The 31 Worst Face-Palm Moments in IT

On the 22nd June I posted about the importance of securing the human element in an organization, and in that same week, the universe, or more correctly cyberspace, decided to provide a real world example of some of the points that …

Email archiving is important for organizations that have to comply with legislation and regulations regarding the archiving of electronic mail for eDiscovery reasons and other legal issues. Therefore deciding which email archiving technology to implement is a significant financial decision …

Security is a very broad subject and unfortunately one that doesn’t deal in absolutes.  There is no magic pill, no consultant who can tell you just use this and you’ll be totally secure, and if they do, then they’re not …

Cycling to work this morning for this first time since last month’s accident, I was wondering what I’d write about this morning.  As it happened I was cycling through Dundee Centre past the main offices in town. I remembered that …

In sales, understanding your clients’ needs plays an instrumental role in determining what it is that you’re going to sell them. It also sets the stage for how you’re going to then position those services. One way to simplify this …

One aspect of security that is often overlooked is the Human Element. People are a factor in IT infrastructure and as such are also a possible attack vector. Business organizations should take this aspect of security as seriously as any …

David Kelleher, communications and research analyst at GFI Software discusses how GFI are helping SMBs to recognize the importance of investing further in their security. The main cause of the problem lies in the attitude that SMBs have towards security, …

A random thought popped into my (mostly empty) head this morning.  During the last few years that I was running my IT company, I changed from being very nervous when asking for money to being much more comfortable.  I think the turning point was a book …

Just an throwaway marketing thought… It’s a scientifically proven fact that people tend to adopt a ‘herding instinct’ in times of uncertainty. I think the decision process goes something like this: ‘Jeezo – I’m worried. The quickest way I can …

Viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, malware, rootkits, phishing, botnets, cross-site scripting, vulnerabilities… the list of buzzwords goes on. These words all mean something to us in the security arena, but for the general public they’re just  indistinguishable words that geeks use. …