Personal (confidential) info on a computer, Liability issues?
Hi folks, I have a user that has placed 95 gigs of confidential (including scans of driver license and SS#, tax info, refinance info, etc) data on their computer. This data is strictly personal and...
View ArticleAndroid tablet anti-virus (malware) app
Hey spiceworkers, i think i need your advice! For the BYOD security policy i make for the company i work for, i must take a decision about the antivirus - antimalware etc app, tablets will have. We...
View ArticleFront Door/Phone System
Need to know if anyone works for a company that doesn't a physical person at reception but allow's walk-ins. My company is thinking of not having a physical person at reception during breaks/lunches...
View ArticleLaws concerning the installation of surveillance cameras in Texas
The company I work for is located just outside of Houston, Texas. I was wondering if you guys knew anything about what kinds of laws apply for installing surveillance cameras. One vendor I spoke with...
View ArticlePatching your phone- the new normal
The necessity of patching your phone is becoming an accepted fact of life. Both the manufacturers and the carriers better start rising to the challenge. Large market shares, low barriers to entry, and...
View ArticleSpiceworks, domain credentials and packet sniffers...
If Spiceworks is scanning PCs on a network using the domain administrator credentials- could someone with a packet sniffer on the network potentially intercept these credentials, or are they encrypted?
View ArticleWhat information about my network is shared with Spiceworks?
As I begin a pilot deployment of Spiceworks, I need to know what information about my network is shared with Spiceworks and its advertisers? I don't see this covered anywhere.
View Articlesurveillance harddrive
Hello There.. I got a Question. I want to get notified by email when a definite amount of data is beeing copied over the network to a client pc... Is it possible within spiceworks or by using a...
View ArticleConverting or playing an .h264 video file from DVR??
Hi fellow spiceheads!!! I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am trying to download some security camera DVR footage for work and I downloaded the file but I am having a hard time finding a...
View ArticleGFI Languard 2012 - the most craptacular piece of s...ecurity software?
Hello, Any GFI Languard users out there? Just wondering is it me or is Languard 2012 the worst piece of software I have come upon on recent years. I have previously used the Languard 9.6 and it was a...
View ArticleSmartphone hacking comes of age, hitting US victims
http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/21/17390282-smartphone-hacking-comes-of-age-hitting-us-victims Smartphone users in Asia are beginning to suffer from hacking but so far U.S. users largely...
View ArticleSuing the pope and Nigerian princes: How spammers target the most gullible users
This is the 175th 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, DNS, or...
View ArticleHow to fight a cyber war …. in 1997
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/dead_drop/nsa/how-to-fight-a-cyberwarin-1997.php A newly declassified document shows the US was prepping cyber strikes and anticipating the same at home in 1997
View ArticleStaying Knowledgeable?
Happy Monday morning! I work in education and am beginning my day with a kid that has been doing some ddos among other things that has gotten himself into trouble. I am being leaned on quite a bit...
View ArticleWhy concurrent logins to a Windows network are a (very) bad idea
Microsoft Windows has more security features than any other operating system but is strangely lacking the fundamental and classic login session controls found in other environments, like mainframe and...
View ArticleGuys what are you most preferred, Shadow defender or Deep freeze?
Hi guys i'm running a computer CAFE and i'm looking for the best software that can roll back the setting of my pc's on its original settings after shutting down so i will prevent viruses.
View ArticleGroup Policy software whitelist problems
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Following some problems with students installing and running malicious software off their USB drives, I've been trying to set up a Group Policy software whitelist to...
View ArticleLaws concerning the installation of surveillance cameras in Texas
The company I work for is located just outside of Houston, Texas. I was wondering if you guys knew anything about what kinds of laws apply for installing surveillance cameras. One vendor I spoke with...
View ArticleUsers may not be the weak link?
Seems we really can't blame them for not understanding malware...
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