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I am loving this thread as well. I am in the process of building out a Security Architecture for my employer. I have relied heavily on you and Josh Habermann for direction and vision. Keep 'em coming! :-)

Hi guys. I am late to the party but the October 8th, Question 6 answer is wrong A MitM is not a device by definition but a type of attack using a WAP. And the question explicitly stated, "What type of rogue devices do you need to be made aware of?"

Interesting article. This is a real challenge for the seasoned, set-in-his/her-ways, network admin. Myself, I ran into Support after I dropped out of college when I realized that my brain was not built to be a developer. The convergence of Development and Operations is widely documented and advertised. It is inevitable.…

So give us your honest opinion sqlrockstar​. How long should we wait until we upgrade to SQL Server 2016? Historically, I've waited 3-6 months for Microsoft to iron out all the kinks. Has that expectation changed?

I was so hoping to win a copy of this during ThwackCamp. I can't even get commitment from the NEtwork team to participate in an eval of it. Still trying....

Computer latency - For years I used to build, and support, my dear old mom's computers. I would always over-spec it so it would last a long time. But after each time she got a new PC she would complain that it was "slow." Wha?? "It takes too long to boot up." I couldn't argue her point. It's taken them close to 30 years to…

I concur with ecklerwr1​. A very useful article. Good tips on the assessment and scalability. And yes, I have resigned myself that I am only here to serve the Almighty Application! All Praise Ye!

The "Happy Pi Day" inundation on my FB and Twitter feeds has been quelled by the sad news of Stephen Hawking. Ugh! All of your articles are lead-in's for Black Mirror episodes. I'm disheartened.

When fate robs you of your skills, you can always seek others When I went to Digex I found myself surrounded by plenty of world-class talent. I mean some freaky smart people. It quickly dawned on me that I was surrounded by people much more talented. Fortunately, there was plenty of work and I had plenty of other skills I…

I know this has long since expired but I just found this post. My career in IT has always been based on this philosophy: "Work to make me obsolete!" Automate any task of mine that can be automated. Document, in anyway, my critical processes so that if I get hit by a bus someone else can easily pick it up. Simplify…

I have started to (slowly) change my spots (again). After 10 years, around 2003, I stopped being technical. I was in an environment where I was surrounded by teams of people who were infinitely much more talented than I was. So I went the PM route. Sprinkle in my technical background and I was a double-threat. A few years…

Many Thwack blog posts in the past have addressed security in IT and there has been much debate over the separation of general IT and Security. Regardless of which side you choose in that debate it is now indisputable that security is prevalent. Systems admins, Network admins, DBA's, storage admins, and so on... need to…

Any hub-bub on Skype becoming MS Teams? And what the deali-o is with all that?

The title of this blog post: "The Army's march forward means letting go of the past", doesn't apply to just their IT framework. Also, you can insert thousands of "brick 'n mortar" -type companies into that title and the same rules apply. Dependencies, requirements, etc. can all get so messy when trying to free yourself…

Buttons that don't work: * Elevator 'Door Close' * Street Crossing button * SolarWinds NPM 'Poll Now' :-)

Given the outcome of the last two bracket battle l sense a Star Wars bias here on Thwack.

Not for nothing, and not trying to be political here, but Trump's lawyers should institute a policy where they eat... not in a restaurant next to the New York Times Washington Bureau. Trump lawyers spill beans, thanks to terrible choice of restaurant — next door to the New York Times - The Washington Po…

There's a real thin line between love and hate. Show them some love and they will be your best friend. Q: "What do you do when you receive this alert?" A: "I delete it." Q: "Then I shall delete it!" Or.... Q: "What would you like that alert to say to have it be more useful to you?"

The food is sooo good! And I set her up so well. I drove up and down the road "looking" for the restaurant, which I wouldn't tell her the name of. We passed the gas station 4 times. Then I said, "There it is!" as I turned in. "A gas station?" she said. "Yeah!!"

That whole California thing is getting messy. The feds are thinking of getting involved in that lawsuit as well. It has the potential to become the battleground for other states to make independent choices that could really blow up the broadband market.

It's brand new week. Let's bump it!

Classic!

Thanks for following up Cheryl. I am all set. I really enjoyed the class. :-)

Other than historical emails how does it differ to SharePoint Team Sites? My company went to Office365 (now Office349 by our calculations) in Q2 of this year. I am still drinking from the firehouse.

Thursday bump!

All but one... ;-)

IOT will give new meaning to the term, "Shadow IT" and not just in the workplace. I am sure many of you have seen the picture of the fridge with the embedded screen on it and the dubious content portrayed? Yea... there's going to be a lot more of that in our lives. And the segue to the largest ever DDOS attack is perfect.…

No more points for document downloads? Hmm.. I wonder how this will impact solarwinds-worldwide and his/her meteoric rise to Level 19? ;-)

The Following 10 Concerts I have Been To. 1 Is a Lie... So apparently this a method for bad people to hack your identity now? Joke's on them I did go see the Wiggles Live without my kids! HA! (Did I just admit that out loud? Anyway, I don't see this as anything new, but only as a wrinkle. Get off the grid and you'll be…

Ahh the great Pacific Northwest. It's been too long. I need to go back! (Fun Fact: In the 90's I almost moved to Seattle after watching the movie, Singles) I remember reading somewhere earlier this year that farmers Belgium, or the Netherlands, was training hawks, or some other birds of prey, to attack drones and knock…