What is Cybersecurity? UK-based internet security company IT Governance tells us that “Cyber security is the application of technologies, processes, and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber attacks.” A comprehensive...
We hear a lot of talk today about the “Dark Web”. Stories abound about the nefarious goings-on and the sinister entities behind them. But what is the dark web, exactly? Who uses it? How does it affect you? And is it all bad? What Is The Dark Web? The dark web is a...
Setting up the IT component of any business presents its challenges and requires a great deal of planning. The first (and maybe most important) consideration is whether to go with a locally-housed dedicated server or a cloud-based solution. The Difference Between A...
If you have your own business, travel is often an important part of keeping that business growing. On top of the business trips are the well-deserved vacations you need to relax, unwind, recharge, and refocus. Traveling can bring a number of worries to business...
The internet is full of bad actors—people with malicious intent out to steal your information and use it in potentially costly ways. A new study by McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggests the cost of global cyber-crime was $600...
Nerds Hosting uses CloudFlare to power certain aspects of our hosting infrastructure, and thus we felt it important to share some thoughts on the CloudFlare bug that was exposed last week. Unfortunately, the bug in question is very technical in nature and hard to...
