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First team defense for cybersecurity

Aug 15, 2019Curtis JonesAvailability, Backups, Data Integrity, PatchesAutomation, Backups, Patching

There are a number of fundamental habits and disciplines you need to adopt for cybersecurity. Right at the top is having an automated, or semi-automated, system for patches and backups. The more systematic and automated you can make this process, the better. However, be careful. Always provide plenty of checks and balances in place to […]

Availability and High Availability

Feb 16, 2019Curtis JonesAvailability, InfoSec

In viable information systems, data must be available when required by users. This mandates that all systems and subsystems tasked to serve the data for the user, including any security controls, must each be functioning correctly together. A “high availability” system is one that is supposed to serve its users at all times except for […]