Part 5: The IBM “Immune System” Approach: a Security Chastity Belt? It has been awhile — I apologize! I have been busy attaining accreditation from the world’s largest security vendor, IBM! At IBM they speak about an “immune system” approach as opposed to “layers” and it’s a remarkable difference. According to them, many companies have ...
Part 4: Define, Assess and Prioritize Your Security Architecture “And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Player Piano Before we commence our discussion on security architecture as part of our security evolution, I’d like to share a recent relevant experience. While scoping ...
Part 3: What to Expect in a Security Assessment Hi again fellow cyber-security concerned business people! In my last security post (Five Areas for Complete Coverage), I promised to begin our cyber security journey with a “security assessment”. First, make sure you go into that security assessment in the right frame of mind. Focus on ...
Part 2: Five Areas for Complete Internet Security Coverage Hello again cyber security-concerned business people… Last post I wrote about the somewhat confusing landscape of cyber security. Let’s continue on that theme with an eye to removing some of the confusion. “One step at a time” is the required approach — this isn’t exactly rocket ...
Part 1: The Landscape of Internet Security in 2018 It seems that each new day brings startling new statements, broadcast loudly from internet security vendors. Statements like “It’s not a matter of if but when”, or “60% of websites are infected”, or “40% of ransomware victims declare bankruptcy”, or “The average discovery of infections in ...
Cloud-based DNS Security is an essential security layer to protect your Business and your Clients from accidentally accessing and sharing malicious internet content. As a Business-focused ISP, Skyway West is uniquely positioned to help prevent our customers from accessing and spreading malware. Over the next two months, our DNS servers will be modified to ensure ...
You’re probably already using cloud software to run your business – whether it’s a cloud-based CRM like Salesforce, cloud-based storage and document management, even cloud-based accounting and other operations. The cloud has matured in the computing world and is now the rule rather than the exception. And now, smart businesses are expanding their cloud thinking ...
Skyway’s “Software Defined Network” (SDN) service gives you a direct interconnection to over 170 Data Centres (in over 20 countries), perfect for those running any applications in a Private Cloud, or moving Back-up and Disaster Recovery off-site. Our SDN service is through a partnership with Console Connect, which is connected to our network at our ...
Skyway’s Kandy UC offers features that we believe other UC solutions simply can’t match. Recently we wrote about TMCNet’s 2016 WebRTC Product of The Year Award Winner, Visual Attendant, a menu-based, click-to-connect service that integrates into a company’s website without toll-free number fees. Today we’d like to tell you about Smart Office, a collaboration application ...
Direct Connection for Rendering to Google and AWS’ Cloud Services Film Studios often face a dilemma: they need quick access to massive amounts of computing power for rendering, but only for the time it takes to produce the effects or the film, and don’t want to be stuck with a huge data centre in down ...