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When a business experiences a DDoS attack, it places stress on the systems and people responsible for maintaining them, as well as causing damage to the business. When a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack happens, a malicious actor attempts to make an entire network go down. Website, email, voicemail, or anything accessed by the server under attack will be inaccessible to users. The ultimate goal of the attack is to make the system unavailable to the users that depend on the system. Over time, DDoS attacks have changed and intensified. As malicious actors become more sophisticated, attacks become more destructive. To understand how attacks have changed between 2011 and 2012, review the infographic below. The graphic makes some interesting comparisons: Note the increase of DDoS attacks between 2011 and 2012. Also note the increase in infrastructure DDoS attacks between 2011 and 2012. Finally, note that the average bits per second (bandwidth) and average packets per second during attacks increased in huge amounts. Click Thumbnail to Enlarge The infographic was created by the marketing and design team of one of the global leaders in DDoS protection and mitigation....

Google has become arguably the most prolific company in history, primarily because of its advanced data collection ability. Think about it, Google's entire business is based off of collection of data from a huge number of sources from websites down to its users. Google has an insane number of ways that it's getting information outside of its classic search engine, like gmail, docs, calendar, maps, youtube, socially via Google Plus and even phone data from Google Voice. Once the enormity of the data net that Google has, the question becomes does Google know too much about people? Over the past 3 years the search giant has been embroiled in a massive antitrust & privacy case with the European Union. This however is far from the first controversy Google has faced in its data collection practices. From Safe Choice Security Controversies One of the most prominent and disturbing issues involving a Google data collection method surrounded its streetview cars used to take pictures for Google Maps. Between 2006 and 2010 streetview cars were collecting data from unsecured wi-fi networks it drove by. In that time frame Google collected over 600 gigabytes of usage and browsing data from wi-fi networks. The FCC came...

There are many people who aren’t really aware of what social media is. When you mention social media the first thing you will think of is your Facebook or Twitter account, an interactive platform that allows you to interact, share and exchange information with your friends and family. Social media is so much more and is a virtual network or community which gives you the ability to exchange information, inform and update. This means that a site such as YouTube is also considered a social media network, even though you are not having conversations with the other person, their video blog is a way that they share their information and a way for you to update yourself on various trends and developments. Blogs are another popular social media choice, through blogs you can inform your target audience through interesting written words which can link back to your website, increasing traffic and generating new leads. One of the many ways to create awareness is by using guest blogging services, this is where professional writers write on your behalf. Usually they will write something engaging and interesting about your industry which will then be loaded onto a blog site for all the...

File sharing is the lifeblood of the Internet, or so some say. Whether you work in the IT industry or you are "simply" an avid technology user, you will not escape the fact that file sharing is an integral part of online activities. From the innocuous act of giving family and friends access to photos of your most recent vacation to uploading the latest episode of the [insert name of popular TV series here] - file sharing is at the heart of these activities. Photos, movies, short videos, books, software, knitting patterns, legal document templates - these and so much more are shared on a regular basis, by people all over the world. It's much like comparing the Internet, and file sharing platforms in particular, to a physical meetup place where people go to interact and swap goodies. With the recent spate of legal troubles hounding file sharing platforms, though, the question of piracy and illegal activities arises. Take for example, one of the latest and most controversial platforms: MEGA. Founded by Kim Dotcom, the founder of taken down Megaupload, MEGA has risen in popularity - no surprise there, but it also has gotten the attention of the authorities. To have...

If you are a writer, blog owner and regularly write about Twitter here is the infographic that can help you to make your article or post more interesting. As we know nowadays Twitter is the key social networking website to do online marketing. I think this infographic is one of the best ways to outreach the users all the information. Let’s talk about this network and share useful information as much as we can. Here is a short but useful description on the infographic about Twitter. I have analyzed 2012 Twitter all the facts and here is an infographic that gives you a chance to see the results. Here you can find out how many registered users there are on Twitter, how many users are active, what are the top countries that use Twitter, which is the age average and gender of the users. I have also spied on the top 10 Twitter users that you can find on the infographic. Click Image to Enlarge Roman Sahakov is the CEO of Frozzo.He is a strategist and jazz lover.He enjoys playing football with his son. You have a chance to buy twitter...

