NetShop Internet Services, the Cyprus-based Web Hosting company with 16 Data Centers across the globe, is exhibiting at SiGMA Europe Virtual Expo on the 24th and 25th of November, 2020. The virtual expo will feature a fully interactive, state-of-the-art virtual events space, including a brand-new cutting-edge expo floor and will offer the opportunity to visitors […]

NetShop Internet Services, the Cyprus-based Web Hosting company with 16 Data Centers across the globe, is exhibiting at SiGMA Europe Virtual Expo on the 24th and 25th of November, 2020.

The virtual expo will feature a fully interactive, state-of-the-art virtual events space, including a brand-new cutting-edge expo floor and will offer the opportunity to visitors to get up to speed with the latest developments in the online gaming (igaming) industry.

NetShop ISP has been participating in Malta’s SiGMA land-based exhibition for 4 consecutive years. The upcoming virtual expo is of particular importance as the company is going the extra mile by supporting the Event as a Silver Sponsor.

At SiGMA Europe Digital Expo, the global igaming industry’s largest annual event, NetShop ISP will showcase its full suite of infrastructure & hosting products and services in its private, purpose-built virtual stand. Visitors and attendees will have the opportunity to chat (text or video) with the company’s representatives, discuss new and upcoming projects and receive professional advise and recommendations.

In addition, NetShop ISP’s specialists will provide one-on-one demonstration of the Work@Home Bundle; the company’s latest product release that enables Remote Collaboration for teams and individuals. During the last day of SiGMA Europe’s virtual exhibition, NetShop ISP will offer a small batch of discount coupons for virtual and bare-metal dedicated servers in its Data Centers in Malta, The Netherlands and Singapore.

For more information visit https://netshop-isp.com.cy/en/sigma2020
For online meeting slots booking please usehttps://calendly.com/netshopisp/sigma2020

For pre-sales or other inquiries please contact:
Katerina Burtsava (Head of Sales)
kburtsava@netshop-isp.com.cy

The following article has been originally published in SBC News network ( https://sbcnews.co.uk/technology/2020/10/20/step-beyond-netshop-isp-outrun-hosting-services-competition/ ) Data center and web hosting services provider NetShop ISP can only “outrun” the immense competition for clients – including those active in the iGaming industry – by taking the next step beyond the end-product’s delivery. “Not only do we need to be ahead […]

The following article has been originally published in SBC News network ( https://sbcnews.co.uk/technology/2020/10/20/step-beyond-netshop-isp-outrun-hosting-services-competition/ )

Data center and web hosting services provider NetShop ISP can only “outrun” the immense competition for clients – including those active in the iGaming industry – by taking the next step beyond the end-product’s delivery.

“Not only do we need to be ahead of the technology trends to support our customers, but we also have to compete on a daily basis with giant hosting companies like Amazon, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud,” said NetShop ISP CEO Stefano Sordini in an interview for Issue 11 of SBC Magazine (Page 48-51).

To download or read the magazine online, click HERE.

Expanding on his company’s point of difference compared with such “giant” companies, Sordini said: “We can not only survive but stay ahead of this competition by focusing on the customer’s real needs. The final deliverable to a business is a hosting environment for their website, database and application to run. 

“Let’s call this deliverable ‘the product’. At NetShop ISP, we understand that anyone, including hosting freelancers and amateurs, can quickly set up a hosting company and provide ‘the product’ to customers. Yet this is not the way we manage to outrun the competition. A customer who operates in the so-demanding and dynamic online gaming industry requires more than ‘the product’. 

“Nowadays, an iGaming business starts operations with a handful of people in the team who may not necessarily carry any technical expertise. Their needs go far beyond having a server to run their software. They demand pre-sales technical consulting in regards to the requirements of the jurisdiction they are applying to. The client will also require competitive pricing having gathered prices from all the hosting companies out there. 

“Moreover, the hosting provider must be able to assist the client during the installation or migration of the client’s application/data and, of course, have the capacity and expertise to offer ongoing managed services and 24/7 technical support. 

“Our 10+ years of involvement in the iGaming industry has given us vital know-how to support our customers on any aspect of their infrastructure and technology needs. Simply said, we beat the competition by being able to take a client’s project to the next step beyond the end-product’s delivery.”

