Blog Category: it security

Are you making full use of the cloud? 5 ways you can simplify your life with the cloud

09 May 2012

If you don’t know what the “cloud” is, you may have a difficult time understand it the way it’s explained. To borrow a quote from Wikipedia, this is how one of the web’s top information sites defines the cloud: “Cloud computing is a metaphor used by Technology or IT Services companies for the delivery of computing requirements as a service to a heterogeneous community of end-recipients.”

To really simplify this for proper comprehension, the cloud isn’t a physical thing per se. It’s a network of applications, platforms and infrastructures, delivering the network, storage, communications, security, monitoring, a database, and other computing basics to your device – accessed by your Internet. Since these many different essentials exist separate of each other but are still simultaneously accessed by you, it’s like everything’s floating around up there in a cloud.

Of course, knowing about the cloud is only half the battle. Are you using the cloud to your full advantage? If not, you may be surprised to learn that there are numerous benefits of using the cloud to run your online business.

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Let's review Rackspaces fanatical support promise, does it live up to the hype?

07 May 2012

When it comes to opening up a web business of any type, a website is needed. More often than not, you’re going to find that simply having a free blog is not nearly enough to get the job done. You need flexibility and adaptability. You need to be able to format your site for the mobile market, and you’re probably going to want to get in the cloud as soon as you get your feet under you. This means finding a managed hosting option with plenty of features, an affordable price, and with great support.

This is why a service like Rackspace ranks so highly amongst web business startups. Currently, Rackspace is one of the biggest names in the game, hosting dedicated and shared and virtual servers for nearly 200-thousand businesses. Their cloud hosting is amongst the most highly rated around, claiming to get any business up and running in a matter of minutes, with tons of space, an easy interface and scalability. Most of all, however, Rackspace is prized for its support.

Of course, most of the support hype comes from Rackspace itself, claiming that they offer “fanatical support.” But you wouldn’t expect any company to say otherwise, would you? So, let’s examine Rackspace’s support to see what’s so “fanatical” about it.

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Rackspace: Review of Services and using Cloud Servers to go Virtual

02 April 2012

Founded in 1998 and based in San Antonio, Texas, Rackspace US, Inc. is a web hosting company that is responsible for millions of sites around the globe. They also cater to many of the world’s largest businesses and have won a slew of awards for excellence in hosting. They’re best known for their security and support, but since 2006, the new Rackspace Cloud has been turning heads in terms of an affordable and easy to use cloud server.

Rackspace Cloud Servers Review

As a cloud infrastructure, Rackspace’s Cloud Servers is a service allowing basic users to deploy multiple servers in an instant or to create advanced architectures. Their servers are virtual machines that run on Citrix XenSever for Windows and Linux and Xen hypervisor for strictly Linux.

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7 Useful Tips to Prevent DDOS Attacks on Your Website

14 March 2012

As long as the internet has been around, so have hackers and all-around unsavory individuals whose motives are malicious to say the least. While a lot of hackers break into computers and data banks for the obvious reasons, including money and secretive information, others just intend to ruin your computers and your internet experience.

One type of hacker attack you may fall victim to as a website owner is a DDOS attack. DDOS, standing for Distributed Denial of Service, is an attack wherein a hacker attempts to render a computer or an entire network unavailable to its users. As you can guess, the motives for this type of attack are all over the place, from hacking banks and trying to get financial info to throwing a monkey wrench in someone’s otherwise pleasant day.

These attacks are real and can easily affect you and your site. If your site isn’t targeted personally, it can still be targeted via your web host and you and every other subscriber may be in danger. Luckily, though, there are a few great ways in which you can protect yourself from a DDOS attack.

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What Kinds of Viruses are Prevalent Today and How do you Protect your Business?

12 March 2010

In recent years, the Internet has emerged as one of the best ways to earn money from the comfort of your home. Many people set up online businesses and become successful. However, the Internet is also a giant land ripe with various predators looking to steal your personal information and gain access to your personal finances.

They can do this through any one of a number of viruses. Even on the low end, a computer virus can be harmful to your business because they can potentially destroy data and ruin everything youve worked for. Because of the huge number of viruses out there, its always important to protect yourself against them.

There are multiple types of viruses, including adware, browser hijackers, Trojans, dialers, cookies (tracking or malicious), and worst of the bunch, the full-blown virus: the information-stealing, computer-crashing bug that eats away at your software.

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Spam - how does it harm your business?

22 December 2009

Not everyone with a computer will end up starting an online business, but most of us with computers have email addresses that we check frequently. There’s one thing that almost everyone can agree on when it comes to email: we hate spam!

Spam, or unsolicited email as it is known, is not only annoying, it can be outright dangerous. Many people send viruses out in spam mail. You click on a link thinking you’re winning a free subscription to Sports Illustrated, the next thing you know you’re infected with malware.

Spam is also a way that some overzealous businesspeople hope to get traffic to their sties. If you have an online business, take care not to employ spamming as a tactic. It does more harm than good.

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The importance of IT Security when it comes to your business and personal details

11 August 2009

IT Security basically deals with the protection of software, hardware, and the network of an organization like a business. It is often confused with other areas of security like information security, but it protects a business differently. IT security protects a business and other personal and financial details by preventing dangers posed by external attacks through the use of hacking, viruses, Trojans, etc.

In today’s world, most people handle their businesses electronically at some point. Financial data, personal employee records, and other vital information are stored on computers. If this information is jeopardized, the entire business can fail.

There’s no way around it, information is practically the most essential resource for all businesses in today’s market, and it’s also the key to growth and sustained success. It is extremely important to ensure that your IT systems are as secure as they can be. If you experience a security breach, the initial fallout may seem minimal, but over time, this breach could prove to be disastrous.

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