Unlike most solutions, virtualization technology is not plug and play. It requires you to understand your IT environment and know which aspects could and should be virtualized. This is not something we expect first-time virtualization users to grasp right away, so if you’re planning to implement it, follow these tips.

Microsoft isn’t always the first company that pops into mind when talking about virtualization, but it does offer one of the best solutions in the industry. In an ongoing effort to compete with companies like VMWare and Amazon Web Services, Microsoft has released a massive upgrade for its virtualization platform -- and it’s totally free!
Azure: Microsoft’s virtualization platform
As a full-service cloud solution, Azure is a secure and flexible data center that businesses of all sizes can benefit from.

On January 3, 2018, two hardware flaws were announced that affect nearly every computer sold within the last 20 years. Every virtualization service available relies on vulnerable computers, but you needn’t worry -- almost every vendor has already protected your virtual machines.

Virtual containers have recently gained prominence with the open-source container platform, Docker. It promises to change the way IT operations are carried out, just like virtualization technology did a few years ago. Read on to know more about this revolutionary breakthrough and how it can help your business.

Ransomware attackers are getting more aggressive, destructive, and unpredictable.

The data-hostage crisis isn't going away anytime soon: In fact, it's starting to get a lot scarier and destructive, and with a more unpredictable outcome.

Security experts long have warned that ponying up with the ransom fee only plays into the hands of ransomware attackers; it doesn't necessarily guarantee victims get their data back and unscathed, even though most of these bad guys thus far honor their promise of decrypting hijacked data after they receive their payment.

More than 50% of all organizations that have at one point experienced a data breach have attributed this to negligence on the part of an employee, revealed in a recent survey entitled, “Managing Insider Risk through Training & Culture.”

Of the 601 data protection experts interviewed, 66% of them asserted that employees have posed the biggest challenge in their effort to improve the security of the companies they work for.

Where is ransomware’s next target: Your server, phone or TV?

In its latest annual report titled Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment Europol made a very disturbing revelation of cybercrime.

The report revealed that cybercriminals have continued to leverage on Crime-as-a-Service model in furthering the criminal activity over the internet.

What is Ramsomware? 34% of small businesses have absolutely no idea what it is

1 out of every 3 small and medium scale businesses (SMB) are clueless to the potential damage than can be inflicted by ransomware malware. This kind of ignorance has cost so many companies dearly today.

The new ransomware can encrypt an entire hard drive and skip your files

Cybercriminals have released yet another strain of ransomware which can completely lock down an operating system, rendering the whole system useless.

Ransomware can wreck an irredeemable havoc on any system it attacks.

The flaw, which allows a malicious website to extract user passwords, is made worse if a user is logged in with a Microsoft account.

A previously disclosed flaw in Windows can allow an attacker to steal usernames and passwords of any signed-in user -- simply by tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.