Windows Server 2012 is here, and with it comes an improved version of the Server Manager Application. The days are long gone when businesses operated with a single Server. The requirement for technology has grown and with it our need for multiple Servers, individual Servers are now dedicated to  single applications, actions or storage of data. We have Servers dedicated solely to recieveing and distributing emails, deciated to SharePoint, to antivirus systems, to data backup and to CRM applications. Life as a Server Administrator is not so simple anymore, with the invent of cloud computing the Server Manager application in Windows Server 2012 had to evolve from a single to multi server view of our environment. In Windows Server 2012 it is now possible to get an overall view of your servers enivronment, check performance and fix issues all from a centralised application. In the following Infographic you will learn "How to manage multiple Servers in Windows Server 2012". This infographic was created by Firebrand Training, a Microsoft Gold Learning Partner....

Are you an online retailer? Think SEO doesn’t matter? Uh…think again. SEO isn’t just for content-oriented sites anymore. Actually, it never has been. SEO is critically important to the success of your ecommerce venture. You want more customers, right? And one of the keys to more customers is to get new visitors. Sure, you can rely on word-of-mouth referrals, but that will only get you so far. Why miss out on the thousands of prospects you could gain with a little SEO? But – you must be careful. JCPenney and Overstock are two perfect examples of SEO gone wrong. Both major online retailers made flubs when it comes to white-hat vs. black-hat SEO techniques (at least in the minds of the Google Gods) and were penalized as a result. There are tons of learning opportunities we can garner from high-end retailers. Many major e-commerce vendors get a pretty significant chunk of their traffic from search, including Amazon, WalMart, Target…even Apple and Netflix. Take a look at the infographic below for all the details. Click to Enlarge UpCity is a robust SEO Software and education platform. Find your Local SEO Report...

The “How Much Do You Spend On Online Marketing” infographic put out by InMotion Hosting is fairly accurate. For people new to online marketing, it offers a good idea on what you invest in with free or cheap hosting, though may not be so accurate when it comes to high-end and what they refer to as “top level elite hosting.” The reason I say this is because I don't believe that VPS and dedicated hosting can be accurately represented by this sort of breakdown. While it is stated that both obviously use more bandwidth, there's a clear issue that arises when you look at sudden drops in categories of spending. Click to Enlarge For example, take a look at the spread of overall spending in the advertising category. From the cheapest hosting to the most expensive, the amount spent is relatively even. This makes sense and acts according to what is expected. The problem comes when you compare that spending to the SEO and social media categories. The average spent by high-end hosting is half of what mid-range hosting spends when it comes to SEO. For social media,...

Advancing your career in information technology is challenging, especially if you do not have a plan of action. With the help of a quality computer and IT training provider, you can develop the knowledge and skills needed to earn in demand certifications. These certifications not only set you apart from other candidates for new positions and promotions, they give you the hands-on experience needed to increase your efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace. Click Thumbnail to Enlarge What IT Certifications are the Best? Picking the right certification to pursue is an important decision that should not be taken lightly. The last thing you want to do is attend a costly training course and earn a computer or IT certification that holds no weight with employers. Earning one or more of the following certifications will help ensure your career receives the boost it needs: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) CompTIA A+ CompTIA Network+ CompTIA Security+ Project Management Professional (PMP) Want to know more about these certifications? Take a look at this infographic to learn about job titles and salaries associated with each certification....

Google+, also known as Google Plus, made its official fully public debut on November 12, 2011. This infographic gives detailed statistical information on Google+ with easy to interpret graphics. These statistics include a good look at demographics including factors like income plus statistics broken down by gender and age bracket. There is also a nice bar graph depicting the country of origin for Google+ users with the United States having the majority of users and India having the second highest number of users. The infographic also explores the discrepancy between the number of registered Google+ users and the number of users that are actually using Google+ actively, with only 17% of all registered users being active users. Finally, the infographic presents a new feature called Google+ Pages that, at least initially, shows great promise for the business users of Google+. It also shows how corporate America is staking their claim on Google+. Click to Enlarge Guest post by Datadial.net - London Digital Web Agency...

