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Is global expansion crippling your hold on network security?

Globalization and foreign investments have completely changed the way enterprises are run today. Enterprises are expanding geographically to diversify their risk portfolio, but this expansion hasn’t been linear. From mergers to buyouts, today’s enterprises have endless possibilities, which translates into inorganic, exponential growth—something that’s become the industry norm.

Five worthy reads: Is IT Ops at the brink of a digital revolution?

A wave of digital transformation is rolling in—a wave of universal connectivity, personalization, and adoption of intelligent technologies that many organizations have never navigated before. Adopting digital technologies often entails restructuring business verticals and scaling up data processing. One such vertical, IT operations (IT Ops), is finding it challenging to manually handle and process huge volumes of complex data.

Five worthy reads: Data security is taking the world by storm

Information. Data. Personal details. Particulars. Intelligence. Call it what you like—the universal truth is that in the present age, personal data has become one of the most valuable possessions. Companies around the world are scrambling to secure the data they have collected, while those with malicious intentions are vying for these coveted bits of information.

Ransomware attacks continue to rise in 2018

It’s official. Ransomware isn’t just one of the most common types of malware, it is the most prevalent malware used in cyberattacks according to the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). This report found that of the data breaches involving malware in 2017, 39 percent made use of ransomware, which was twice the amount used the previous year.

Connecting the logs with event correlation

Security information and event management (SIEM) helps with managing and analyzing the vast amount of log information generated by networks. Of all the capabilities of SIEM, event correlation is the most powerful. This technique analyzes log data from your servers, applications, routers, firewalls, and other network devices, and identifies patterns of activity that indicate potential attacks.

Five worthy reads: Revolutionizing IT with artificial intelligence

Netflix recommends Stranger Things to you because it knows you like watching sci-fi thrillers. Tinder lets you swipe right into your next date because it’s learned your interests and partner preferences. Amazon keeps showing you Fitbit because you’ve spent a considerable amount of time browsing through the fitness and wellness category.

New feature in Applications Manager: SAP MaxDB performance monitoring

SAP MaxDB is robust and reliable technology that is an immanent component of various mySAP technologies including APO (live cache) and KM. Since databases like MaxDB store huge amounts of data, in-depth monitoring is vital for optimal operation of these systems.