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Cybersecurity

Oct 21, 2019

What Is A SIM Port Hack?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

A SIM port hack involves a hacker who has convinced your mobile phone carrier to activate your phone number on another device.

BCDR

Oct 17, 2019

A Look at Datto's Advanced Backup Verification

Henry Washburn

Regardless of what type of restore you are running, it’s imperative to ensure that it works, no matter what. Some vendors do a checksum check while others do boot-ability checks.

BCDR

Oct 15, 2019

What Is a Diskless NAS?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

NAS systems are hard disk storage devices that connect to your network, allowing for multiple computers to share the same storage space.

BCDR

Oct 03, 2019

What's the Difference Between Cloud and Virtualization?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

While cloud computing and virtualization rely on similar models and principles, they are intrinsically different.

BCDR

Sep 03, 2019

What Are Standard RAID Configurations

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

RAID distributes data across different disk drives, preventing data loss by increasing performance and reliability of data storage

MSP Best Practices

Aug 27, 2019

How To Be A Managed Service Provider: 7 Steps To Success!

Annie Stroud

IT provider looking to break up with break-fix and move towards a monthly recurring revenue (MRR) model? Are you ready to make the leap into becoming a fully fledged Managed Service Provider (MSP)? In our latest eBook, How to be an MSP: 7 Steps to Success, we sat down with industry-leading MSPs to learn their top tips and tricks for making their MSP business both profitable and successful.

Cybersecurity

Aug 06, 2019

What Is a DDoS Attack?

George Rouse

A DDoS or distributed denial of service attack is a type of cyberattack in which the attackers use a large number of internet-connected devices to target a server or system. Learn how DDoS attacks are performed.

BCDR

Jul 31, 2019

What Is Hyper-V Nested Virtualization?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

With nested virtualization, you can deploy VMs within VMs, and build labs containing virtualized infrastructures within a single computer.

Cybersecurity

Jul 25, 2019

What Is an Intrusion Detection System?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

An intrusion detection system is a vital part of any MSP’s IT security plan. Learn what an intrusion is and how you can ensure it doesn’t happen.

Networking

Jun 26, 2019

What Is Failover?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

Discover what failover is and how it works. Weigh the potential benefits and drawbacks of deploying failover systems.

Cybersecurity

Jun 20, 2019

What Is a Configuration Vulnerability?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

Understand what a security configuration vulnerability is and how to avoid vulnerabilities to prevent cyber threats.

Cybersecurity MSP Best Practices

Jun 18, 2019

cialWhat Is 2FA?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

Two-factor authentication is a security procedure where a user is required to provide two different authentication factors to verify their identity.