ICTip #15: Upgrades and Refresh Cycles
Tips on firewall software upgrades and refresh cycles:
- How often does your company go through hardware and software refreshes?
- Be sure to confirm with the vendor what its patch program is, when it goes through major software refreshes and how often a forklift (new hardware) upgrade is required.
- Security issues can arise from slow patch cycles, and industry-laggard issues can result from slow software refreshes.
- On the other hand, rapid software or hardware refreshes can raise TCO significantly, so the right balance needs to be struck.
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— Ronald Penagunda, Solutions Architect
ICTip #14 ICTips Surveillance Recap
ICT Month in the Philippines
The ICT Month is celebrated every month of June, a celebration commenced since 2008. This is in accordance to Proclamation No. 1521 (series of 2008), which declares that “THE MONTH OF JUNE 2008 AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER AS “NATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)” MONTH”. The conduct of this event is to recognize the contributions of the ICT as one of the major sectors for economic growth and, as such, has resolved to fully implement a national ICT program that shall optimize the utilization of ICT. [source]
