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Businesses are managing more data than ever—and spending more money, year after year, to protect that data. Yet spending money on security doesn’t equate to actually being secure. A recent study by Osterman Research discussed how prevalent the “shelfware” problem is becoming. The report showed that businesses spent an average of $115 USD per user…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Finally, we’ve made it to the #1 spot on our Top 10 list! Before we get to that, though, just a reminder that the first nine HPE NonStop server security fundamentals cover some incredibly important aspects of NonStop server security and are vital for protecting your mission…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Alright, so let’s assume that you’ve followed the best practices described in items #3 to #10 of XYPRO’s Top 10 NonStop Security Fundamentals, as well as security recommendations from HPE and other sources, and you’ve established strong security procedures for your HPE NonStop system—how can you actually…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Over the last several months, we’ve covered some very important concepts in our Top 10 countdown of NonStop security fundamentals— you can review items #4 to #10 on XYPRO’s website and LinkedIn page. Now, we’ve reached #3 on the list. Throughout much of the first seven security…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Alright, we’ve reached #4 on our list of Top 10 NonStop Security Fundamentals— items #5 to #10 are posted on XYPRO’s website and LinkedIn page. Previously, in the #5 entry, we discussed how to strengthen access management using Role-based Access Control (RBAC). RBAC was about managing users’ access…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Okay, so now we’re to the top five items on our list—items #6 to #10 are posted on XYPRO’s website and LinkedIn page. Throughout the earlier items on our Top 10 List, the concept of access control came up rather frequently (either directly or indirectly), so let’s…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Over the past few months XYPRO has begun counting down our Top 10 NonStop Security Fundamentals and now we’ve reached the halfway point on our list. Before we get to the #6 item though, let’s recap the list to-date: #10 Secure the default system access settings #9…

Because high-availability and fault-tolerant systems need strong security Recent studies have shown that hackers (both internal and external) often use relatively simple attack methods and that it’s as important as ever to follow basic security best practices. Therefore, it makes sense that the first three items in our Top 10 list were about establishing a…

This week we’re moving to a simple yet critical fundamental of NonStop security—ensuring individual accountability. While aspects of this were touched upon in both the #10 and #9 NonStop Security Fundamentals, we feel individual accountability is an important enough concept to rate its own entry on the list. #8: Ensure individual accountability (no shared IDs!)…