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October 2020

What Are the Pros and Cons of File Sharing?

File sharing is a method used by some organizations where multiple employees have access to the same files. How the files are accessed does vary depending on the user environment. The files could be shared between two computers, where the files are stored on one computer and another user accesses them from their workstation. The files might be stored on a network file server instead of on a local workstation.

PA Server Monitor Basics & Getting Started Guide

PA Server Monitor is our flagship product that was designed with the end-user in mind. It is the easiest server monitoring solution to install and use. Once installed, our PA Server Monitor is designed to provide agentless server monitoring to track and monitor various server aspects. The software application includes features that allow you to customize and configure alerts via email or text messaging.

How to Leverage File Monitoring as an Effective Breach Detection Tool

One thing that all organizations of any size need to realize is that data breaches only occur when there are not sufficient breach detection tools in place. Simply having a data loss prevention system does nothing unless you are actively using it to identify and stop a data breach from occurring. This is not to say that even with the best secure data solutions that your data is not at risk. Hackers are constantly evolving and adapting their methods, so you should never rest on your laurels.

Data Breach Detection Measures Include Using a Data Loss Prevention System

The network security basics for your organization should include some type of data breach detection tools. Data breaches are on the rise in recent years, including stealing personal information about employees and customers. From credit card numbers to social security numbers and pay records, hackers have stolen a wide range of data from businesses of all sizes. Any business that does not have data breach detection measures in place is vulnerable.

Diagnosing Remote Desktop Application Performance Problems

With so much Work From Home (WFM) going on these days, system administrators likely have many people using Remote Desktop, hopefully through Remote Desktop Gateway, to access their work computers to accomplish their work. Usually Remote Desktop works great – it’s been tuned well and offers good performance. Sometimes it doesn’t and that’s when you need to investigate to figure out why. If several users are sharing a host, it’s possible the host is overloaded.