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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Using pirated software? Swashbuckling with risk!
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April 24, 2013
We are often warned about the security risks when using pirated software. While some believe the ‘piracy argument’ is pushed by vendors to scare people into buying software rather than pirating it, this statement is not incorrect.
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How to Prevent Users from Changing GFI WebMonitor® Proxy Settings in Firefox® Using Group Policies
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April 23, 2013
If you’re in an environment where users are allowed to use browsers other than the default Internet Explorer (IE), you should know that these programs will use settings outside of the Microsoft defaults. Employees using other browsers will also need …
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The 41 Dumbest Security Decisions
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April 22, 2013
Have you ever been confronted by a decision that seemed so ill-advised or just plain wrong that you couldn’t believe anyone would make it? Has that been something either directly related to, or impacting security? If so, then there’s probably …
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How to Avoid Becoming the Villain
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April 19, 2013
Computing history has shown us that if you are running servers you are responsible for your own infrastructure and in some cases, also responsible towards those using the Internet. Malicious attacks illegally exploiting poorly configured servers were common practice until …
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Cupcakes for an Award-winning Team!
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April 17, 2013
At GFI we love cake. So what better excuse could there be to indulge in some cupcakes than GFI MailEssentials winning Messaging Product of the Year at the Network Computing Awards 2013 last month?
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The Age of the Agile MSP
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April 12, 2013
It could be argued that many IT service providers are somewhat set in their ways; running the same tools and processes that have been industry norm for at least a decade; and why not? They’ve always worked until now. However …
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GFI MailEssentials® Online Solves the Postini™ Problem
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April 11, 2013
Google sounded the death knell of Postini when it started releasing similar features natively within Google Apps. Now Google has announced the end of Postini. This has presented a very real problem for 26 million Postini users – who can …
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Taming a Web Gone Wild
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April 9, 2013
When Tim Berners-Lee first conceived of a system of interlinked documents that could be accessed over a world-wide network, nobody could have foreseen what a tangled Web we would weave. Today’s web is an amazing source of information and entertainment. …
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April Webcast Line-Up
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April 4, 2013
Every month we organize some exciting webcasts that cover a variety of topics – have a look at this month’s line-up and sign up for what best suits your needs!
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Growing Your IT Support Business by Becoming a Managed Service Provider
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April 1, 2013
If you are reading this, chances are you’re the owner of a small to medium sized business (SMB) quickly reaching the limits of what you can do with your current break/fix model and you are keen to know where you …
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