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The Steadfast blog is where our highly technical management team and engineers will offer expert, practical advice for the IT Infrastructure industry. Keep an eye out for additional special events!

Managed vs. Unmanaged Servers: What's The Difference?

By: Karl Zimmerman

12/21/2017

One of the most important server hosting decisions you will make concerns server management. Will you manage your own server, or will you let a team of experienced server administrators carry some of... more

Do PCI DSS Requirements Apply To Your Business?

By: Karl Zimmerman

12/13/2017

| Business Talk

When I talk to eCommerce merchants and owners of businesses that process credit card payments, I’m often surprised by a common misunderstanding concerning the companies that must comply with PCI... more

Server Security: Are You Confident Your Business's Critical Infrastructure Is Secure?

By: Karl Zimmerman

12/06/2017

| Dedicated Servers

By any measure, 2017 has been a disaster for enterprise security. The industry lurched from devastating ransomware attacks to catastrophic data leaks. It’s no wonder consumer trust is at an all time... more

What Has The Cloud Ever Done For Small Businesses?

By: Karl Zimmerman

11/29/2017

| Cloud, Business Talk

When historians and sociologists look back on the last decade or so, they face the task of explaining what caused an immense explosion of disruption and innovation in the business world. Startups... more

Are Headless CMSs The Future Of Content Management?

By: Karl Zimmerman

11/15/2017

| Business Talk

Traditional content management systems — think WordPress or Joomla! — are tightly integrated monoliths. The front-end and back-end are designed to work together, and that tight coupling is reflected... more

Your Company's Response To A Data Leak Can Make All The Difference

By: Karl Zimmerman

11/08/2017

| Security

There is no such thing as a good user-data leak, but the way a company responds when their network security is breached can set the tone for the public perception of the incident.Security breaches... more

Are Your Backups Safe From Ransomware Attacks?

By: Karl Zimmerman

10/25/2017

| Disaster Recovery

Backups are the last line of defense against ransomware attacks. It would be better if ransomware never found its way onto servers in the first place, but once it has, victims have only three options... more

We Need Privacy Engineering Because Technical Solutions Aren't Working

By: Karl Zimmerman

10/19/2017

| Security

I dislike starting an article with a litany of incidents in which the IT industry has failed its users, but here’s a taste: Equifax, 143 million people; Yahoo, 3 billion people; Target, 110 million... more

Supply Chain Attacks Are On The Increase

By: Karl Zimmerman

10/12/2017

| Security

Last month, CCleaner, a popular “computer-cleaning” application, was revealed to harbor dangerous malware. Criminals had targeted the distribution channels of the app’s developers, Avast, infecting... more

Certificate Authority Authorization Records Can Make Your Sites More Secure

By: Karl Zimmerman

10/04/2017

| Security

Certificate Authorities issue certificates that verify the identity of the entity behind a site or application. CAs play a vital role in online security and privacy, but the Certificate Authority... more

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