism reports problems back to customers where they would be able to distinguish software...
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Some months ago, a former director of CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center predicted an imminent code-war where cyber attacks target real-world infrastructure such as power stations and water plants. November 2011, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that a water plant in Springfield, Illinois, had been compromised and damaged by a hacker. Investigations determined that...
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The failure of an IT resource can damage the organization’s reputation or it can bring loss of revenue and stressful times for all employees, especially the IT staff handling the recovery of the failed resources. However, the outcome of a failure incident can wreak havoc in an IT department if the cause of the...
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Do your research carefully before outsourcing your internal IT services. Many companies function more efficiently and profitability by outsourcing certain business tasks or functions to other organizations that have the required personnel, expertise, equipment, or technology to accomplish these tasks. Whether it’s an IaaS, SaaS or PaaS implementation the service provider’s underlying platform will...
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Every organization, risk auditor or analyst, security pro or individual may come up with a different definition of IT risks. While all definitions would most probably fit in the IT risks universe, it is very important that there is a common understanding and terminology within an organization. In fact, we find structures or better...
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Every solution has its two sides of the coin. We come across various marketing techniques that somehow define cloud computing in relation to the services they provide! In order to jump on to the cloud bandwagon and attract customers, some companies advertise their services as cloud services when in fact these are not! Therefore,...
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