Infographics convey factual information in fun, colorful ways. People pass infographics to each other on social media sites both because the information is interesting and because the image itself looks nice on a profile wall. The most popular infographics are related to business statistics. Technology, social media, lifestyles, health and the economy are some other top categories for these graphics. Click to Enlarge The most popular infographic of all time is called "What Are the Odds"? It runs through all of the math pertaining to the odds that any human being could be alive on this planet at any given moment. It was viewed by over 2 million people. Other popular infographics are "How Much Can You Trust a Bearded Man?" and "Why Startups Fail." "Should I Text Him?" is another frequently shared image. The public's growing reliance on social media has changed the way people share information. People want to be comforted by facts that confirm what they already suspect, and they like seeing those facts presented in an aesthetically pleasing way. Image source: Top Marketing Degrees...

This inforgraph breaks down the state of the UK’s web startup scene, including interesting stats on how long it generally takes a company to get on its feet and how even struggling companies may find themselves as targets for acquisition by larger companies. UK companies find it difficult to make any headway in web businesses as American companies dominate the field. UK companies are looking to combat this by taking to social media more and more in order to get their message out there.  The costs involved in getting a start up off the ground are also prohibitive, as a fully formatted beta version will cost between 100 and 350K before the product is even launched. These high start up costs are not helped by London’s high cost of living. So start ups looking to be successful will need deep pockets and a lot of motivation to make their presence felt. Click to Enlarge Guest Post by  Datadial.net - SEO, We Design and Web Development Agency in West London....

This infographic was created by Subtle Network Design and Marketing. It highlights the idea that on any given day, any SEO can win the battle for top position. Each strategy has it's strengths and it's weaknesses. In many cases it comes down to circumstance, chance and perhaps just a roll of the dice. Click to Enlarge The graphic also tries to address the tension that exists between so called white hat and black hat SEO's. In their opinion, the real "bad guys" are not SEO's but rather the large and small businesses seeking to steal in the name of SEO. No matter what your opinion is, it can be agreed that this graphic is pretty dang funny. The cards are entirely unique, and it’s a bit humorous to see how certain strengths and weaknesses can blend together. Thanks to Subtle Network Design for creating such a silly, yet informative, infographic. If you recognize yourself in one of the characters, let me know by posting your thoughts in the comment section below. Subtle Network Design & Marketing created this infographic.  Additional images and the largest version of the graphic can be seen here: http://www.subtlenetwork.com/seothegame....

Are you able to able to take on the task of self-teaching, and be successful at what you research? Research is a major part of online marketing efforts, and your ability to manage your own sites. The tools to be able to research your business's presence online are essential to evaluating the needs of your business where the Internet is concerned. There are a series of methods that you can use in the "How to Research" infographic. Some of the subjects are ideas, and concepts that you may only need a refresher on, but they are meant to help you with your marketing efforts, and prepare you to get visits to your websites with quality content and research skills. Finding the information that is relevant to your website Part of having the research skills to track the progress of the ranking of your website, knows where to start. It is an easy task to search for your brand on one of the major search engines, but it may take more effort to gather the information that you need to know what needs to be improved. There are many other search engines and tools, which are available for you to use. Each...

You would have thought that a lot of the affiliate sites would have been suffering since Google had clamped down on the easier ways to get links and the quicker ways to gain rankings. Affiliates (unfairly in a lot of cases) are tarnished with the ‘churn and burn em’ brush – but in reality a lot of affiliates are quietly going about their business producing high quality sites that Google likes and is willing to rank. The three updates that you may have thought would have had an impact on the affiliate sphere would be: Panda – designed to help the sites with better content and design rank above the kind of sites that were throwing pages up for rankings rather than users – famous losers include sites like Ezine Articles Penguin – designed to limit the possibility of ranking well by partaking in low quality link building – any site that did so, not only run the risk of issues with ranking but could be de-indexed completely. EMD Update – this was designed to cull the sites from the search results that were unfairly ranking with an exact match keyword domain. If you had an EMD with decent content there...

