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Even as Jfrazier​ correctly noted, you've described the I.T. Circle Of Life. I believe that products are evolving the way Solarwinds' products and IT people are. Where folks once manually checked drives, and then wrote scripts to help them do that task along with others, eventually snmp and WMI made it possible for…

Ugh. Today's hint (October 16) was an exercise in proving a negative. I had to follow every link on the hint page to prove which answers(s) were viable and which were not. I've better things to do than attempting to prove a negative. The goal in the mission's questions should be to teach us what a product can do, and how…

It's a never-ending cycle. Buy a new product, get a boatload of vulnerabilities. Expose your infrastructure to the Internet, become hacked. It's inevitable, if you believe what the blogs & news stories tell. As for me, I'm happy the government is trying to create standards and do some protection, as long as they don't…

Bacon cooking instructions made it into the news this week: Yes, that snarky bacon packaging is real - KYMA

Improve efficiency by moving users/people into the city/data center as best you can. For network users, great big pipes and fast app & database equipment can be part of the solution. So can Citrix, especially if it keeps users off the regular highways, but is dependent on the Info Highway being big enough to handle the…

In my state we take humble pride from being "Minnesota Nice" and doing things that make others' days more pleasant--for no better reason than it's nice to live in a place with nice people. I see the logic in the "complaint sandwich" while also immediately hearing that silent "BUT . . . " As in "You make me happy, BUT you…

While reviewing the prizes, I thought the R2-D2 refrigerator was particularly cool (pun intended). Then I started reading some of the comments from folks who'd bought one, or were considering buying one, and it may turn out this is not the droid you're looking for:

Data cannot have ethics. It cannot be ethical or unethical because ethics are based on moral principles, while data is simply one or more facts. Facts are not moral principles that vary by culture or environment, education or wealth, opportunity or need. What is ethical in one society today is anathema to another. That…

I'd love to hear what you see on them after a day or a week. Please IM me, or post your findings in this thread / forum. 

Gamefying the training may help. Anything to get people to think Security instead assume it.

If Microsoft can protect our data from Big Brother (including from exploitation/sale by Microsoft itself), I'm happier. I doubt they can/will do this, but the story was encouraging. Part of knowing that changes need to be made in government is seeing the kind of data being gathered/requested. If one doesn't know bad things…

Bump. Adding this functionality would bring a world of new insight into my SW IPAM and UDT, increasing their value to me--and assumedly to others.

Talent Wars doesn't quite match reality, based on geographic location of employees versus employers. Maybe it's that way in big cities, but I see my friends and peers continually searching for better situations, better salary, lower stress--without having to uproot family and get out of the quiet country or woods and fight…

Lovin' it.

I agree with the observation that retailers are getting a free pass from shareholders and customers, and the result is that breaches will be part of doing business. And that's NOT acceptable.

How will you change your life, or your IoT security, if the CIA is connected to your Alexa? http://www.wimp.com/alexa-are-you-connected-to-the-cia/

I liked the article about Notifications, and will take action against badges in my phone's apps. Thanks for posting! I think anyone who monitors networks understands "alert fatigue", and has probably done a lot to remove it from their personal and work lives. Thanks, SolarWinds!

Where is the BYOD Bill Of Rights now?

The BIG cloud providers' availability reports are readily accessed simply by watching the news. If/when Azure or AWS is down somewhere, it's national/international news. Smaller providers--not as much. ISP's and WAN providers? I definitely have statistics showing who does a better job, and who does worse. Thanks to…

I reworded some of my phrases & paragraphs & bullets to read better, to make more sense to me. I can accept your point of view. I'd LOVE for no actual "Prod" data to be in Test or Dev. My philosophy is that building Dev and Test should be started only after the full security that's applied to Prod has been put in place on…

Thank you for continuing to broaden our horizons.

My dearest, most darling, precious Network, I write you out of most sincere concern, with regards to your recent and unchecked growth. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror? This can't be healthy, and my fellow Network Analysts and I are seriously considering an Intervention. Your unchecked addition of apparently…

When devices like Androids continue to be sold after the period in which their automatic security updates has ended, it's unfortunate for users. Anyone still selling machines loaded with Windows 95, 98, NT, CE, 2000, XP, etc. isn't held liable for doing something irresponsible. However, built-in network / business…

@"ecklerwr1" I was able to get into that link without delay. Here's hoping it works for you soon! Rick Schroeder

Some of my passwords are required to be changed every 30 days. I don't know what I'd do without my password safe. I can keep 60 passwords in my head, but not 70. And not when I have to change some monthly.

A friend of mine wrote, published, and recorded a lovely modern I.T. office song called "Digging Out A Cave Beneath My Cube." A pertinent section of the lyrics seems to apply to this Geek Speak topic: "Got a desk job in an office park I’ve stuck it out since ninety-two Through many changes in the management No one’s sure…

I understand why the article on passwords is of interest. I also don't understand why people won't take more interest in security, other than the usual excuses (it's too inconvenient). I recall captures of people in airports punching in credit card numbers into wall phones, while behind them people were seemingly video…

Ugh!

SAM and DPA and WPM should be mandatory inclusions in any SW product--just to help define and monitor and improve the relationships between servers and applications.

I appreciate and enjoy your take on AWS's statement about never being down. Nicely called!