Security Archives | ServerWatch https://www.serverwatch.com/security/ ServerWatch is the leading IT resource on all things server. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 5 Steps to Secure Your Virtualized Data Center https://www.serverwatch.com/security/steps-to-secure-your-virtualized-data-center/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:08:45 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/3-ways-to-secure-your-virtualized-data-center/ Data center security is paramount to business continuity. Follow our 5 simple steps to ensure you effectively secure your virtualized data center.

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]]> What Is Virtualization Security? How to Keep Your Virtualized Infrastructure Secure https://www.serverwatch.com/virtualization/virtualization-security/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:26:53 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=37294 Virtualization security is the process of protecting virtualized environments from malicious attacks and unauthorized access. Here’s how to get started.

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]]> 7 Best Server Security Tools and Software for 2023 https://www.serverwatch.com/servers/server-security-tools/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=35362 Server security tools are a critical element of any business network. Here are the best server security tools to protect your company data.

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]]> What Is Hyperjacking? How to Prevent Hyperjacking on a VM https://www.serverwatch.com/virtualization/hyperjacking/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:39:29 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=37195 Don’t let hyperjackers get access to your hypervisor. Learn more about what it is, how to tell if you’re at risk, and prevention.

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]]> 6 Best Cloud and Online Backup Services 2023 https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/cloud-backup-services/ Wed, 17 May 2023 04:33:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=36278 Here are the best cloud and online backup services to protect your personal and company data from loss or theft.

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]]> Best Microsegmentation software https://www.serverwatch.com/security/microsegmentation-solutions/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 22:11:55 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=36696 Microsegmentation is a network security solution that isolates workloads and governs each one separately using policy-driven, application-level protection. These software solutions use network virtualization to divide and isolate different parts of data centers and cloud workloads, then deploy and protect them separately.  In addition to reducing visibility, detection, and remediation times, this aids businesses in […]

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]]> What is Zero Trust? https://www.serverwatch.com/security/zero-trust-definition/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 22:42:25 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=36650 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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]]> Network Segmentation vs Microsegmentation https://www.serverwatch.com/security/network-segmentation-vs-microsegmentation/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:13:46 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=36646 The enterprise environments of today are characterized by multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructures, software-defined networks (SDNs), increased traffic, increased virtualization, and skyrocketing sophistication of threat actors. As a result, organizations are finding it more difficult to fully understand and control their network environments. Additionally, perimeter security techniques are increasingly losing effectiveness as attackers increase their impact […]

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]]> What is Microsegmentation? https://www.serverwatch.com/security/microsegmentation-definition/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:47:38 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=36632 Microsegmentation is a network security approach that allows engineers to logically partition data centers into discrete security segments—right down to the level of each task—and apply security policies to each segment separately. Rather than establishing numerous physical firewalls, microsegmentation allows IT to set flexible security policies deep inside a data center. With microsegmentation, you can […]

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]]> Top 11 Ransomware Prevention Best Practices https://www.serverwatch.com/security/ransomware-prevention/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:56:26 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=36382 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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