Cyber Crime – Produces Winners When You Lose

March 18th, 2012 admin

By  Keith Nunnery

The computer security industry in many ways is ineffective in fighting cyber crime. Now why would I say that? As a consultant let me ask you a question – Where are computer and network threats like viruses, malware, scareware and other threats born? You will have the answer before the end of this article.

Web-borne threats can invade your PC from a network, like yours. Wired or wireless we are all connected globally now. An infected email can reach your inbox from anywhere on this planet in mere seconds. Sent from a major city or let’s say any of the 2000 plus islands in Micronesia, it makes no difference anymore. Many ask this question constantly – Why do we have computer viruses? For an easy question here is an easy and plausible answer – A strategy called “permissionless innovation”.

The big deal is businesses rely too much on anti-virus software to keep their computers protected. This strategy is only as good as the second it is available before a new computer virus is discovered. 1000s of new threats and strains of existing ones landed on the Internet since you started reading this article. Yes, your anti-threat applications will slow down invasions, but the computer security industry is selling a sense of security that is only as good as its weakest point.

McAfee, Symantec and other security software vendors market their wares to entice us to buy in to a subscription based business practice that only provides a limited amount of protection. This is a “baby aspirin” approach to dealing with a catastrophic illness. You are paying for the cyber warfare experience. The strategy to let the end-point (PC) and servers be ground zero for computer security defense shows how McAfee, Symantec (Norton) and others generate billions of dollars in subscription revenues. Their offerings are weak and addictive pain pills for computers.

To FIGHT CYBER CRIME AND WIN an occasional battle you have to fight cyber crime where it begins – off of your network. Does it make sense to wait for the threat to find you first? Network and Security Administrators must use a layered approach to minimize attacks. Hosted Exchange a SaaS platform, can reduce computer and network security administration overhead.

As promised, where are computer and network threats born? On computers like yours. Running Windows, Linux or other operating system, like yours.

Before we can stamp out cyber crime and end threats, the following questions are a few factors to consider for ending an on-demand war. What do you think?

* Are you a business manager or owner that renews anti-virus software subscriptions annually?
* Being that the Internet is global and virtual, is it worth time and public money for governments to police the Internet?
* How would you feel if government was the only source for domain name, email and web hosting?
* Can private sector business lead, monitor, innovate and police Web activities better?
* For better cyber security do we redesign current systems and threat management tactics or redesign humans?
* Where do you think the core of cyber security problems lie?

What is on your mind about cyber crime? Visit my blog and tell me more about what you think!

About the Author – Keith Nunnery: 24 years in Business – IT; President/CEO of an IT Consulting business in Las Vegas, NV and Charlotte, NC

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HostGator Coupon Codes Can Easily Make You Rich

March 18th, 2012 admin

By  Ekant Sharma

As we all know that the world has been transformed into a cyber-world, where almost everyone is busy in either launching new websites or promoting the existing ones. This phenomenon has made the Web Hosting Business a very lucrative one and almost each and every web designing & development company has now started to buy its own servers in order to start its wholly owned web hosting business. However, if you belong to or want to be a part of cyber-world by launching your own websites, which could either be your personal ones or the ones associated with your business, then you must be careful while choosing a web hosting company.

There are various things which matters in web hosting business but many firms which provide web hosting have not been able to deliver what they committed at the start of their venture. There are only a few companies which have been able to make it to the list of the best hosting providers, and one of them is HostGator. And, today, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that HostGator is the number one web host in this world, as its statistics itself proves it.

It has been more than 9 consecutive years since this globally reputed firm is delivering what it promises to its customers. And, in the span of 9+ years, it has also achieved numerous awards for its services in the cyber-world. Presently 7,000,000 domain names are being hosted on HostGator’s servers.

What makes this company different from other companies providing services in the same segment is its attitude towards its customers. HostGator believes in making a long lasting relationship with its each and every customer by providing them the world’s best support to troubleshoot any problem they face. It provides telephonic, email, chat, forum support which is easily available 365 days and 24×7. Moreover, it also provides video tutorials which prove to be more than beneficial for the beginners in the cyber-world.

Apart from all this, there are many people who feel that the hosting services provided by most of the companies are very expensive, but in case you feel the same for HostGator, you can utilize discount coupon codes which easily lets you save huge amount of money while purchasing web hosting for your domain names. And, this can eventually make you richer as most of your money which would have been spent on web hosting services if coupons are not used.

Moreover, if you are running your own web designing and development Company and have an ambition to be the web host, you can also be the web hosting reseller for HostGator, for which huge discounted coupons are also available.

Ekant Sharma owns a Web design & development and SEO company in India and offers quality services in order to get the websites designed and developed and to get them listed on the first search engine result page. He also manage and write a technology based blog where you can get latest updates on technology for free.

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Cyber-Attacks on Small and Medium Businesses Raise Information Security Concerns

March 18th, 2012 admin

By  Eccuni U

Internet provides businesses an opportunity to create an online interface to showcase their product and services. Small and medium-size businesses are also increasingly adopting e-commerce to a reach a wider market. However, small and medium-size businesses largely depend on third party web hosting providers for security of their online channel. These organizations also face budgetary constraints in securing their networks from all prevalent threats in the IT environment. A recent survey by Symantec reveals online attacks and information loss as top business risk for small and medium-sized businesses.

Information security is crucial to inspire customer trust and to reap the benefits of e-commerce. Computer systems may also contain databases containing privileged business information. Loss or breach of such information may adversely affect the competitiveness of the affected organization. Again, information loss has huge financial implications for the affected organizations. Therefore, small and medium businesses must ensure information security.

Usually, large organizations avail ethical hacking services to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in the IT infrastructure. Small and mid-size businesses must ensure that their service providers have the requisite firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems and data backup facilities. They must also identify, whether the web hosting service provider offers secure socket layer (SSL) for accepting debit card, credit card and net banking payments from customers.

Vendors of IT security products are now offering customized products, which cater to the price and security considerations of a small and medium business organization. Small and medium businesses must use those services, which offer protection from viruses and Trojans, spyware and malware and conform to payment card industry (PCI) standard requirements. The services must ensure e-mail and Internet security. Small and medium businesses may also benefit from the cloud computing solutions that facilitate a business to increase capacity, enhance capabilities and service upgrades. Small and medium businesses may avail the services of information security professionals to evaluate the strength of the security infrastructure and initiate measures to ensure information safety, confidentiality and integrity.

Information security professionals, ethical hacking

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