Launching a new website is exciting.  However, there are some key steps you must take before letting world come to visit.  In other words, there are website pre-launch tasks you should do to ensure your website is ready for the world.  Click Thumbnail to Enlarge What follows is a simple list of 12 steps you can take to ensure your website is ready to go.  Some checklists are long and the fact is nobody ever does it all.  However, this is a common sense set of steps you can do quickly to save you headaches down the road. Website pre-launch checklist: Proofread your content and correct grammar and spelling mistakes. Test your website with a W3C validator tool to ensure your coding is up to snuff. It's imperative your SEO meta data is input properly and that your site is visible to the search engines. Create and publish a sitemap. Set up a Google Webmaster Tools account and submit your site. Format and double-check your 404 error pages. Craft and publish legal pages such as a privacy policy, terms & conditions and/or disclaimer pages. It's a good idea to offer visitors the option to...

Blogging is the idea of writing publicly on the World Wide Web. A blogger can write about anything, from news to ethics to parenting to fashion to ones daily living. There are many blogs on a large number of subjects, what you may decide to blog about is up to you, but it is suggested you write about things you are knowledgeable and/or passionate about. Blogging can even be an online diary for others to read. Perhaps you have adventures or experience you desire to share with the world, then a blog is a perfect place for you. Click Thumbnail to Enlarge There are many online blog building sites to help you get started. Many of them offer free blogs, with the ability to upgrade to a premium member for a fee. As the world becomes more connected through the Internet, blogging is becoming more and more common. So you may think why should I blog when there are so many other blogs? Here are some reasons: 10 Reasons to blog Blogging can connect you with the world & you never know who is reading your blog Blogging allows you to...

Consumers are using their mobile devices for just about everything, from health monitoring to games and even retail coupons. Enterprise tablet adoption is growing by 50 percent from year to year, and there’s no shortage of applications to make both business and life simpler. Development efforts for mobile applications will outpace native PC development by a four-to-one ratio by 2015. Venture capitalists are jumping on board with mobile computing, shelling out $3 billion in investment funding in the first half of 2011 alone. Among app development trends, most are integrated with social networking and enterprise services. Eighty percent of apps developed in 2012 have some type of social integration, while 75 percent are integrated with enterprise services such as Microsoft or Oracle. And mobile users are eating up this interactivity: Mobile apps outnumber traditional computers within a network two-to-one, and more than 85 billion apps have been downloaded. With enterprise integration combined with the increasingly common integration with cloud applications, mobile devices are rapidly becoming the most common way to connect with work. Not convinced your company needs a mobile app? We’ve compiled even more convincing mobile apps stats in...

Avoid choosing keywords that are very broad. Keyword can be broad even if they have more than one word. The fact of the matter is that it is not how well the site ranks for a certain word, or even the amount of traffic a site attracts from the ranking, but the number of potential customers who visit the site. This basically means that one thousand suffers cannot be worth as much as a single qualified lead. A good idea is to use keywords that can filter the volume of meaningless raw hits while attracting visitors who are interested in whatever your company or site is offering. This therefore means that you should select keywords that are specialized so that you can reduce competition for the words' ranking in search engines. For instance, adding the name of the location of your business (e.g. city) to the web pages is a very appropriate way of attracting more qualified traffic. Good keywords should not only bring traffic to your site but also attract targeted traffic that will end up with a purchase. Eric Welke is fulltime small business consultant and affiliate...

You don't need me to tell you how effective a seriously good infographic can be. They're becoming even more and more popular as businesses realise this too, which is why getting yours to stand out is getting even more difficult. Before you even think about loading up your graphics software, you need to make sure that you've got something good to say. It's no good having a flashy piece of art if it hasn't got any relevant content; people might like the look of it, but they certainly aren't going to share it. You can get away with things that are completely obscure, but only if the idea is really good, and you still need to plan ahead. The information could be anything from statistics, to a guide, to the explanation of a process. Gather together all of the infomation that you want to communicate, and cut it down to be exactly what you need. Statistics can be hard on the eye, and picking out the most important or eye-catching figures is generally the best route to take. Graphs and pie charts work especially well if you've got a lot of data that you need to display cleanly. Actually designing the...