For more from Sordini about NetShop ISP’s web hosting services, as well as its new data centers in Netherlands (pictured), Singapore and Hong Kong, please click HERE.

You will also find details of the company’s Work@Home bundle helping to relieve businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and are in the process of shifting to home working.

NetShop Internet Services Ltd has announced today the launch of 3 new data centers in strategically located regions in Asia and Europe. NetShop ISP adds Singapore, Hong Kong and The Netherlands (Amsterdam) to its global data center infrastructure spread across countries including the United States (Los Angeles), the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Malta. Through the […]

NetShop Internet Services Ltd has announced today the launch of 3 new data centers in strategically located regions in Asia and Europe.

NetShop ISP adds Singapore, Hong Kong and The Netherlands (Amsterdam) to its global data center infrastructure spread across countries including the United States (Los Angeles), the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Malta.

Through the new Data Centers, the leading Hosting company will be offering Cloud hosting, Bare-metal Dedicated Servers and Internet Connectivity (International and Local), whilst Rack & Colocation services will follow in the next months.

“A substantial investment took place in order for us to be able to expand globally and help our customers deploy Cloud or Bare-metal Servers in Amsterdam, a prime European location, and Singapore, a global business and connectivity hub. Furthermore, the addition of Hong Kong to our global infrastructure will enable new and existing customers of NetShop ISP to reach 1.4 billion of consumers in Mainland China “, says NetShop ISP Chief Executive Officer Stefano Sordini.

“A key advantage for customers who choose to host in any of the 3 new locations,” says Katerina Burtsava, Head of Sales at NetShop ISP, “is their access to a fully functioning personal private network that is isolated from the public network, on a hardware level, and also isolated from private networks of other customers on a software level.”

NetShop ISP owns and maintains all backend infrastructure that allows the company to ensure that its reliability, uptime and operational capabilities are in line with international data center standards. Additionally it has acquired a large capacity of International Bandwidth in order to favor of economies of scale and, subsequently, allow its Customers to benefit from low-cost bandwidth tarrifs.

The SBC Awards recognise the achievements of operators and affiliates, as well as suppliers from across all the major disciplines including payments, marketing, platform providers and data. With a record 650 nominations this year, the winners of all 44 SBC Awards will be announced during a ceremony broadcast live to an international audience of sports […]

The SBC Awards recognise the achievements of operators and affiliates, as well as suppliers from across all the major disciplines including payments, marketing, platform providers and data.

With a record 650 nominations this year, the winners of all 44 SBC Awards will be announced during a ceremony broadcast live to an international audience of sports betting and igaming industry professionals on Wednesday 9 December.

NetShop ISP, the leading Data Center & Hosting Provider, has made it to the finalists in two prestigious Categories:

• Supplier Awards – Best Services Provider of the Year
• Operator & Supplier Awards – Leader of the Year (Stefano Sordini, CEO)

NetShop Internet Services, est. in 2004, has been actively involved in the Online gambling industry for more than a decade providing Infrastructure & Hosting services to iGaming Operators and Platform Providers via its Data Centers in Cyprus, Malta and the United Kingdom.

The winners of all 44 categories will be chosen by a panel of judges, consisting of industry leaders handpicked for their ability to identify exceptional operator performance and the potentially game-changing innovations among the entries.

To view the shortlists for all of the awards, visit the Awards website here.

 

SiGMA Group has announced today the launch of SiGMA Europe Virtual Summit; an igaming industry event which will be held online on the 24th and 25th of November 2020. The event will take place over a purpose-built virtual platform that will offer attendees an interactive visual experience. The online platform includes a cutting-edge expo floor […]

SiGMA Group has announced today the launch of SiGMA Europe Virtual Summit; an igaming industry event which will be held online on the 24th and 25th of November 2020.

The event will take place over a purpose-built virtual platform that will offer attendees an interactive visual experience. The online platform includes a cutting-edge expo floor offering a visual feast of products and services, and all the energy and excitement of the physical show, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be replaced by this virtual conference. 

In addition to 150 big-name exhibitors slated to take part, guests can also expect a lively debate scene in the conference room, with over 100 expert speakers making up a series of in-depth panel debates.

Moreover, the conference agenda includes discussion panels which will bring up-to-the-minute updates on regulation, the new reality of affiliation and marketing, the changing faces of sportsbook and payments, and the emerging tech pioneering change.

