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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Managing Email Storage Before it Becomes a Problem
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August 10, 2011
If you have a small business you’re probably running a server with Small Business Server (SBS) for email, file sharing and collaboration. SBS is a good fit for small businesses as it provides a good platform for the IT of …
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The Perils of Public Wireless Networks
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August 9, 2011
The widespread availability and convenience of public wireless networks allows us to be online as much as possible. Wi-Fi hotspots can be found almost anywhere – in airports, in restaurants, in coffee shops, bars – unless you’re in the middle …
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Hacking Motivations – Hacktivism
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August 4, 2011
Hacktivism is a term which describes the use of hacking for political, non-violent activism. As with any other form of activism, people’s perceptions will differ; some see hacktivism as a necessary tool against oppression, while others see it as nothing …
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Privacy? What Privacy?
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August 1, 2011
Every so often we are regaled with attention-grabbing headlines announcing the demise of the individual’s right to privacy or how Big Brother has a constant roving eye over us all, recording the minutiae of our very existence. We grumble because …
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Blocking websites doesn’t have to be a bad thing
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July 26, 2011
The decision to start blocking websites is not one to be made lightly, but it is one all companies face eventually. Users with unrestricted Internet access find themselves constantly battling malware infections and at risk of information leakage, while companies …
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The Stuxnet malware story
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July 22, 2011
I came across an excellent story by Ars Technica on the Stuxnet malware. It’s well worth the read as it goes into detail on how the virus originated, how it was analyzed and how security researchers got to the bottom …
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101 Free Admin Tools
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July 21, 2011
We know administrators love tools that make life easier – especially when they’re free! So here are 101 of them! Any free tools you know of that are missing from this list? Leave us a comment! We know administrators love …
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Rotary Foundation honors GFI Charity Fund Committee
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July 20, 2011
The Rotary Foundation has honored the GFI Charity Fund Committee in Malta for its ongoing support in the form of helpful and eager volunteers for Rotary’s various hands-on initiatives in Malta as well as via financial assistance to help those in …
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Intelligent people do dumb things
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July 15, 2011
It’s official. Intelligent people do dumb things. Earlier this month, an internet fraudster – who had cashed in nearly half a million pounds – was put behind bars for two years for his part in a gang running various web-based …
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How hard is it to get robbed?
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July 11, 2011
There are a number of software products that can help you protect your network from both internal and external attacks. Protecting the network with these tools is, relatively speaking, the easy part. The hard part is to design security policies …
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