What is the Difference Between Proxy vs Reverse Proxy
Businesses often use proxy servers to help prevent cyber attackers from accessing their private networks. It is an “intermediary” between end-users and the resources they visit online. However, there’s often confusion around how a standard proxy is different from a reverse proxy. What Is a …
What Does StrongDM Do?
The way people manage access to infrastructure has changed since the cloud. There are a plethora of servers, database management systems, and cloud providers. Trying to piece all of these platforms together can waste valuable time and damage the customer experience. Instead, companies need a …
What Does Zero-Day Vulnerability Mean?
When someone detects that a software or hardware contains a potential security issue, the vendor is notified appropriately in order to take action. Software companies will fix the code and distribute a patch or software update. However, if someone else has detected a vulnerability and …
Privileged Access Management
Technology systems manage security with different levels of access based on user and/or group. This allows system administrators greater control and determines the access each user is granted on the system. Actions like accessing restricted information, adding or deleting users, and reconfiguring an application can …
Faspex Newest Patch Level
IBM Aspera Faspex announced the latest release of the Faspex 5.0.1 and Faspex 4.4.1 Patch Level 12. Both of these releases resolve a vulnerability that could have exposed data improperly due to an incorrectly computed security token. Updating to the latest versions is highly recommended …
Cybersecurity and Media Streaming Companies
Aspera IBM Aspera focuses on overcoming the limitations that exist when moving big files over long distances. IBM Aspera is a software product that helps users transfer files and content. Companies can send files, regardless of size, at maximum speeds over existing infrastructure and worldwide …
What is AWS
AWS, or Amazon Web Service, is a cloud platform that offers several on-demand operations to help corporate companies scale and grow. It has become a giant component of Amazon’s business portfolio and is a frontrunner to other cloud computing platforms. AWS is made from different …
What Clouds are Supported by Aspera and PacGenesis?
Aspera FASP high-speed transport platform provides businesses with a secure form of transportation for files, directories, and other large data sets to, from, and between a number of leading third-party cloud storage platforms. If you already have a Cloud in place at your business, Aspera …
Accessing the Faspex 5 Utility Application
Introduction IBM Faspex 5 is the latest version of the popular Faspex web application, with modern architecture and an updated user interface. In its initial release, Faspex 5 supports the familiar package sending-and-receiving workflow but will be extended in the future to include file-and-folder sharing …
Changing the Configuration of a Running Watch Folder
Introduction IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server (HSTS) and High-Speed Transfer Endpoint (HSTE) include a powerful Watch Folder feature that allows users to easily monitor filesystem changes and automatically transfer them via the Aspera FASP protocol. Watch Folders can be configured through a number of avenues, …