The 31 Worst Face-Palm Moments in IT
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August 2, 2013
You’ve probably heard the phrase “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. I want to introduce another in the same vein as that – “The Dumb, the Stupid, and the Unbelievable”. I’ve been an IT consultant for many years, and …
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GFI WebMonitor™ 2011 R3 Released!
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October 12, 2011
GFI WebMonitor™ 2011 R3 has been released today. GFI WebMonitor 2011 R3 now includes new security and anti-malware features that enable small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to provide employee Internet access without sacrificing network protection. The latest version of GFI WebMonitor …
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3 Compelling Reasons to Implement Network Internet Control
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October 11, 2011
Having network Internet control in place is a must for any business to run smoothly. The Internet is an essential tool for most of your employees, so blocking it off completely is not an option. Instead you should implement proper …
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Top 37 Risks Businesses Run with Uncontrolled Internet Usage
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October 10, 2011
No one in IT really wants to be the Internet Police – granted. In fact, the less we know about our colleagues’ web surfing habits, the happier we will probably be. Sometimes there really is such a thing as ‘too …
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Web Reputation Can Save You from Online Threats
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October 7, 2011
Reputation is everything in business. A single blemish, a negative report, or a poor review of a product, could bring a company to its knees, affect sales and send a negative message to investors or consumers. Reputation and trust go …
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Love Your AV – Introducing VIPRE 5.0
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October 5, 2011
Today GFI Software released GFI VIPRE® Antivirus Business 5.0, the latest version of its anti-malware endpoint security solution. Version 5.0 offers the same award-winning protection that businesses love, but is easier to install, deploy and manage with these new features: …
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Network Internet Control – Managing Risk the Right Way
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October 4, 2011
The first thing that comes to mind when discussing network Internet control is usually how the administrator can make sure that users are visiting legitimate websites. Secondly, most administrators would be running regular virus scans of any file(s) downloaded from …
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Microsoft Action Ends the Kelihos Botnet
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September 28, 2011
In another victory against spammers, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has taken down the Kelihos botnet, which at the time the command and control servers were knocked offline, controlled some 41,000 infected hosts and was able to send 3.8 billion …
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Taking the Right Measures to Improve Exchange Performance
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September 23, 2011
With most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) depending on Microsoft Exchange as the core of their messaging infrastructure, Exchange performance is critical to the Exchange admin. Whether the email is down, or merely slow, admins will need to take care …
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The 43 Things Administrators Should Never Do
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September 22, 2011
Administrators have a tough job on their hands to manage, maintain and protect the network they are responsible for. Armed with the latest tools, they do an excellent job; however, at times, often due to pressure, they make mistakes – …
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Defending Against Zero-Day Threats
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September 20, 2011
Zero-day threats are attacks that use an unknown exploit/attack for which no patch or antivirus definition file exists as yet, and they are a major concern for administrators. So what can an administrator do to prevent zero-day attacks from affecting …
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