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March 19, 2019

risk assessment

Published by The Colocation America Staff on March 19, 2019

Tips for Getting the Most from a Cybersecurity Assessment

It is smart to conduct risk assessments when attempting to find new providers. In highly regulated sectors, it is deemed mandatory. For instance, healthcare organizations are required to conduct risk assessments, as are the vendors that handle sensitive health records […]

February 12, 2019

general data protection regulation

Published by The Colocation America Staff on February 12, 2019

Do I Have to Follow GDPR Data Storage Requirements if My Servers Are in the USA?

Large technology companies and corporations—like Facebook, Google, and Amazon—hold a vast amount of private and public data that can be exploited through criminal activities such as identity theft and blackmail. While these companies need the data to improve their services, […]

November 14, 2018

Preventing DDoS Attacks

Published by The Colocation America Staff on November 14, 2018

How to Prevent DDoS Attacks

Table of Contents What Is a DDoS Attack? Why Do DDoS Attacks Need to Be Prevented? How to Prevent DDoS Attacks on Your Site? In this world full of technology, cyber attacks have become even more common and advanced than […]

September 20, 2018

cyber threat malware

Published by The Colocation America Staff on September 20, 2018

The Latest Malware Threats That Affected Users Worldwide

Cyber attacks are nothing new, but the latest round of attacks has bamboozled the digital world. Hundreds of thousands of devices have been affected by the recent malware attacks. Usually, these types of threats used to be mainly targeting corporate […]

September 6, 2018

ransomware attacks

Published by Stephan Serrate on September 6, 2018

The Scope of Ransomware Attacks: How Dangerous Can They Get?

In this hyper-digital world, everyone is connected to everyone. This hyper-connectivity rewards brilliant advantages but entails a fair share of problems which can be devastating in effect. One of these problems is ransomware attacks. The entire corporate landscape around the […]

June 1, 2018

this week in getting hacked

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Published by scott on June 1, 2018

This Week in Getting Hacked: Steam Room Edition

Welcome back to ‘This Week in Getting Hacked’—the world’s greatest cybersecurity-related link dump! Each week, we bring you the best news stories from the cybersecurity field, letting you know who’s getting hacked, who’s hacking, what data is leaking, and about […]

May 18, 2018

this week in getting hacked

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Published by scott on May 18, 2018

This Week in Getting Hacked: Everyone Knows Where You Are at All Times Edition

Welcome back to ‘This Week in Getting Hacked’—the world’s greatest cybersecurity-related link dump! Each week, we bring you the best news stories from the cybersecurity field, letting you know who’s getting hacked, who’s hacking, what data is leaking, and about […]

May 11, 2018

this week in getting hacked

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Published by scott on May 11, 2018

This Week in Getting Hacked: 7-Zip Users Beware Edition!

Welcome back to ‘This Week in Getting Hacked’—the world’s greatest cybersecurity-related link dump! Each week, we bring you the best news stories from the cybersecurity field, letting you know who’s getting hacked, who’s hacking, what data is leaking, and about […]

May 4, 2018

this week in getting hacked

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Published by scott on May 4, 2018

This Week in Getting Hacked: Twitter Urges You to Change Your Password Edition

Welcome back to ‘This Week in Getting Hacked’—the world’s greatest cybersecurity-related link dump! Each week, we bring you the best news stories from the cybersecurity field, letting you know who’s getting hacked, who’s hacking, what data is leaking, and about […]