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One of the most important considerations if you're seeking maximum security for your website is using encryption protocols. You have two choices: SSL (secure sockets layer) and TLS (transport layer security). These commonly used protocols encrypt internet communications and protect sensitive website data from malicious attacks. Let's cover the key differences between SSL and TLS and point you in the right direction for choosing the best protocol for your website.

Although some organizations may hesitate to publicly announce when they have an incident — afraid that acknowledging outages will scare customers away — the opposite is often true. When you proactively communicate with your customers, even during bad times, you have the opportunity to not only build trust but also buy grace during the incident.

We are thrilled to unveil our new branding and website, reflecting our commitment to providing engineers with the best monitoring as code (MaC) platform for modern software stacks. Our rebranding efforts signify a new era for Checkly and highlight our commitment to continuous innovation and dedication to enabling a MaC workflow for you and your teams.

‍ Asset Tags are an essential tool for businesses and organizations that need to manage their assets efficiently. These small tags, which are typically attached to equipment, provide an easy way to track and manage the location, status, and maintenance of assets. Asset Tags can be used in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and education, among others.

Asset tracking is an essential process for manufacturers to manage their physical assets efficiently. It involves tracking and managing assets such as machinery, equipment, tools, and materials throughout their lifecycle, from acquisition to disposal. Effective asset tracking helps manufacturers keep track of their assets, manage their inventory levels, reduce costs, and improve their operational efficiency. One technology that has been widely adopted for asset tracking in manufacturing is barcodes.

Oracle Database is an enterprise multi-model database system capable of handling large amounts of data across multiple database servers with support for a wide variety of workloads. It’s a widely used and proven database software, so we are incredibly pleased to announce that it now has a dedicated cloud integration in Grafana Cloud. With the Oracle Database (OracleDB) integration, you can monitor your database’s performance with ease.

Yesterday we launched the third iteration of cloudsmith.com.

Network automation enables teams to use software to plan, develop, operate, or optimize networks with little or no human intervention. Effectively, network automation leverages some logic to execute “task A” when “event B” happens. Network automation can be used in a range of ways, anything from AI-driven network analytics to traditional health checks. Do you want to know how network automation can help your business? Keep reading.

In today's hyper-connected world, cyber threats are an ever-present challenge that organizations of all sizes must face. With cybercriminals becoming increasingly advanced, prioritizing monitoring and managing your firewalls to safeguard your digital assets has never been more critical. This article aims to comprehensively understand five essential firewall monitoring best practices to fortify your network and protect your valuable data.

As companies come to rely on digital systems in everything they do, network security has become more important than ever. Unfortunately, with that digital transformation comes complex networks to support it, and thus complex network security.