So: Trusteer Rapport. Yea or Nay?
I got this email this morning from the accounting department: "Dear IT Manager, I would like to download Trusteer Rapport to protect our corporate bank account against online fraud. Recommended by our...
View ArticleIE 10 passing SSL 1.0 packets
I have upgraded a few users to IE10 and they are reporting issues with websites not loading correctly. I initially thought it was a content filter issue with my SonicWall because once I added the...
View ArticleAdvice needed - USB flash drives / data security
Hi all, Last week a Director of our business decided that the situation with regards to USB flash drives needs an urgent review. He asked me to audit all such devices currently in use, what files are...
View ArticleEnd User "Security Request Database"
I'm looking to see if Spiceworks w/possibe aid of a plugin (else some other app) can manage our users security requests for new or modified AD/email/network access, and ALL of our individual...
View ArticleDDOS Amp AttacK? Shall we Act?
I joined a company not too long ago. Its a small office that operates a lot differently than what im used to. We use a meraki Gateway. My Manager always complains about our ISP. Randomly our network...
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How IT can outsmart the intelligentsia
In this brief article published on Education Technology, I throw in my 2 cents about how educational organizations can overcome those smart enough to get around security policies.As always, your...
View ArticleBoss's emails has been leaked!..
Hi guys one of my managers told me that his account has been "hacked". He believes important information that was only in his mails has been leaked. He asked me to check if his account was violated or...
View ArticleKaspersky Compatability
I need to install an antivirus program on a windows XP machine with 512MB of RAM. Will Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 run on it?
View ArticlePassword Management software with backdoor for admins?
I'm looking at password management software to help get our users away from writing down their passwords. So far, I really liked KeePass, and discussing it with our Network Admin, he liked LastPass....
View ArticleWhat is the recommended fps and Iframe setting rate for warehouse surveillance?
I was thinking about going 10-13fps and 30 I frame interval. Please advice on your experience and thank you in advance.I am using 26 gxv3611 grandstream cameras set to h264 640*480 (4:3)Bit Rate...
View ArticleDesperately need help from AV/security system geek
Sorry in advance for the giant wall of text. I am proficient in the ways of networking, phone, and running cables, but when it comes to AV and security systems I am a little out of my element. I...
View ArticleTrack IP address of malicious ex-employee
Hi, We believe that an ex-IT employee created a backdoor user that he used to gain access through the VPN and cause some havoc (deleted some AD accounts). We have the IP address in the VPN logs but...
View ArticleOpinions on password expiration?
My colleagues and I were having a discussion about passwords expiring. In short; do you think passwords expiring after a month helps to increase security or just encourages end users to dumb down their...
View ArticleRidiculous places users store passwords?
Hey there Spiceheads! The creative team at Spiceworks Studios is making a fun commercial for our friends over at Ping Identity and we need your help! The topic? Crazy (some would say stupid) places...
View ArticleMobile Device Monitoring & Management
I'm curious to hear what you use to monitor and manage your mobile devices such as iPads/iPhones, Android tablets/phones, etc. How do you like it? What is your cost per device? Any other comments you...
View ArticleTeamViewer Installed on Server
I just received a Spiceworks notification that TeamViewer has been installed on our server, however I cannot find it on the server. We run Windows Server 2003 and I've checked the running Processes,...
View ArticleNew 0-Day Bug in IE 10
It goes without saying it's good to update and/or push out updates if you're centrally managing."FireEye Labs has identified a new Internet Explorer (IE) zero-day exploit hosted on a breached website...
View ArticleRecovery keys to the kingdom: How an enterprise IT guy learned to love BitLocker
This is the 287th article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup, security, storage, virtualization, mobile, networking, wireless, cloud...
View ArticleRDP via OPENVPN secure?
HI GuysJust wondering if running RDP via OPENVPN is secure enough to use? running Untangle as my VPN server. Thanks
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