What started off in Malta as one single event back in 2014, has morphed into something bigger and more significant to the times of today. Following the huge success of SiGMA Asia and Americas Digital, we decided to end the year with a bang by elevating our online events even further. We’re excited to provide a collaborative platform that leverages cutting-edge technology to bring the best digital experience for discussion, entertainment and networking to the sector.

Eman Pulis, SiGMA Group Founder

Read the official announcement here

NetShop ISP, the leading Data Center Provider is exhibiting in the SBC Betting on Sports Europe – Digital event which will take place online on the 21st and 22nd of October 2020. Stefano Sordini, CEO at NetShop Internet Services Ltd, spoke to SBC Media in an exclusive interview about the company’s participation and his expectations […]

NetShop ISP, the leading Data Center Provider is exhibiting in the SBC Betting on Sports Europe – Digital event which will take place online on the 21st and 22nd of October 2020.

Stefano Sordini, CEO at NetShop Internet Services Ltd, spoke to SBC Media in an exclusive interview about the company’s participation and his expectations from the event.

SBC Reporter: What are you looking forward to at Betting on Sports Europe – Digital 2020?

Stefano Sordini: The Betting on Sports Europe – Digital 2020 will be NetShop ISP’s first ever fully virtual conference is exhibiting in. The SBC team has brought into the iGaming industry a fantastic platform for virtual events where in these “special” times the World is going through, our industry is stepping above and finds a way to connect businesses with young entrepreneurs, operators and suppliers.

We, at NetShop ISP, are interested to attend and listen to some great Discussion Panels and catch up with industry peers. Through our virtual booth we will be happy to greet existing clients and demonstrate our portfolio of infrastructure solutions to visitors.

Nothing can compare to physical events, one might say, however it is thrilling what technology can do to help people connect with each other. Kudos to the SBC team for what they have achieved so far!

SBC: What would be your biggest bit of advice for betting and gaming businesses trying to mitigate the impact of COVID-19?

SS: The key to survive whatever impact COVID-19 has had in your business, are the Partnerships and especially the deals you make with your business’ most crucial Suppliers. It is of vital importance to have honest and transparent Partners & Suppliers with whom you can negotiate flexible terms until your business can be fully restored.

If its payment providers with whom you have target goals in Volume you have to meet each month, make sure that there will be no penalties or consequences for not meeting the agreement’s goals due to your business impact from COVID-19.

Technology suppliers can also play a very important role in helping clients and affected businesses like yours. Having acquired a large capacity of bandwidth during the pre-COVID months, means that your monthly bill may not be sustainable after the COVID-19 impact. A good partnership should be both ends. Not only when you pay your bills upfront, but in case of Crisis you should make sure that your Hosting Provider will stand next to you and provide whatever flexibility is possible until your business overcomes this situation.

SBC: What are you promoting at Betting on Sports Europe – Digital 2020?

SS: During the event we will be announcing the launch of 3 new Data Centers which, alongside our existing locations of Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom and Los Angeles, will help NetShop ISP to reach regions across the globe. Moreover, we will be showcasing our Work@Home Bundle to the attendees of the event. It’s our most recent product launch to relief businesses that had been impacted by COVID-19 and are in the process of shifting to Home working.

SBC: What industry innovation will capture the most attention in 2020?

SS: I believe that 2020 and, going forward in 2020, there will be more focus and research on player-oriented products and features. Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are already being studied, developed and tested by Software Vendors and Development companies. The competition is so much bigger noawadays, with startups and new businesses entering the igaming market, that the traditional products will not be able to generate those profits to sustain every business in the pie. Therefore, innovation is what will keep this industry moving and allow existing businesses to profit and new ones to enter.

SBC: Which operator has impressed you the most in 2020?

SS: Which operator has shone a positive light on the industry? This might be through a product launch, commitment to responsible gambling, innovative marketing campaign, or for taking a certain stance in debates concerning the industry. As a Technology/Hosting Supplier of many iGaming Operators i wouldn’t like to naming any specific ones. I admire though all Operators who managed to diversify their portfolio of products and enhance their Customer Service given the impact of COVID-19 in our industry.

SBC: What partnership has stood out in the past 12 months?

SS: I was amazed when i heard about the acquisition deal between BtoBet and Aspire Global. The guys at BtoBet are in business for quite some time and, in my humble opinion, they grew to be among the top suppliers of the industry in Europe. This acquisition as said will help them to reach new markets which i am sure they will succeed.

