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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The Benefits of Integrated Network Faxing
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July 6, 2009
Faxing is sometimes seen as an outdated procedure in today’s world of email; however, there are still many companies that rely on their fax machine and correspond with their clients via fax. If one of your suppliers is one of …
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21st Century Heists – Part 3
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July 3, 2009
After previously taking a look at the various methods employed to steal money the hi-tech way, below are some considerations, tips and closing thoughts about how to avoid becoming a victim to these schemes. Nowadays a robbery is no longer …
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Security awareness: taking the first steps
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July 3, 2009
In a previous post, I talked about the importance of security education and awareness programs for employees. If you are an IT administrator or a business owner reading this blog you may feel that in theory this is great and makes sense, …
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21st Century Heists – Part 2
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July 2, 2009
We previously discussed how robberies and theft used to be carried out in the past and how this has evolved in time. Now we will continue discussing modern ways that malicious people have employed in order to steal money. Skimming …
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Podcast – Educating Employees about Security Awareness
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July 2, 2009
David Kelleher, communications and research analyst at GFI Software is back this week discussing the need for companies to educate their employees on basic security principles. In last week’s podcast, David touched upon what GFI are doing to help SMBs …
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21st Century Heists – Part 1
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July 1, 2009
The world is evolving. Remember a time when to make a phone call meant having to find the closest pay phone or going home to a landline? How about a time when there was no such thing as a television? …
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MSPs – Difference between Success…
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July 1, 2009
and failure! In my experience there are a few to think about. See below. I’m assuming that most small and medium sized IT companies are run by Technical people who’ve grown into the CEO/Managing Director role, much as I did …
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GFI Donates!
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July 1, 2009
As part of GFI’s scheme to aid the community through various means, a blood donation drive was organized in June with around 30 GFI employees from the Malta office volunteering to roll up their sleeves (literally!) and donate blood. The …
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Security education: ineffective or the wrong approach?
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June 30, 2009
Employees don’t give two hoots about security or security policies. They share passwords with colleagues; they share work devices with others without supervision; they transfer files from their laptop to home computer; they use their corporate email address to subscribe …
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Seven Habits and all that stuff
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June 26, 2009
Some years ago, I read Covey’s book ‘Seven Habits of Highly Succesful People’. The message above all others that I took away from it was that the most succesful people ‘invested’ in building and maintaining RELATIONSHIPS. You’re probably wondering how …
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