A firewall is a security device (hardware/software) that protects the network by filtering traffic and blocking unwanted/unauthorized access to private data. Having a proper firewall is important to protect your servers and infrastructure. It can not only block unwanted traffic but also block malicious software from infecting the system. In the Linux ecosystem, iptables is a popular firewall that interfaces …
Key Aspects of Protecting your Data in the Cloud
While new technologies are designed to counter cyber threats, attackers are constantly evolving and coming up with new ways to exploit potential system vulnerabilities. Therefore, it is crucial for businesses that keep their data in the cloud to build robust and effective security measures that make sure their systems are protected at all times. A sound security plan requires considerable …
CloudSigma Partners with Intel to Deliver Next-Generation Confidential Computing
Zug, Switzerland – April 2022– Thanks to CloudSigma’s successful collaboration with Intel as a Titanium Partner, we have launched the ability for customers in Switzerland to create Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) with their cloud servers. The new feature enhances the user experience through advanced security features for confidential computing. Intel® SGX is a security-related instruction set built into …
Generating SSH Key Pairs with PuTTY to Connect to a VPS
Security is a prime consideration for server admins, especially when there is a need to access servers remotely at regular intervals. Protection from cyber-attacks is of crucial importance to streamline workflows and to ensure business continuity. The standard practice of using a username and password is highly insecure, unsafe, and ineffective. You need a robust and advanced method like SSH …
Ensuring Safe VPN Access with Private OpenVPN: How to Install and Get Started
The importance of data security in the modern business industry cannot be over-emphasized. It is extremely important for individuals to ensure their privacy and online safety, let alone businesses and corporations. There are well-disguised scams and viruses hiding at almost every turn and corner on the internet. Even remaining as vigilant as you possibly can, you can still be at …
You have a web crawling service? See how CloudSigma can match your scalability and cost efficiency requirements
Customer Profile Grepsr is a leading cloud powered web scraping service. It provides custom solutions to extract public data for non-technical individuals and teams that need data extracted, aggregated, and organized so they can focus on more important things. Its managed platform helps companies with everything they need to capture, normalize and effortlessly bring data into their systems. The data …
The CLOUD Act: What you need to know
Where does my personal information reside and do I need to care about it? This question becomes more pertinent as we move towards the end of one digital decade and into the beginning of another. Data implications at the end of the 2020s Back in the 20th century, few people realized the scale of the battle for data that would …
GDPR and Cloud Computing – Challenges and Opportunities
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect on May 25th 2018. As a result, companies of all sizes must review the changes issued by the GDPR and identify the organisational and technical implications specific to them. With less than a month before the imposed deadline, many companies are still not considered “GDPR-ready”. A lot of them …