SBC: Which parts of the conference agenda have caught your eye?

SS: I am looking forward to the last day’s Panel “ESPORTS AROUND EUROPE”. During the past 12 months the Euoprean countries were on a sprint to draft new frameworks for the Online gambling sector. Regulating eSports in Europe is going to be a quite challenging task for any regulatory body, so i believe that Panel is going to attract a lot of eyes out of the whole 2 days agenda.

Source: https://sbcevents.com/news/netshop-isp-partnerships-honesty-and-transparency-are-the-key-to-mitigating-the-effects-of-the-pandemic/

Betting on Sports Europe – Digital is the foremost conference for senior executives from European sports betting operators, providing a forum for high-level discussions that will help shape the future of the industry. NetShop Internet Services, a two-time Award Winning iGaming Hosting Provider, is proud to exhibit, for the first time, in the prestigious Digital […]

Betting on Sports Europe – Digital is the foremost conference for senior executives from European sports betting operators, providing a forum for high-level discussions that will help shape the future of the industry.

NetShop Internet Services, a two-time Award Winning iGaming Hosting Provider, is proud to exhibit, for the first time, in the prestigious Digital Summit of Betting on Sports Europe.

The fully virtual Event will take place on the 21^st and 22^nd of October 2020 where the attendees can visit NetShop ISP’s first-ever virtual booth to chat in real-time with the Company’s Hosting Specialists & Sales Representatives.

During the Event, the leading Data Center Service Provider will announce the launch of 3 new Data Centers in prime locations around the globe. Those attending the booth will have the chance to gain detailed information on the Company’s products & services, as well as collect exclusive discount coupons for server hosting and cloud services.

Finally, NetShop ISP will showcase its portfolio of iGaming-oriented hosting products & infrastructure solutions and provide one-to-one demonstration of its updated Work@Home Bundle for Home Working and Remote Collaboration.

Contact Information

Katerina Burtsava – Head of Sales
Book a Meeting: sales@netshop-isp.com.cy
Event Website: https://sbcevents.com/betting-on-sports-europe/
NetShop ISP Website: https://netshop-isp.com.cy

As of September 1st, 2-year certificates have been replaced by multi-year SSL Certificate plans. The only certificates that will be trusted by major browsers will be those with a validity period of 397 days or less. Why 397 days? That’s one year plus a one-month grace period for renewal. Users will have to do a […]

As of September 1st, 2-year certificates have been replaced by multi-year SSL Certificate plans. The only certificates that will be trusted by major browsers will be those with a validity period of 397 days or less. Why 397 days? That’s one year plus a one-month grace period for renewal.

Users will have to do a little bit extra on their end as the switchover is being made, but the trade-off is a higher level of security over the long-term.

Why Has This Happened?

Shorter Validity = Higher Security

The goal of this change is to improve security for the Internet users (organizations and consumers); the shorter the validity period of a certificate, the more secure it is.

Among advantages that come with shorter-term certificates, the following four are key and worth highlighting them:

• A shorter lifespan for keys, which means a shorter lifespan for compromised keys, as well. With shorter certificates, you have a smaller window of exposure if a key is stolen.
• Certificate security updates are rolled out into the wild at a much quicker pace.
• Organizational information is updated on a yearly basis, including company names, addresses, and domains, which translates to increased user trust.
• Automation is encouraged. With a good certificate management system in place, there is no difference in convenience between shorter and longer lifetimes. They are automatically re-issued when needed, regardless of the validity period.

How Does This Affect My Website?

This change affects only the public TLS certificates. Root Certificates as well as Code Signing Certificates (CSC), S/MIME, Document Signing Certificates (DSC), etc) are not impacted.

The main thing for Webmasters to consider regarding this change is that they will have to “worry” only about more frequent certificate expiration dates. Subsequently, webmasters and IT companies that handle SSL certificates for their end-clients must put in place proper certificate management procedures.

What Happens With Certificates Issued before 1st of September 2020?

Those Certificates issued before the 1st of September 2020 will remain valid as per their original validity period. The only time you’ll notice anything different is if they need to be re-issued. In that case, you won’t lose any of the validity time, but you’ll need to plan to re-issue again if your initial validity period is still greater than 397 days.

