What is a VPN? How Does it Help Me?
A VPN, or a Virtual Private Network, is exactly how it sounds! In its essence, a VPN helps you create a secure and private connection between your computer or device and another network over the Internet. It uses encryption and other technologies to help you ensure that your Internet activity is safe from hackers and […]
The World of Cloud Computing and Its Services
Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services, which include servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence. These services operate over the Internet, or “The Cloud”, to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. Cloud services typically require users to pay only for what they use, helping to lower operating […]
Private Cloud Vs. Hyperscale Cloud, Which is Better?
Private cloud and hyperscale cloud each benefit companies in different ways. They both hold various advantages that will keep you and your company’s data safe from hackers and the rest of the harsh world. But, which of the two will move your company forward technologically and keep your data the safest? Before we compare, we […]
What is a Private Cloud and What Are The Benefits?
Before we dig into the details of a private cloud, let’s look at general cloud hosting and what it can do. General cloud hosting enables you to create servers quickly, resize them as you need, copy and scale-out identical copies, and move them around. In a general cloud environment, you or your business is being […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Host Your Website Locally
If you are on the hunt for a reliable web hosting provider, you may be doing some intense research to find the right one. Although there are many great web hosting providers out there, you’ll get more bang for your buck if you consider hosting your site locally.
We are upgrading the reliability and redundancy of our network
Understanding that high network reliability is the lifeblood of our clients, we are implementing network upgrades in a series of maintenance windows starting this August and lasting through September 2018. Why more than one maintenance window? Best practice mandates minimizing introducing too many variables at one time. In fact, over the past two decades, Hostirian […]
Cyber Security Month – 5 Tips for Better Cyber Security
October is Cyber Security Month, a notion that Hostirian holds very near to our hearts. Cyber Security is at the crux of what we believe in, and sentiments for stronger security are ones we strongly align with. Of course, there are many ways for one to go about ensuring they are secure, and it’s highly […]
Improving your Business Security with Colocation
With market research estimating a drastic increase in demand over the next few years, managed service providers are working very hard to make sure that their colocation services are up to par with market competitors, resulting in better security and features for businesses looking to outsource their IT infrastructure. With the anticipated increase in demand […]
WannaCry, The Most Severe Malware Attack of 2017… so far.
WannaCry ransomware is a new Trojan virus malware that has swept the global marketplace by force this past week. Security researchers have estimated that about 57,000 computers in more than 150 countries were infected by the end of the day on Friday. As of this morning (Monday May 15th) the WannaCry virus has infected more […]
Vulnerable Joomla! Installation under active attack
A Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8562) in the popular content management system (CMS) Joomla! was recently discovered. The vulnerability affects all versions of Joomla! prior to 3.4.6, and while updating the CMS to the latest version will patch the bug, there are still plenty of unpatched targets out there and Symantec has observed attackers […]