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Ryan Brooks

Product Evangelist at Netwrix Corporation, writer, and presenter. Ryan specializes in evangelizing cybersecurity and promoting the importance of visibility into IT changes and data access. As an author, Ryan focuses on IT security trends, surveys, and industry insights.
Data
December 24, 2020

Data Security: What Happened in 2020, Continues in 2021

The year 2020 has been a time of unprecedented change. This year’s events continue to alter the course of cybersecurity, making it even more important to ensure that we better prepare ourselves for...
Cybersecurity
October 23, 2020

Security Analytics

As cybersecurity threats evolve, companies must adapt and rethink their security strategies. This means moving away from traditional technologies and towards new cybersecurity frameworks. One such...
Infrastructure
October 12, 2020

Database Horror Stories by Spiceworks Community

IT is a thrilling world, full of unpredictable cybersecurity threats. Databases in particular are a place where you always need to watch out for perils and pitfalls. With Halloween fast approaching,...
System Administration
July 9, 2020

System Administrator Salary: How Much Can You Earn?

Many system administrators are concerned that they are not paid fairly, especially considering the high workload and long hours. In fact, the recruiting website Indeed.com reports that 43% of system...
System Administration
July 7, 2020

Top Things that SysAdmins Really Hate

Being a sysadmin basically means being a superhero. Fighting bad guys (aka hackers), helping ordinary people (aka users), saving your home (aka IT environment) from various disasters — it all...
Infrastructure
June 25, 2020

2020 State of the Cloud Statistics

Cloud Usage The cloud had become mainstream during the last couple of years, but the year of 2020 has pushed companies to adapt to remote working, which immediately led to a rapid adoption of cloud...
Infrastructure
June 12, 2020

How to Prevent Malware Attacks: 10 Security Tips

According to Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Report, 28% of data breaches involve malware. This dangerous software threatens every organization and is becoming more common every day. Companies must work...
Cybersecurity
June 10, 2020

Cybersecurity Assessment: Definition and Types

According to the national Common Vulnerabilities and Exploits (CVE) database, there are more than 11,000 known vulnerabilities in commonly used software and systems. IBM has calculated that breaches...
Cybersecurity
April 7, 2020

Risk Analysis Example: How to Evaluate Risks

Organizations are struggling with risks on multiple fronts, including cybersecurity, liability, investment and more. Risk analysis, or risk assessment, is the first step in the risk management...
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