How Come NetShop ISP Still Offers 2-Year SSL Subscriptions?

As the SSL Certificates are under the SPP (Self-provisioned Products) umbrella, we do have the appropriate certificate management procedures to allow 2-Year Subscriptions on all the SSL Certificates. This is fully inline with the CAs; we are offering the 2-Year Subscription so you can do Costs Savings, whilst we are taking care for your SSL Certificate’s Renewal Notification on the 1-Year Due Date.

Contact our SSL Specialists for additional consulting or to sort out any questions you may have related to the SSL Validity Period Change. All our SSL Certificates with a Discounted 2-Year Subscription length can be directly purchased via https://my.netshop-isp.com.cy/cart/ssl-certificates/

A cloud backup solution protects your company’s data so you can always restore your critical business systems. However, in case of a serious outage like one caused by fire, your backup files will be safe – but it will take days or even weeks to bring the applications back online. When it comes to critical […]

A cloud backup solution protects your company’s data so you can always restore your critical business systems. However, in case of a serious outage like one caused by fire, your backup files will be safe – but it will take days or even weeks to bring the applications back online. When it comes to critical business systems and customer-facing services, each hour of downtime costs money and jeopardizes your reputation. In fact, a single unplanned downtime can cost a Small-to-Medium Business (SMB) an average of €69,346 to €215,968, according to the IDC.

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) minimizes recovery time by quickly spinning up the systems in a cloud datacenter. That means in case of a serious outage, you can count on getting back to business quickly.

	Cloud Backup	Disaster Recovery
Key Function	Protect data from loss	Recover Applications quickly after a Disaster
Application Recovery Time	Hours to Days	Minutes
Storage Type	Cold Storage	Hot Storage

DRaaS with NetShop ISP

NetShop ISP’s DRaaS is an easy and affordable DRaaS solution, built on top of our Cloud Backup Solution, that protects critical corporate workloads by instantly spinning up IT systems in the managed cloud recovery site and recovering them to any similar or dissimilar hardware.

Zero Capital Investment (CapEx)
Protect your budget with no investments in an off-site DR facility, or in on-premises software and hardware.

Managed cloud recovery site
Leverage the full cloud infrastructure with the ability to failover to and run machines in the cloud.

Easy, intuitive solution
Enjoy a self-service web-based console for key operations like disaster recovery testing, failover, and failback.

Enable disaster recovery with a few clicks
Add and configure a cloud-based recovery server with just a few clicks using the intuitive web console.

Disaster recovery for any workload
Support all popular workloads – Windows and Linux, major hypervisors, and business applications.

What’s Included

• Secure off-site Recovery Infrastructure
• Failover to the Cloud Recovery Site
• Disaster Recovery Orchestration
• Fallback to Primary Site or to a new Location of your choice
• Instant Recovery of machines in a local, virtualized infrastructure
• Recovery to dissimilar hardware, including bare-metal, physical, virtual or cloud environments
• Non-disruptive failover testing to the Cloud
• Protection of data on 20+ Platforms, incvluding virtual, physical, and cloud-based servers
• Full image and file-level backups
• Wire range of Recovery options: entire machine, ESXi Configuration, single files and folders, databases, Office365, GSuite, etc
• Proactive anti-ransomware protection for Windows machines

Support Environments for Disaster Recovery

• Physical and Virtual Machines
  • Windows
  • Linux
• Virtualization Platforms
  • VMWare VSphere
  • Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Linux KVM
  • Citrix XenServer

Existing Customers signed up for any of NetShop ISP’s Cloud Backup Plans can add Disaster Recovery for the backed up machines & files in one simple click through our intuitive Cloud Backup panel.

Our Certified Team of Cyber Protection Specialists are always looking for new challenges and ways to help your Offline or Online business from recovering a Disaster, or ensuring that your business has taken all necessary measures (preventive) to allow a Disaster Recovery Scenario to be conducted successfully.

Contact us today via e-mail at sales@netshop-isp.com.cy or on Skype (netshopisp) for a free consultation.

How to Easily Upgrade your Server from Linux CentOS 7 to CentOS 8

Updated on January 21, 2021

In this article, you will learn how to upgrade your Linux dedicated or virtual server from CentOS 7 to CentOS 8.

