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Secure RDP in 2025: Surviving Today’s Scanning Spikes
TL;DR: Treat public RDP as an exception. Put RDP behind a VPN or RD Gateway, enforce phishing-resistant MFA, allowlist source IPs, and monitor aggressively. 【The 2025 reality】 Always-on internet scanning means any exposed 3389/TCP gets... -
SQL Server on a Windows VPS in Tokyo: A Performance Tuning Playbook
This hands-on checklist helps you get predictable I/O and faster queries on a Japan-hosted Windows VPS. 【1) Start with storage & layout】 Separate data, log, and tempdb to different volumes when possible. Size for IOPS/throughput, n... -
APPI Explained for Global Teams: Hosting in Japan & Cross-Border Transfers
Who this column is for? ：Global legal/ops teams that host workloads in Japan or serve Japanese users and need to transfer personal data overseas. 【APPI in a nutshell】 APPI broadly covers business operators handling personal informatio... -
SoftEther VPN on Windows: Site-to-Site Bridge from Overseas to Japan
For global businesses, connecting an overseas branch office to a Japan VPS securely is essential. Applications such as ERP, VoIP, file sharing, and remote desktops work best when networks behave as one. SoftEther VPN is a free, open-sour...
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