Angry ex-employee still has email access: Have we been hacked?
This is the 38th article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup, security, storage, virtualization or MSPs for the series PM Eric to get...
View ArticleSecurity concerns with VPN
One of our customers has asked if we can connect to one of their VPNs so that we can have visibility and control of a new system on their network. I have some concerns about doing this an wanted some...
View ArticleLooking for Password Manager - How do you store your passwords?
We have a IT department of 11 people. We also have a ton of passwords to various system. From a security standpoint we try to give people the least amount of access they need to do their job. The...
View ArticleSophos UTM Home Edition
Hey Everybody, I am looking to set up a machine running Sophos UTM Home Edition and Sophos UTM Essential Firewall at my home and was looking for some advice/guidance on how best to do this. Just to...
View ArticleIP Cameras
Is there value in having these IP camera's in SW? If so, how do I get connected to them? I can use a browser to view the video from these devices, so i would guess that I could use the HTTP method...
View ArticleDomain admistrator needs locked down *fools errand*?
To start, this is a school related problem not real world. I currently have an exploration learning class where my team and I planned and are currently building our own network from the ground up.We...
View ArticleAre you gonna be at RSA?
Hello Spiceheads,I'll be at RSA this year attending sessions and working at our booth so make sure to stop by and say hi. I addition we will be hosting a customer forum where we will be getting folks...
View ArticleManage, track and report all VPN users access
Hello,with which software or appliance can I enable VPN accesses with tracking and getting reports over user activities?thx
View ArticleCamera in elevator
I'm spec'ing a job to have cameras installed in 2 elevators and was just trying to decide on the best media to use. Currently I have a cat5 cable going from the basement to the 25th floor and I'm...
View Articledrive encryption
with all the hoo haa going around about the ransom ware that encrypts your files and then demands moneywhat if your files and drives are already encrypted - can this type of ransom ware encrypt over...
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?
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This Week Top 10 Phishing Scams
Here is ammo to send to your users and warn them about the recent phishing scams. It's my job to keep an eye out for the most recent phishing scams and let everyone know. One of the newsletters I get...
View ArticleMy question is What should be done with remote administration of routers
here are two articles, one from Poland and one from the US that point to remote router...
View ArticleNot sure if phishing or ...
... spear phishing. Normally I'm very good at spotting phishing email, but this one has me stumped. I got THREE emails in the span of 5 seconds, all addressed directly to me, claiming to be from...
View ArticleSophos SafeGuard vs checkpoint disk encryption
We currently have cryptzone for encrypting usb devices, I'm looking at another solution for HDD encryption. I'm currently looking at sophos and checkpoint as we already have a number of products from...
View ArticleLinksys virus
Just wanted to form a topic on this (since I was unable to find an existing one). I stumbled on this website and thought the community should be aware of it....
View ArticleEupoean Network to lock out U.S.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26210053Sounds interesting but can't really see the U.K getting on board with this
View ArticleIP Camera suggestions
We are looking for IP cameras for some relatively minor security areas. One of them would be our server room, and the other are the fridges in our employee kitchen (people are stealing lunches). They...
View ArticleWhich Cipher suite is the most secure?
I am configuring my cisco Switches. which of the below cipher suites is the strongest 3des-ede-cbc-sha Encryption type ssl_rsa_with_3des_ede_cbc_sha ciphersuite des-cbc-sha Encryption type...
View ArticleVideo monitoring system for the elderly
This will be a bit long, but hopefully it'll help cover what I'm after.... My grandparents are in their late 80's and increasingly in need of a lot of care. My grandfather is fairly immobilized, and...
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