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In most office environments, power strips or surge protectors are a normal, everyday device that most of our computers, printers, copiers, etc. are plugged into. They’re fairly innocuous and probably something we take for granted, right? Just a normal piece of equipment in our office. What if that power strip was actually…
Welcome to the Access Rights Manager Forum! According to the recent Insider Threat Report: 2018 over half of organizations have confirmed an insider attack within the last 12 months. The majority of these are attributed to too many users with excessive access privileges. Access control is one of the key components of an…
You’ve read up on the history of hacking, its motivations, and benefits for you as an IT professional. You’ve watched videos and read technical books on hacking tools and even spent a few hard-earned dollars on some nifty hacking gadgets to learn from on your own personal hack-lab playground. Now what? What can you do with…
I’m at PASS Summit this week in Seattle. If you are reading this and also at PASS Summit, stop by the SolarWinds booth and say hello. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Microsoft’s Sonar lets you check your website for performance and security issues Microsoft…
I BEAT THEM TO FIRING ME! (Part Two) Fight Back Why network configuration, change and compliance management (NCCCM) is a must Inspired by former Citibank employee sentencing (Part Two) We've all heard horror stories about the disgruntled employee who pillages the office supply closet and leaves the building waving an…
To get started with securing your network, you don’t need to begin with a multi-million dollar project with multiple penetration tests, massive network audits, wide-spread operating systems upgrades, and the installation of eye-wateringly expensive security appliances. Those are all great things to do if you have the staff…
“Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends” – Rogers & Hammerstein, “Oklahoma!” The modern office environment has its fair share of rivalries, competitions, and friction. In some companies, interdepartmental politics abound, project teams put “frenemies” in direct contact with each other, or a heated exchange can…
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