How to Start Tackling a Big Web Threat – Cross Site Scripting
If you haven’t yet met cross site scripting or XSS for short, it’s probably only a matter of time. And if your enterprise is running a web site that allows users to enter data, for example as search terms, consider XSS as a threat to be tackled now, not later. The short version of what […]
Disaster Recovery and Technological Horrors
In disaster recovery, technology is often a neutral element – neither good nor bad, in itself. Some technologies are better suited to specific needs or offer relative improvements to existing solutions. What determines whether an organisation benefits or suffers is the application of technology. When it is used unthinkingly and incorrectly, the horror stories start. […]
The Ebola Disaster and Double-Edged Logistics
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is taking a horrific toll in human lives on a scale that is unprecedented. It is also happening in a place that makes the whole rescue process an order of magnitude more difficult. Besides trying to save those already infected, aid workers must cope with the fact that the […]
Coffee-Shop Recovery Tactics for Today’s Enterprise
The times, they are a-changing. Mobile computing devices not to mention BYOD and a millennial attitude mean that a substantial number of employees in enterprises now do their work away from their desks. Whether at home, in a bus, train or plane, or in their favourite coffee-shop, if there’s a Wi-Fi connection available, there’s a […]
Information Security – What Do You Think It’s All About?
When was the last time you saw a survey on Information security in enterprises? It’s a topic that often means different things to different people.
Have You Met the Recovery Consistency Objective?
Which disaster recovery measurements do you really need? The answer is the ones that are effective in helping you to plan and execute good DR. So your choice will naturally depend on your IT operations. The two ‘classics’ of the recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) are so fundamental that they apply […]