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Modern billing & insurance require fast access to records via EHR solutions. Modern networks require the same for IP & DNS management. But EHR's may fail, or have scheduled downtime for maintenance, so there are downtime solutions that actually involve paper & sneaker net. I wouldn't want to use only spreadsheets again for…
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AWS backup? No, I don't feel DBA's have much to worry about there--UNLESS people aren't aware of data breaches and how common they are. I don't want my PHI or PCI data in the cloud, stored in AWS or elsewhere, if for no other reason than the earlier Actuator story about bulk passwords & user names free to download in…
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In 1980 I bought a Marantz SD 9000 "metal" programmable Tape Deck that could wake me to my favorite music on tape, or on radio, or via turn table. Getting it to provide freshly cooked bacon, however, was not in the cards. "Alexa, bacon isn't good for me. Never let me request it in the future."
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Editing the DNA of the unborn may be a valuable tool for prevention of issues in the future, but it seems likely to be abused by those wishing "designer babies" or a new "master race" or slave race.
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I bring in ear buds so speakers aren't required. I appreciate that, in a cube farm, everyone is thoughtful of others' work environments and doesn't use speakers.
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Your knowledge and expertise on this topic is deep--and daunting! I'm impressed--you've made simple what was Microsoft-esque.
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Two packets split in cables blue Two destinations had they both But with my NTA I knew Their destinations both were true And simply demonstrated growth. They traveled over networks fair To sites for work or IRS. Our filters did not block them there Because their content wasn't rare; Their packets we would not suppress. But…
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But I really liked the concept. I've seen powered armor in SF successfully deployed in books. In movies . . . not so much.
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Convenience affects perception, and perception becomes reality. It's convenient and easy to steal music via the Internet, therefore it MUST be legal. But musicians get paid nothing for stolen downloads, and most musicians make very little on an hourly rate as the result of folks' lack of appreciation of musicians' skills.…
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Fun stuff! Here's hoping it, or even participating in the fun interactions and uploads, aren't used surreptitiously against us (unethically). ;^)
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What's the use of block chain, of all the processing spent on mining bitcoins and the like? Well, have you ever heard of Rainbow Tables? They're large lists of every possible password someone could create on a keyboard. They're used to facilitate Brute Force attacks. Discovering/mining block chains sure seems like the…
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I agree, there was "Yellow Journalism" since the 1890's, and it was as offensive and misleading then as it is today. Yet somehow I imagined we'd gotten better than that. That there were standards enforced by people of good conscience, with high morals, since that time. That today's journalism in the U.S. was well-reasoned…
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Training is where it's at. * Keeping IT Admins up to date as much as possible with formal and official procedures and recommendations through professional off-site week-long training, or by bringing in a professional trainer to talk to a larger group of your admins. The training should be at least a week long, and should…
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Amazon's goof is EVERYONE'S goof. So many people predicted this, or worse, that there's no good excuse for not being forewarned. When someone first called wireless security "Wireless Equivalent Protection" and then in less than two months were proven it was easily defeated, folks should have realized that will be the risk…
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After having been there, and also after reading about their mortality rate? You're a better man than I, Gunga-din.
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I've run into this often enough to be amazed when corporations seems to have a handle on it. How do companies like SolarWinds, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Cisco, etc., manage to have the right number and type of Obsessive/Compulsive people that they can track changes and prevent obsolete data from causing problems? Even in my own…
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Human nature seems to be responsible for the Five Why's. Folks could avoid them by admitting "This broke or failed because we (pick your answer or build a more appropriate one for your situation) * were too lazy to do it right * were ignorant of the facts * had to bow to a VIP that was a squeaky wheel * chose to compromise…
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Here's best wishes for a successful event. And more wishes for something similar to come to Minneapolis.
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Illegal/unauthorized block-chain mining is ridiculous, and folks should have malware / AV security protection that defends against it, and that defeats it. Better still would be defense software that automatically published publicly the sources of the code, and assigned it specifically to the individuals and groups…
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Starting with a great security program and top-notch practices and procedures from day one--that's the challenge I see. Who can afford to start a business with full-fledged and exemplary security solutions and practices in play? Who can NOT afford to have security in full force from day one? It wouldn't be hard to define a…
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Actually, I have a friend who works for a Fortune 1000 company that DOES have an internal "compliance policy" restricting where he can eat lunch. He's frugal type and enjoys bringing a lunch to work, perhaps eating out in a public park venue in downtown St. Paul. But company policy forbids that. The big bosses want all…
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If we consider Sky-Net from the Terminator series as "history", we'd be either foolish to think it couldn't happen. Or maybe we're paranoid to believe it could.
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When we hire, that "empathy factor" is one that's challenging to test for, and to test consistently across all applicants. Some people display it, some hide it but still have it, others appear to not be aware of it--they may even have never considered it. I say "Hire people you will enjoy working with. Because people can…
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Scariest? It's a tough one. I've got three--you tell me which was worst: 1. When I Needed A Get Out Of Jail Free Card Maybe the time an IT Director at a different employer told me to move forward with a $65K test implementation of VoIP. It was the first time it was being used in this chain of 33 buildings, 14,000 users. No…
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Isn't it silly everyone assumes IoT devices are: * A good idea? * Secure? * Automatically / mandatorily allowed on corporate networks? * Something no one in Security / IT can say "no" to?
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I Googled "Technology Angel" and looked for images--virtually all but one were mundane and boring.
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Nice. I love the info-share going on in this venue. I REALLY appreciate the "What do you think of this widget" collaboration. It's one of my favorite parts of a UX interview. Thank you for sharing!
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Are we really alone in the galaxy or universe? I hope not. AND . . . I hope whoever else that may be out there is benevolent to us. I'm a fisherman, and I go out on the water as an optimist. If I said "The statistical likelihood of catching something safe to eat AND useful, without having wasted my time, and without…
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Naw, don't let that stop a good idea. If it prevents one major exposure, and even if you don't "know" for certain the policy/process was what saved you--and you probably don't even know your company WAS saved--it was worth it.,