Step 1: Install the EPEL Repository

# yum install epel-release -y

Step 2: Install yum-utils Tools

# yum install yum-utils

After the above step, you now need to resolve the RPM packages by executing the commands:

# yum install rpmconf
# rpmconf -a

Next, perform a clean up of all the packages you don’t require with the following commands:

# package-cleanup --leaves
# package-cleanup --orphans

Step 3: Install the dnf in CentOS 7

DNF is the default package manager in CentOS 8. Install it by executing the following command:

# yum install dnf 

Now remove the yum package manager:

# dnf -y remove yum yum-metadata-parser
# rm -Rf /etc/yum

Step 4: Upgrade CentOS 7 to CentOS 8

First upgrade the dnf package manager:

# dnf upgrade

Next, install CentOS 8 release package using dnf as shown below. This will take a while.

# dnf install http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/centos-repos-8.2-2.2004.0.1.el8.x86_64.rpm http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/centos-release-8.2-2.2004.0.1.el8.x86_64.rpm http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/centos-gpg-keys-8.2-2.2004.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm

Next, upgrade the EPEL repository as follows:

# dnf -y upgrade https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm

Now, remove all the temporary files by executing the following command:

# dnf clean all

Remove the old CentOS 7 kernel core

# rpm -e `rpm -q kernel`

Then you need to remove all conflicting packages:

# rpm -e --nodeps sysvinit-tools

Thereafter, launch the CentOS 8 system upgrade as shown below:

# dnf -y --releasever=8 --allowerasing --setopt=deltarpm=false distro-sync

Step 5: Install the New Kernel Core for CentOS 8

# dnf -y install kernel-core

You are now ready to install CentOS 8 minimal package:

# dnf -y groupupdate "Core" "Minimal Install"

The CentOS 7 to CentOS 8 upgrade task has been completed! You may issue the following command to verify:

# cat /etc/redhat-release

If you are a NetShop ISP Fully Managed Hosting Customer, you may simply drop an email to the Support team to upgrade your CentOS 7 server to CentOS 8. Alternatively, should you wish to perform the upgrade on your own feel free to use this article with the steps described above.

The procedure has been tested at NS Labs for the purposes of drafting this Linux tutorial.

How to Order a Cheap Linux CentOS Server

You can deploy your next Linux CentOS Server in 60 seconds by choosing any of our VPS Hosting plans in Cyprus, Malta, UK, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Los Angeles (United States) and Singapore.

If you prefer dedicated resources then we strongly recommend that you order a cheap dedicated server, at the location of your preference from this page.

Malware infects backups quite often. Some companies can scan backups in a centralized location but it takes a lot of time to perform consecutive regular scans. Active malware can also infect unpatched disk images all over again. Daily or evenweekly full disk on-demand scans take a lot of time and often can’t be done in […]

Malware infects backups quite often. Some companies can scan backups in a centralized location but it takes a lot of time to perform consecutive regular scans. Active malware can also infect unpatched disk images all over again. Daily or even
weekly full disk on-demand scans take a lot of time and often can’t be done in non-working time, meaning employees are constantly disturbed by scans and can lose productivity.

A typical systems administrator has to deal with a lot of machines and their corresponding backups. As part of that work, they need to deal with all of the issues mentioned above and be prepared for other challenges. For example, backed up system drives aren’t the only components susceptible to malware. A device’s OS and third-party apps can also become gateways of infection.

Backup and anti-malware are two essential parts of a modern endpoint security posture. While scanning for malware is usually performed before doing a backup, there are many cases when malware makes its way into backup images. This can happen because of the limited detection capabilities of an average anti-malware solution or because a backup was done before the anti-malware scan.

Full scans of large archives (including backups) to detect malware require considerable time and computational resources. As a result, they’re often not an efficient use of time and resources. That said, scanning archives becomes especially critical if the archives are not stored locally, but in cloud storage, because the speed of access to an archive in the cloud may be significantly slower than accessing a local storage device (depending on the speed of the network or communication channel being used, and/or how heavily-loaded the channel is). Additionally, if any viruses and/or malicious files are found in the archive, the archive is considered damaged or infected, and may not be suitable for use in a system recovery or for file and data extraction.

