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Four questions for a casino InfoSec director

CIO

Physical security of the Ethernet/fiber cabling, along with the switch hardware interconnecting today’s casino floors, has become a much bigger focus of IT security teams as direct physical access can often be the starting point for unauthorized access.

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Colocation: The Benefits of Cost-Effective Data Centers

Kaseya

This could include CCTV monitoring, fire alert, on-site guards and identity authentication. Many colocation centers provide maintenance, monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting to help prevent potential disasters like system failures, security breaches and outages. Disaster Recovery Preparedness. Uptime SLAs.

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AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud: Comparing Cloud Platforms

Kaseya

A cloud service provider generally establishes public cloud platforms, manages private cloud platforms and/or offers on-demand cloud computing services such as: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS). Compliance, Security and Disaster Recovery.

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How to calculate TCO for enterprise software

CIO

And there could be ancillary costs, such as the need for additional server hardware or data storage capacity. Here are some costs that will need to be included in your analysis: Hardware: Do I need to buy new hardware, or do I have capacity to run the software on existing servers and storage?

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: As Feds Hunt CL0P Gang, Check Out Tips on Ransomware Response, Secure Cloud Management and Cloud App Data Privacy

Tenable

Here’s what it recommend: Be as prepared as possible for a ransomware attack, including having data backups; a business continuity and disaster recovery plan for critical applications; cyber insurance coverage; and updated threat intelligence information.

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Top 10 Cloud Security Best Practices to look for in 2023

Openxcell

c) What is the disaster recovery plan? i) What are the authentication methods they facilitate? – Data backup and recovery The data backup and recovery function creates a backup copy of data that can be recovered in case of primary data failure, hardware or software failure, data corruption, or human-caused events.

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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

CIO

Critical documents such as statements, bills, invoices, or verification letters should include electronic seals, or e-seals, that virtually demonstrate authenticity and integrity of the document as well as verify the identity of the document’s origin. Provide access control. This will save your business time and money.