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MDR vs XDR: What's the Difference?

If your IT team is struggling to accomplish its lengthy to-do list, implementing detection and response solutions may be one step you can take to improve efficiency and reduce workload. Endpoint security solutions like Managed Detection Response (MDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) can help you maintain and monitor your endpoints and other parts of your infrastructure, a very necessary capability in modern cybersecurity.

An Introduction to the OWASP API Security Top 10

If you ever watched Stargate, then you have some understanding of how application programming interfaces (APIs) work. While APIs don’t give you the ability to traverse the galaxy using an alien wormhole, they do act as digital portals that allow data to travel between applications. However, as sensitive data moves from one application to another, each API becomes a potential access point that threat actors can exploit.

Skiff Competition: Discover a Cost-Effective and Secure Alternative to Skiff

Skiff is a cloud storage platform with the same goal as many alternative cloud storage services: to provide a secure and private cloud for individuals and businesses. Skiff hopes to provide alternatives to Big Tech companies such as Google Drive and Dropbox to give users full ownership of their files with end-to-end encrypted services. As well as cloud storage, Skiff has expanded its services to other products that encrypt your data, including email, calendar, and other mobile apps.

Azure Active Directory vs Active Directory: What's the Difference?

There are many possible reasons why you may want to know the difference between Active Directory and Azure AD. Maybe you've just migrated from Microsoft Office to Office 365. You might be moving on-prem virtual machines into Azure. Or perhaps you're developing a greenfield cloud-native app that won't be connected to your on-prem resources at all.

Managing the Attack Surface: A Quick Guide for MSPs

As cyber threats get more sophisticated, cybersecurity becomes a top concern for organizations. In this context, MSPs face an unenviable task: they manage the IT infrastructure and services of multiple customers—often small and medium businesses, which tend to be cybercriminals’ preferred targets. This job is being made even more challenging due to the increased use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies in modern workplaces.

The Complementary Power of RUM & Internet Synthetic Monitoring

User expectations are at an all-time high, and any performance hiccups can lead to frustrated users and lost business opportunities. To get real-time insights into their digital assets and succeed in this competitive landscape, businesses need Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) that incorporates both synthetic and Real User Monitoring (RUM). RUM and synthetics are two powerful tools that, when used in tandem, offer a comprehensive view of performance and user experience.

Cycle's New Interface, Part II: The Engineering Behind Cycle's New Portal

In our last installment, we covered the myriad of new UI changes added to Cycle’s portal. In this part, we walk through five of the tough engineering choices made when developing the new interface, discussing the alternatives that were considered, and shining a light on some of the technology our engineering team utilizes today.

Top 10 LogicMonitor Alternatives

In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses rely heavily on IT infrastructure monitoring tools to ensure optimal performance and reliability. LogicMonitor has carved a niche in the market as a comprehensive monitoring solution for complex IT environments. However, the recent security mishap has pushed us to look for other alternatives as well. Fairly recently, LogicMonitor was in hot waters for its weak default passwords, ultimately leaving them vulnerable to ransomware attacks.