Wayne Rash

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a must for voice over IP (VoIP) communication. But by itself, SIP is insecure and easily hacked. Here’s what you need to know to protect your calls and your network.

It looks like the latest version of Microsoft’s venerable Windows Server operating system has upped its game in the security department.

Recent efforts by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight robocalls and Caller ID spoofing, and to ease 911 access will require changes to your VoIP system, including VoIP software upgrades and reconfiguration.

Yes, of course you need to back up your critical data files, and yes, the cloud has made that task easier. But the cloud and virtualization have also added a whole new aspect to backup and many people are forgetting about it.

Yes, of course you need to back up your critical data files, and yes, the cloud has made that task easier. But the cloud and virtualization have also added a whole new aspect to backup and many people are forgetting about it.

IT and the technology sector in general continue to have a diversity issue. It’s not just a hiring problem, but also a legal and business risk. Here we discuss not only why this issue exists, but how to help turn the tide.

World Backup Day was created to encourage people and organizations to back their data up on the last day of March each year. While that’s great, you’re going to have to do a lot better to achieve even basic data safety. The good news is, it’s not that hard to do.

The irony of an operational technology (OT) network with industrial IoT devices is that it represents your single biggest area of vulnerability while also being the network you think about least. That can be critically dangerous.

VPNs are good for more than protecting your data in transit and hiding your location. Enterprise VPN technology can radically increase security, your overall network’s reliability, and even your bandwidth.

Trying to keep your systems up to date can seem like an impossible task, especially in a larger IT shop, but fortunately, you don’t have to do the job all at once.

Losing important information, such as credit card numbers, when one of your vendors is breached won’t be a concern if you virtualize your transactions.

IT is one of those jobs where every new year brings its unique challenges, and 2019 isn’t going to be any different. Your network will get more complicated, security will get more difficult, and new technologies will create new worries.

Elon Musk’s recent tweeting adventure cost him and Tesla $40 million. That’s why your company needs a social media policy. Here’s how to build one and ensure your employees follow its requirements.

Elon Musk’s recent tweeting adventure cost him and Tesla $40 million. That’s why your company needs a social media policy. Here’s how to build one and ensure your employees follow its requirements.

In many ways, an enterprise network is a monster with many heads, and you have to deal with each of them as necessary to perform real monitoring for the entire network. That needs more data than most tools provide.

Already a leading public cloud, Amazon has finally jumped into the virtual infrastructure management arena with Systems Manager, a cross-cloud platform that can run your whole IT operation, provided at least a chunk of it is on AWS.

Once you have planned your potential move to software-defined networking, you may decide that it’s attractive enough to make those first moves. If so, here’s how to start.

You can use data gathered from your devices and sensors during the manufacturing process to determine how to build the perfect product and to tell when your manufacturing process is going off the rails.

IT managers like to use container technology as a way to isolate workloads, but you need to remember agile security considerations, too.

There are claims on all sides regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to reclassify ISPs and they all share one thing: they’re pushing their own agenda.