TUG Buzz! for Tuesday March 2nd, 2021

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1. Article: Cyber Attacks on the Rise - By UCG Vault 400
2. March MoM (Zoom) - Speaker: Bartlomiej Grabowski
3. COVID-19 - Update
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article:
CYBER-ATTACKS ON THE RISE.
PROTECT WITH THE TRIPLE PLAY.

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UCG TECHNOLOGIES

COVID-19 has not only caused a global pandemic, but has sparked a "cyber pandemic" as well.

"Cybersecurity experts predict that in 2021, there will be a cyber- attack incident every 11 seconds. This is nearly twice what it was in 2019 (every 19 seconds), and four times the rate five years ago (every 40 seconds in 2016). It is expected that cybercrime will cost the global economy $6.1 trillion annually, making it the third-largest economy in the world, right behind those of the United States and China." [1]

Protecting an organization's data is not a single-faceted approach, and companies need to do everything they can to both proactively prevent an attempted attack and reactively respond to a successful attack.

UCG Technologies' VAULT400 subscription defends IBM i and Intel systems against cyber-attacks through comprehensive protection with the Triple Play Protection – Cloud Backup, DRaaS, & Enterprise Cybersecurity Training.

Cyber-attacks become more sophisticated every day. The dramatic rise of the remote workforce has accelerated this trend as cyber criminals aggressively target company employees with online social engineering attacks. It is crucial that employees have proper training on what NOT to click on. Cyber threats and social engineering are constantly evolving and UCG's Enterprise Cybersecurity Training (powered by KnowBe4) is designed to educate employees on the current cutting-edge cyber-attacks and how to reduce and eliminate them.

A company is only as strong as its weakest link and prevention is just part of the story. Organizations need to have a quick response and actionable plan to implement should their data become compromised. This is the role of cloud backup and disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS).

Data is a company's most valuable asset. UCG's VAULT400 Cloud Backup provides 256-bit encrypted backups to two (2) remote locations for safe retrieval should a cyber-attack occur. This is a necessary component of any protection strategy. Whether a single click on a malicious link brings down the Windows environment or an infected SQL server feeds the IBM i, once the data is compromised, there is no going back unless you have your data readily available.

Recovery is not a trivial task, especially when you factor in the time sensitive nature of restoring from an active attack. This leads to the third play of the Triple Play Protection – DRaaS. Companies have myriad concerns once an attack is realized and a managed service disaster recovery allows employees to keep focus on running the business in a crisis state.

The combination of training employees with secure backup and disaster recovery offers companies the best chance at avoiding financial disruption in an age of stronger, more frequent cyber-attacks.

[1] theconversation.com: Cyberattacks are on the rise amid work from home.

Reach out to UCG Technologies to discuss your company's security needs and develop a data protection plan that fits you best.
ucgtechnologies.com/triple-play
800.211.8798 | info@ucgtechnologies.com

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Registration is open for TUG's March MoM:

March 24th 7:00 PM  (Zoom Webinar)

SPEAKER:  Bartlomiej Grabowski,
Founder & CEO, Cloud Walkers
(known as Bart) is an IBM Champion and Platinum Redbook author. With over 16 years of experience in various worldwide solutions, Bart founded the Cloud Walkers company which delivers tools for IBM i. He is a frequent speaker presenting at technical conferences and events. He also runs a technical blog www.theibmi.org helping IBM i and Power Systems administrators and architects.

TOPIC:  LPARKit - Tool for quick deployment of LPARs and cloning IBM i OS using the HMC/VIOS or Virtual Partition Manager

SESSION ABSTRACT:  LPARKit is a green screen interface which isolates the VIOS/HMC layer from IBM i administrators. It allows quick deployment of LPAR and cloning of the IBM i operating system from the template partition. It also allows management of virtual storage adapters, maping/unmaping vSCSI disks or creating virtual adapters reports in the spool or csv file...
Read more on the TUG Agenda web page.

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COVID-19 Update

      As we continue our 36th year, we are eager to get back to regular in-person meetings at our favourite hotels. However, in keeping with current health guidelines, we must stay home and stay safe.

The TUG Board of Directors will continue to monitor the directives from the Ministry of Health and make responsible decisions for the health and safety of our members and guests, with regards to the re-opening of our Meetings of Members (MoMs). In the meantime (instead of in-person MoMs every two months) we are planning to compensate by presenting monthly Zoom meetings!

(See THE AGENDA page for the next scheduled meeting.)

We thank You for your patience and co-operation throughout these unprecedented times.

On Behalf of the TUG Board of Directors
Vaughn Dragland, Executive Director

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