It has been a long time coming and definitely slower than we would have liked but we’re almost at the point of release for ionCube Encoder 12 which will support PHP 8.1. The estimate we have been working towards for quite a while now has been ‘around the end of June’ and it looks like that estimate isn’t far off with major testing progressing well.

This guide has been created to explain the importance of firewalls, whitelisting and blacklisting as part of your IT security protocols in order to protect your system and improve your understanding of this topic as an IT professional. In this resource, we will also cover the key differences between using whitelists and blacklists, as well as why it is important that your security monitoring system includes ways to internally whitelist/blacklist IPs.

Controlling your Windows PC remotely can open a world of possibilities; remote work, remote assistance, remote system diagnosis and network troubleshooting are just some of the advantages of using Remote Desktop Protocol or RDP. Developed by Microsoft, RDP allows you to remotely connect to another computer over a network, giving you full access to and control over the computer’s software, data and resources.

Automation workflows add a lot of value to an organization’s day-to-day operations. At a minimum, they streamline the execution of complex, multi-step processes, thereby allowing people to focus on higher-value tasks. On top of that, automation workflows can provide valuable insights through the metrics that they gather – including the number of requests, the date and time they were requested, the time it took to complete each request, who made the request, and much more.