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Hey guys, this is the situation i'm in. We recently hired several new Oil rig safety technicians. We issued them laptops, so they can file their daily safety reports etc. One of the guys we hired was...
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I found an error at the place I work. We have a users folder in our data share and in there is everybody's user folder for their file storage. Z:\data\users\%username% The error I found is the users...
View ArticleExtract password hashes from AD users in a single OU
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View ArticlePorn.exe Sexy.exe outbreak Globally in my Organisation. Need urgent help!!
Hi All, Need urgent help regarding Porn.exe, Sexy.exe viruses infected globally (Billerica, Uxbridge, Berlin etc..) in our storage devivces including SAN and File servers. All the files have gone to...
View ArticleWeird Requests
So, I have OpenDNS in place for filtering. I looked at the domain requests yesterday, and cnt.searchhelp.com got 18,000+ hits compared to our second runner up, 1,677 DNS requests to Charter. Domain...
View ArticleOffline Two Factor Auth on Mac OS X at login.
I have been tasked with finding a two factor authentication system not just for VPN, but for user systems as well. While this would be all fine and dandy if we just ran Win7, we also have Linux...
View ArticleKaspersky License Issues on Windows 7?
Hey spicers, Just came across this happening on several machines on my network and thought I'd share my initial panic and eventual understanding with you all- Over the past several days, I've had (at...
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View ArticleMicrosoft Security Packages
Trying to get a understanding of the microsoft security packges for buisness. I see system center end point security 2012 and I see Forefront. I know they have microsoft security essentials but my...
View ArticleSmiley Face on PC Screen?
I got a strange text from one of our users as I was on my way to the office this morning. She stated that there was a 'smiley face' on her monitor when she came in today, and she was afraid to touch...
View ArticleAllowing onsite customers access to fileserver data - options?
It looks as if we may have some customers based onsite for a period of time and the question has come up of how to provide a shared working area for them and our staff who are working with them....
View ArticleWebroot researchers uncover BitCoin jacker's source code
With all the recent media coverage and extreme changes of the BitCoin value, it should come as no surprise that malware authors are trying to capitalize on the trends. These people attempt to make...
View Articlesuspicious account activity detection (Windows Server)
Is there any software to detect suspicious network account activity? By suspicious I mean i.e. an account that is connected locally and at the same time, an access from the internet (webmail on...
View Articlehippa security requirements
new into healthcare industry. where can i find information about hipaa and its security requirements while handling hosting and storing data etc. what kind of hardware and software requirements i...
View Articlemikrotik server password lost- need way to rest
i have a mikrotik server that i have lost its password, i need a way to reset it, is it possible without data loss?
View ArticleNetwork Documentation and Security
I am new to the MSP area of IT But I have been doing Help Desk for a little over 3 years. We are about to be involved with helping some clients document and upgrade their networks between several...
View Articleispy connect video quality is horrible
I am trying the ispy Connect security camera software. I had seen it recommended in the forums here. My first impression is that the video quality is horrible. does anyone know if this can be...
View ArticleAsk the Experts - OpenDNS and Umbrella Event!
Have a question about Umbrella and what it can do for you and your organization? Looking for answers about network or mobile security? Get your questions answered directly from the experts at OpenDNS...
View ArticleThycotic Secret Server Feedback
We are looking at a few enterprise password vault products, and the timeline on the project has just been moved up by about 30 - 45 days. Does anyone in the Spiceworks community have any feedback from...
View ArticleQuestion on user security rights
I found an error at the place I work. We have a users folder in our data share and in there is everybody's user folder for their file storage. Z:\data\users\%username% The error I found is the users...
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