Cybersecurity

IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla – Help Net Security

An ongoing malvertising campaign is targeting IT administrators looking to download system utilities such as PuTTY (a free SSH and Telnet client) and FileZilla (a free cross-platform FTP application). “We have reported this campaign to Google but no action has been taken yet,” , Malwarebytes researcher Jérôme Segura shared. The campaign Malicious ads served via […]

Data Center

Server consolidation benefits, types and considerations | TechTarget

IT administrators who combine virtualization with a server consolidation plan can improve server utilization and reduce data center power consumption and hardware costs. A server consolidation plan can include one of two consolidation methods: migrating workloads to a server’s OS or using virtualization to run applications inside of VMs. Virtualization is often the preferred choice […]

Data Center

Use Glances to monitor your data center systems | TechTarget

System monitoring tools, like Glances, offer data center administrators two advantages: Ensure the system is not overwhelmed and provide preventive maintenance. Today’s OSes provide many tools to make monitoring data centers easier. Common performance monitoring utilities include top and htop for Linux, top for macOS, and Task Manager and Resource Monitor for Windows. Glances is […]

Cybersecurity

UK logistics firm blames ransomware attack for insolvency, 730 redundancies

KNP Logistics, described by its administrators as one of the United Kingdom’s largest privately owned logistics groups, declared itself insolvent on Monday, blaming a ransomware attack back in June. Approximately 730 employees will be made redundant as a result of the administration process, although one of the group’s key entities has been sold, saving about […]