Airbus DS Communications Expands Flexibility and Reach for Emergency Notification with new VESTA® Communicator Functionality
Latest features include integrated ways to reach more people in an emergency, plus customized user roles for greater system security BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Airbus DS Communications, a leading critical communications technology provider, has expanded the capabilities of its VESTA® Communicator emergency notification solution. The new functionality offers users the ability to alert people through many… Continue reading Airbus DS Communications Expands Flexibility and Reach for Emergency Notification with new VESTA® Communicator Functionality
CARTOON: Ignoring software update pop-ups? You may get a ransom note instead
https://blog.sungardas.com/2017/09/cartoon-ignoring-software-update-pop-ups-may-get-ransom-note-instead/ Hackers prey on complacency like thieves checking cars in a parking lot: They don’t have to break windows if you leave the doors unlocked. They bet organizations won’t make simple software updates, and they’re often right. Just look at the WannaCry attacks earlier this year. The ransomware was designed to exploit a known weak… Continue reading CARTOON: Ignoring software update pop-ups? You may get a ransom note instead
What About When Communication Methods are Limited?
Do you have plans in place for use when traditional communication methods are limited? Here’s why you should create and implement backup communications systems In our blogs over the past several weeks, we have been discussing business continuity strategies and IT architecture. We have also talked about planning for hurricanes and other storms. As a follow… Continue reading What About When Communication Methods are Limited?
2017âs Record HIPAA Breach Pace Points to Growing Hacker Threat
2016 was a record year for large HIPAA breaches, with covered U.S. healthcare entities reporting 133 cases that affected the private information of at least 500 individuals each. This year is on pace to more than double that figure, with 221 major breaches reported to federal authorities already, as of Sept. 20, government records show.… Continue reading 2017âs Record HIPAA Breach Pace Points to Growing Hacker Threat
Rackspace to Provide Partner Managed Cloud for SAP Software
Offers software subscription delivery of SAP solutions in a private cloud hosted by Rackspace’s newly formed Rackspace Application Services SAN ANTONIO – Rackspace® announced today an agreement with SAP® (NYSE: SAP) to provide a partner managed cloud for SAP software solutions. Rackspace will offer an affordable, ready-to-use, subscription-based offering of SAP solutions in its… Continue reading Rackspace to Provide Partner Managed Cloud for SAP Software
Accenture and Ponemon Institute Report: Cyber Crime Drains $11.7 Million Per Business Annually, Up 62 Percent in Five Years
Malware infections globally are the most expensive cyber attacks – costing $2.4 million per incident Accenture and Ponemon, “2017 Cost of Cyber Crime Study” (Graphic: Business Wire) NEW YORK – Costly cyber attacks are having a significant and growing financial impact on businesses worldwide. According to new research published today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN)… Continue reading Accenture and Ponemon Institute Report: Cyber Crime Drains $11.7 Million Per Business Annually, Up 62 Percent in Five Years
Vertiv Introduces Liebert® EXM UPS Quick Delivery Bundle for U.S. Customers
New system delivers fast, efficient power protection to critical IT edge locations COLUMBUS, Ohio – Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, today introduced a quick configure and delivery option for the Liebert® EXM UPS system, making it possible to add 10-40 kVA of UPS capacity anywhere in the continental U.S. within four days. The units… Continue reading Vertiv Introduces Liebert® EXM UPS Quick Delivery Bundle for U.S. Customers
Maxta Introduces VMware vSphere Escape Pod
New functionality helps organizations reduce ‘VMware tax’ by migrating from VMware to Red Hat Virtualization Santa Clara, Calif. – Maxta Inc., a leading provider of hyperconvergence software, today announced new functionality that enables organizations to migrate virtual machines from VMware ESXi to Red Hat Virtualization and to run both hypervisors on Maxta® hyperconvergence software.… Continue reading Maxta Introduces VMware vSphere Escape Pod
Restoring Power and Communications Quickly for Emergency Operations
Two “Black Boxes” To Empower Hurricane and Disaster Response When a disaster hits, emergency manager, organizations, and businesses need two things before anything else – power and communications. Up to now, providing power meant cranking up a generator, and resupplying it frequently with gasoline. If the landline and cellular infrastructure was down or overloaded, responders… Continue reading Restoring Power and Communications Quickly for Emergency Operations
When Bolted-On IT Security is the Only Option
If you’ve worked in IT development for hardware or software, or had dealings with that world, you may well have seen the statistics about the costs of fixing bugs. In terms of “units” of cost, suppose catching a bug during the design phase costs one unit to fix it. Then catching it after module code… Continue reading When Bolted-On IT Security is the Only Option