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The rest of the story is here: http://bgr.com/2014/01/16/how-was-target-hacked/ If it can be believed, Target's systems were compromised for perhaps six months before the major discovery. What's the solution? Drop e-banking, credit cards, The Cloud? Go back to in-person on-side neighbor banking and stores, paying with…

Juniper users, rejoice! But let's don't be creepy about it . . .

Yes, when we think about what was socially acceptable a hundred or five hundred years ago, we see changing attitudes. It may be that part of adults' responsibilities is to evaluate what's good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, and encourage children and younger adults to understand and examine and consider--and adopt/not…

People are wise to suspect they will be victims of cyber attacks. Those attacks come after discovery of vulnerabilities, which are later leveraged for negative reasons. And there may be financial impact as the result of those attacks--either to the company experiencing the attack, or to those who may unwittingly be part of…

I can't say you're incorrect. The only workaround I've seen (outside of the super-secret beta I tested that had hidden commands to toggle a test dark view and something else) is to download plugins that will give a dark view to your Chrome web browser as a new default skin (Dark Reader - Chrome Web Store ). They look…

We see the benefits, the fun, the people, the travel opportunities to local highlights, the food . . . But what are the drawbacks to attending these events, adatole​? * Jet Lag * Red tape (entering other countries, or re-entering the U.S.?) * Leg room on airplanes * Airline food * Security concerns at any leg of the…

EIGRP was released as a standard to the general public in 2013 and is no longer Cisco proprietary. However, other router manufacturers seem to have set a standard of not adopting it. They still feel that Cisco's "Open EIGRP" standard tends to draw customers to Cisco routers. I don't know which, if any, vendors besides…

Bitcoin. People just wanting anything new, willing to trust snake-oil salesmen. It'll be some other new/confusing scam tomorrow. I only wish I'd had a thousand dollars to throw away on new Bitcoins four years ago, simply so I could trade them in for millions last year, or today. I don't see them as a good solution for…

Let's not beat around the bush: Just get NPM and its sister modules and start monitoring. Then you'll know what's going on and where attention must be focused to improve performance. That makes Orion a money saver. Charge its services out to clients and it becomes a money maker. There's no point in not hitting Management…

Whatever word is chosen almost certainly must be I.T. related, and probably SHOULD be related to social awkwardness. I like "array", but perhaps a more accurate group term might be an "uneasiness" of geeks.

"IoT Tsunami" is a pretty apt description. The two share much in common: * People are aware of both of them, of their risks and vulnerabilities and causes. And people do NOT avoid them. * Preventing both is difficult. A real tsunami is caused by earthquakes and sub-sea subversions--there's no preventing that. IoT problems…

Obviously your brother was aware of corruption occurring within your army's supply corps. Yes, X soldiers deserted, but corrupt supply sergeants were still drawing inventory for their food & clothing--and then selling it on the black market. Your brother was a canny DM, with a devious streak that represented how the real…

Some questions need no viewing of the hint. Today's is a perfect example of common sense eliminating the incorrect answers. (October 12, Question 5).

Providing access to devices not traditionally online, just because it's cool or supported or "needed", should be covered by corporate policy. I suspect many of the users of those solutions, and the third party vendors that install them, may not have credentials or security policies that are equal to my companies. Thus is a…

I considered both of those images, and others, but went with David & Goliath's sculpture simply for being more easily recognizable, and for convenience, and for being (slightly) less graphic.

I'd offer that Security as a corporate function addresses only part of the need. Call me Pollyanna, but we'd spend a lot less time and money securing our systems if there were fewer folks attacking or hacking. As we protect ourselves and our companies today, there should also be that "ounce of prevention" going into our…

Interesting. My team has different methods that are out of band for managing mobile resources in the DMZ. Is this still available for NPM, specifically 11.5.2? Or is it already included?

Hi wman! Post your detailed questions and folks here will be happy to either answer them directly, or provide links to the pages that provide the information you need. For example, what kinds of upgrades are you looking to do? Upgrade switches or routers? Upgrade your Orion products? The more detailed your questions, the…

Everyone has to be on board--otherwise the naming isn't "by convention." I've seen places where the names of servers were in a class by themselves, and represented servers with specific functionalities. States, cities, presidents, countries, species of birds, fish, dogs, cats--they all had their consistent use. Places that…

While there may be restrictions on using your points for purchases, based on your location, points are also used to compare your status / rank among 130,000 other Thwack members. You may enjoy Youtube videos of Drew Carey's television show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" --where everything is made up, and the points don't…

Cisco sells their Tetration product to help make app dependencies more transparent. For seven figures, it's obvious they believe it's not only complex, but necessary.

I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Which division will fail or be sold? Will customer support improve or degrade? Time will tell.

Any vendor (Cisco, or others) that provides a core or distribution switch, that isn't compatible with hitless reloads and hitless upgrades (e.g.: ISSU) needs to re-examine their future viability. Those of us who buy those non-ISSU devices and deploy them in core and distribution positions can recommend alternate solutions…

The new changes are so much happiness! I particularly love the instant gratification of participating in Thwack conversations and challenges and seeing my points change immediately. If you've ever shot clay pigeons (trap, skeet, sporting clays, five-stand, etc.), you'll understand my appreciation for seeing the immediate…

Major re-BUMP!

I've occasionally been asked to speak to high school and college students on the IT track. Their questions have been solely focused on salaries they hope to earn. Becoming "life learners" isn't part of their plan. They know how to Google something, and that's been good enough for them so far. I was young once, too.…

Still waiting on my complimentary Thwack-user plane tickets & hotel . . .

It's true, but sad and ishy at the same time. Why people have to be so . . . (fill in the blank) is beyond me.

Vote for this one--it makes perfect sense.