Courtney, Author at Root Level Technology

01 Aug

Unsecured Webcams Were Just Used to Cause a Massive Outage – and It’s the First of Many

We’ve known this was coming for a while. Security experts have spent the last several years warning us about it. Yet somehow, when the Internet was brought screeching to a...

01 Jul

What Does The Internet of Things Mean From A Sysadmin’s Perspective?

by Courtney

in Sysadmin

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It should be obvious by now that the Internet of Things isn’t going anywhere. As connected devices become more common in both the home and the workplace, we’re seeing them...

01 Jun

What’s the Difference Between an RTOS and a GPOS?

by Courtney

in Hosting Architecture

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Along with the Internet of things, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) have gained a great deal of popularity. They are much better suited for use in embedded systems as opposed...

31 May

Should I Use a Service Provider? Or, Should I Use a Data Center?

by Courtney

in Network Security

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If you’re reading this, you have already identified the need for data center “space.” The question that should continue to be asked is “Can I justify this?” at every step...

01 May

Three Critical Steps To Protecting Your Business From Mobile Malware

by Courtney

in Network Security

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Mobile malware is on the rise. According to a recent Kaspersky survey, malicious software targeted at mobile devices increased by nearly 1.7 times between Q1 and Q2 2016. It’s an...

01 Apr

Protecting Yourself Against Five Lesser-Known Security Threats

by Courtney

in Network Security

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It’d be nice if every single security threat that faced your organization was glaringly obvious - a massive botnet here, poorly-disguised malware there. Unfortunately, in the real world, things are...

01 Mar

Do You Have A Game Plan For IoT-Backed DDoS Attacks?

by Courtney

in Network Security

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Last year, I wrote a piece about how the Internet of Things could pave the way for some of the biggest botnets in history. I take no pleasure in the...

01 Feb

Criminals Are Using The Cloud – Here’s How You Can Fight Back

by Courtney

in Network Security

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Not everything is peachy-keen in the cloud. Did you know that as many as 10% of cloud repositories may be infected by malware? That includes those hosted by Amazon and Google,...

18 Jan

Three Important Things To Know About Outsourcing Your IT Services

by Courtney

in Sysadmin

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The outsourcing market is ever on the rise. In the interest of reducing costs and enhancing business agility, many organizations are starting to look to third parties to provide essential...

14 Dec

Root Level Tech’s Abuse Policy

by Courtney

in RLT Updates

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The Internet is an incredible technology no matter how you spin it. At no other point in human history has there been so much information at our very fingertips. And at no other point in human history have people had so much freedom to share their thoughts and ideas with the wider world.

Author: Courtney

Unsecured Webcams Were Just Used to Cause a Massive Outage – and It’s the First of Many

What Does The Internet of Things Mean From A Sysadmin’s Perspective?

What’s the Difference Between an RTOS and a GPOS?

Should I Use a Service Provider? Or, Should I Use a Data Center?

Three Critical Steps To Protecting Your Business From Mobile Malware

Protecting Yourself Against Five Lesser-Known Security Threats

Do You Have A Game Plan For IoT-Backed DDoS Attacks?

Criminals Are Using The Cloud – Here’s How You Can Fight Back

Three Important Things To Know About Outsourcing Your IT Services

Root Level Tech’s Abuse Policy

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