William Elcock, Author at ServerWatch

What is Zero Trust?

William Elcock — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 22:42:25 +0000

In the past, network security was implemented in such a way that assumed user accounts that already had access to a network were trustworthy. However, the increasing popularity of cloud environments and remote work has created more opportunities for threat actors to gain unauthorized network access. The problem with the traditional network segmentation model is […]

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Agile vs DevOps: What are the main differences?

William Elcock — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:41:47 +0000

The current schools of thought surrounding software development have evolved to include far more communication between stakeholders and rapid responses to changes. Whereas the original waterfall approach was rigid and inefficient, today’s DevOps and Agile methodologies offer more flexibility and better ultimate results. However, these two approaches each have unique use cases that help software […]

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What is a RADIUS Server and How Does It Work?

William Elcock — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:09:34 +0000

The RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In Service) protocol is a client-server networking protocol that facilitates communication between a central server and individual users who want to gain access to the server. Essentially, RADIUS allows remote access servers to communicate with the central server to authenticate and authorize remote user access. With RADIUS, companies can store user […]

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What Is a Data Lake?

William Elcock — Tue, 24 May 2022 12:34:03 +0000

A data lake refers to a central location where large amounts of data are stored in a raw, unstructured format with information about the data and unique identifiers. They store data that can be processed later to extract valuable business insights and drive your business forward. This type of flexible organization allows for the storage […]

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Serverless Architecture: What Are the Benefits and Challenges?

William Elcock — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:58:30 +0000

Before cloud computing became mainstream, development teams maintained their own server hardware and took care of their own software and security updates. This was time-consuming, cumbersome, and expensive. But, thanks to the advent of cloud computing and serverless computing facilitated by third-party companies, development teams are able to build and run their services without having […]

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Top 11 Ransomware Prevention Best Practices

William Elcock — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:56:26 +0000

Ransomware, which involves a threat actor encrypting a victim’s computer files and then demanding a ransom for their decryption, is becoming more prevalent every year. Over the past year alone, ransomware attacks have increased by 105% globally. To avoid significant losses, businesses must put ransomware prevention measures in place. Read more: Best Ransomware Protection Top […]

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Ransomware Detection: How to Detect Ransomware Attacks

William Elcock — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:29:07 +0000

Ransomware has become an unfortunate reality in today’s digital world. In the first half of 2021 alone, ransomware attacks had already increased by 151% when compared with the first half of 2020. This type of cyberattack, where a threat actor encrypts an individual’s or an organization’s files and then requests a ransom in exchange for […]

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What Is AWS EC2? Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

William Elcock — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:03:06 +0000

The prevalence of cloud computing is undeniable; cloud computing generated almost $400 billion in revenue in 2021 alone, globally. One of the largest players in the cloud computing market is Amazon Web Services (AWS), and they have a wide array of services, including Amazon EC2. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is a service that provides […]

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