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Don’t Bet Your Data on a Thin Veneer of Protection

CIO

Now you find yourself saddled with rigid, siloed infrastructure based on an equally rigid backup strategy. You’re constantly stuck in maintenance mode, with disparate, multi-vendor backup and recovery systems that are complex and expensive to maintain. Inconsistent protection policies. Consistent protection.

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Let’s Compare: BARMAN vs. Manual Backup

Datavail

BARMAN is one of the most popular tools for backup and recovery management in PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL, as an open source database has different methods to approach database backups. Manual Backup Methods. Pg_dump (Logical Backup). Logical backups can be table level to database level based on requirements.

Backup 98
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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

So, in a nutshell, least privilege says that every object in a system – whether a user, a process, or an application – must be able to access only the information and resources that it needs, and no more. Some companies want third-party backup solutions for their cloud services. In truth, we ignore least privilege at our peril.

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Patch Management Policy Features, Benefits and Best Practices

Kaseya

In this blog, we’ll discuss patch management policy best practices and explain how they contribute to a better patching environment for large and small organizations alike. What is a patch management policy? This is where patch management policies come into play. What is the importance of a patch management policy?

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Defending against ransomware is all about the basics

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, defense in depth, staying on top of software updates, good backups, and the ability to restore from backups go a long way. Like most things on the internet, ransomware’s advantage is scale: The WannaCry attack infected around 230,000 systems. Backups are absolutely essential.

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Stay Ahead of Cyberthreats: Prisma Cloud and the Essential Eight Framework

Prisma Clud

Multifactor authentication (MFA) : MFA ensures that even if a password is compromised, the additional layer of security will prevent attackers from gaining access to the system. Patch Operating Systems : Regularly updating and patching operating systems to remediate vulnerabilities and security risks.

Cloud 59
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MDM vs. MDM: What’s the Difference Between Mobile Device Management and Modern Device Management?

Ivanti

Mobile device management — we’ll call it “mobile MDM” in this post — can be defined this way: Mobile device management is a technology that helps an organization’s IT and security teams to manage and secure their enterprise’s mobile devices, such as smartphones, laptops and tablets, across different locations, formats and operating systems (OS).

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