The article below by John Bryan in Naked Security is the yin to tomorrow’s yang on the same topic — so be sure to check back mañana. The essence of the debate is whether we are gearing up to fight the last war rather than recognizing that the threats (and what we value) have changed over time. Emphasis in red …
Cyber Black Market More Profitable than Illegal Drugs
Underground economics, reputation, and the code of honor. Sometimes truth is just as exciting as fiction! Interesting stuff. Article by Violet Blue for Zero Day and reprinted in ZDNet. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- Hackonomics: ‘Cyber Black Market’ more profitable than illegal drug trade Summary: OPINION: A new report by RAND commissioned by Juniper …
Disaster Recovery: Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail
Oy vey. Collectively, the survey respondents below get a resounding “D” when it comes to disaster recovery. And that’s nothing to brag about. Collectively we can, and should, do better. Change starts at home — so make it so. Summary article by Steve Ragan in CSO. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —– When it comes …
Big Data: A Lawyer’s Perspective
Just because you have it — or have access to it — doesn’t mean that you should use it. (Especially if “it” is personal data from the good citizens of Europe, as European privacy laws are different (and stricter) than those in the United States.) Blog post by David Snead in The WHIR. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian …
AIS Joins the VMware Service Provider Program
SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2014) – AIS (American Internet Services), the Southwest’s leading provider of tailored data center and cloud service solutions, today announced that it is now a member of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) as an Enterprise level member. AIS has been providing VMware-based cloud services in the Southwest region since June 2012. The company’s flagship cloud …
Big Data Tomfoolery
Big data: it’s not just more of the same. This time it’s different. Really different. Article by Harvey Koeppel in Search CIO. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— Big data is not little data writ large — it changes everything The origins of confusion … The real challenge with big data is that it is …
9 Tell-Tale Signs of an IT Administrator
It takes a special person to be an IT Admin, it really does. These guys (and sometimes girls) are sorely needed within a company and they have a style that’s uniquely all their own. So, what are some dead giveaways for identifying these techie geniuses? If a majority of the following criteria is met, you may in fact be an …
Motherhood: Wired Network Security
Wash your hands, brush your teeth, take your vitamins, and secure your network. Article by Eric Geier in Network World. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— 8 ways to improve wired network security We sometimes focus more on the wireless side of the network when it comes to security because Wi-Fi has no physical fences. …
IoT Will Cause the Sky to Fall
The Internet of Things: this changes everything. We’ll need more storage. More bandwidth. More security. More processing power. This changes nothing. Summary article by Fred Donovan in FierceMobileIT. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- Internet of Things threatens to overwhelm data centers, open security holes The Internet of Things will overtax data centers and open …
Hansen Technologies Selects AIS for Data Center Services in US
Global customer care and billing solution provider to consolidate U.S. data center operations with AIS for improved efficiency, performance, and flexibility SAN DIEGO (April 8, 2014) – AIS (American Internet Services), the Southwest’s leading provider of tailored data center and cloud service solutions, today announced that Hansen Technologies, a global customer care and billing solution provider with clients in over …