Historically, to avoid restoring data that’s infected, archives were periodically scanned with anti-virus scanners during storage, when new slices are added to the archive, and/or before restoring the data. However, today there is no solution that allows for custom archive scans in terms of timing or scope. Instead, solutions are forced to scan the entire archive. Furthermore, damaged or infected data in archives cannot be repaired.

Patching machines and applying the latest anti-malware definitions allows sysadmins to restore an OS image that’s ready to withstand a reoccurring infection. To scan backups for malware effectively and properly in a centralized location is another necessary step to ensure safe restores and safe data storage. This is what NetShop’s Cyber Protect solution (powered by Acronis) provides.

Through Acronis Cyber Protect, users can scan full disk backups at a centralized location (Acronis Cloud or onpremises server with the ability to expand support for Amazon, Google, Microsoft, or any other popular cloud storage environment in the future) to find potential vulnerabilities and malware infections, thus ensuring a malware-free backup for a malware-free restore, should it become necessary.

It is now possible to inspect not only one big backup but also archived slices for malware. We can mount the first slice of a plurality of slices in a backup archive to a disk, wherein the first slice is an image of user data for the first time. Acronis technology can detect a modified block of the mounted slice, identify files in the mounted first slice that correspond to the detected modified block, and scan specific files for viruses and other malicious software. This approach also allows Acronis to generate a cured slice that comprises the user data of the mounted first slice without the inclusion of malicious files. By scanning in centralized locations, Acronis Cyber Protect allows users to:

• Reduce loads on client endpoints
• Restore only clean data
• Increase the potential of rootkit and bootkit detections (which are not easily detected during the first on-access or on-demand scans)

TIP: Do quick scans of endpoints and the remaining scan in the centralized location after backup. This ensures you don’t need to compromise between performance and security with Acronis Cyber Protect.

Contact our Cyber Security Specialists today for a free consultation and instant access to your Cyber Protect account.

The National Betting Authority is organising for the 3rd consecutive year the Safer Gambling Week (SGW) which will be held from the 5th until the 11th of October 2020. The SGW aims to inform the public and raise awareness, as well as involve and mobilise all stakeholders regarding safer gambling and protection of wider society from any harmful […]

The National Betting Authority is organising for the 3rd consecutive year the Safer Gambling Week (SGW) which will be held from the 5th until the 11th of October 2020. The SGW aims to inform the public and raise awareness, as well as involve and mobilise all stakeholders regarding safer gambling and protection of wider society from any harmful consequences of gambling activities.

NetShop Internet Services, a two-time Award winning iGaming Hosting Provider, has been announced as an Official Support of this year’s SWG Conference in Cyprus.

The launch of the week will be marked by the 3^rd Safer Gambling Conference. During the week, there will be various activities and events such as workshops, interactive games, presentations, training seminars, and more in all districts in the Republic.

The SGW’s objective is to inform the public on safer gambling practices, self-protection measures that players can set for themselves, as well as treatment centres and facilities for gambling disorder. The week aims to communicate that gambling should remain a fun activity for those who decide to participate in any gambling activities.

The ultimate goal of the Safer Gambling Week is to become a platform for discussion and constructive dialogue between various stakeholders of the Cypriot society and the gambling industry regarding safer gambling practices, and eventually become a cross-industry and community wide institution where it will get people talking about safer gambling: gambling venues staff, players, family, friends, wider community.

The theme for the 3rd Safer Gambling Week is “Let’s keep it a game”. Safe participation in gambling implies that the person who decides to gamble, will do so without putting in risk himself or those around him.

The agenda for the SGW 2020 will be announced soon and will be updated frequently. More information on the week and its activities can be found at www.sgw.cy

This year, taking into consideration international best practices and the suggestions of the scientific community, the Authority has decided to proceed with the rebranding of Responsible Gaming to Safer Gambling. The focus on safer gambling promotes a new understanding of the responsibility of the state and gambling operators and providers to enhance player’s protection mechanisms. The idea of “Responsible Gaming” suggests that the players is primarily responsible for protecting himself. This prevailing view, although correct, should be revised and used in a broader sense. The notion of “Safer Gambling” emphasizes that in addition to individual responsibility, there is a clear responsibility of the state and its institutions, as well as gambling operators and all stakeholders involved.

More information on safer gambling can be found at the website www.safergambling.gov.cy

The Authority informs the public that, all the activities of the Week will be carried out in accordance with the directives and the decrees of the Minister of Finance for containing the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus disease.