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Currently looking after security, infrastructure and inter-office communications for an international financial services group.- more about Justin Fielding »
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- Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
- USB drives are convenient and efficient, but they also represent a serious security risk -- so it's not surprising that some organizations want them out of the picture. Justin Fielding to put together this concise set of instructions for disabling USB storage for Linux, OS X, Solaris, and Windows platforms.This...
- Tags: USB, Justin Fielding, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Storage, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-05-05
- Collaborate online with GoToMeeting
- While having three or four people looking over a high priority issue seems like a good way of reducing the time it takes to find a resolution, having three or four people connecting to the same box and poking around trying to fix the same problem is a recipe for...
- Tags: Attendee, GoToMeeting Web Site, Web Conferencing, Internet, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
- Whilst randomly browsing a few days ago I came across a document prepared by the National Security Agency (NSA) that describes how to disable USB storage on Linux, OS X, Solaris and Windows platforms. For OS X the guide describes disabling USB and Firewire storage: ...
- Tags: USB, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-07-21
- Virtual desktops
- I've noticed a lot of talk recently on the topic of virtual desktops. The BBC published an article about Jooce, a free Web-based desktop that aims to give a personalised computing experience to people without their own computers. Stefan Surzych, founder of Jooce described it as "a...
- Tags: Jooce, Desktops, Hardware, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- Will government crack downs on pirates stop file sharing on networks?
- Back on the 12th of February The Times reported on a leaked ‘Green Paper' suggesting that Internet users suspected of downloading films or music will be penalised by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who would be legally obliged to take action against them. A "three-strike" system would mean that users suspected...
- Tags: Network, Government, Internet Service Provider, Piracy, Service Provider, File-sharing, Internet Service, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Business Services, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Evolution of the Internet too much for ISPs?
- Over the past few years we have seen quite a sudden evolution of the Internet and serious changes to the way people use it. Today's Internet users want to see media rich sites full of downloadable content. Consumer devices and entertainment systems like the Xbox 360 or the Playstation3...
- Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-24
- Is Facebook finished?
- We've seen the rapid rise of Facebook; are we going to see it die just as quickly as it burst in to life? Back in September 2006 Facebook was in negotiations with Yahoo with up to $1 billon on the table. One of Facebook's board members, Peter Thiel, indicated...
- Tags: Facebook, Peter Thiel, Social Networking, Web Site Development, Corporate Governance, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-24
- Can botnets be beaten?
- This week, Georgia Tech unveiled BotSniffer, a prototype system designed to detect and disable botnets. Using traffic analysis the BotSniffer tries to identify botnet members by looking for command and control channels.Apparently the BotSniffer detector has been built as an independent plug-in for the popular open source intrusion detection system...
- Tags: Network, Command, Instruction, Bot, Analysis, BotSniffer, Networking, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Blu-ray to win the HD format war?
- It looks like the battle between HD formats could come to an end much sooner than anyone had expected. Widespread speculation suggests Toshiba could pull the HD DVD format in the coming weeks due to a number of high profile blows. Back in January Warner Home Video announced it was...
- Tags: HD-DVD, Speculation, Blu-ray, Toshiba Corp., Warner, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-17
- Barracuda Spam Firewall with Microsoft Exchange
- Last week I took a first look at the Barracuda Spam Firewall and went through the quick-start setup. Within an hour, I had the basic configuration covered and had tested it by temporarily rerouting some live traffic to the Barracuda box. It seemed to work well, but before...
- Tags: Firewall, Idea, Microsoft Exchange Server, Problem, Setup, Microsoft Corp., Single Sign-on, LDAP, Directory Services, E-mail, Authentication/Encryption, Ssl/Tls, Spam, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Vista SP1 imminent
- It's been a difficult year for Microsoft's new desktop operating system. There's been quite some reluctance directed towards Windows Vista and uptake has been slower than Microsoft would like. While Vista does introduce some additional security and a wonderfully polished interface, it also has quite a few issues:...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-10
- Poll: Is Firefox more secure than Internet Explorer?
- In the past, there was a time when I thought Firefox was without a doubt more secure than Internet Explorer. Why? At the time it was something new, people would rave about how much more secure Firefox was-- it's open source platform meant a lot of Microsoft bashers...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Internet, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-10
- Is Firefox more secure than Internet Explorer?
- In the past there was a time when I thought Firefox was without a doubt more secure than Internet Explorer. Why? At the time it was something new, people would rave about how much more secure Firefox was-- it's open source platform meant a lot of Microsoft bashers saw a...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Internet, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-10
- Software vs. appliance: A first look at the Barracuda Spam Firewall
- You may remember that back in November, I talked about the various approaches to dealing with SPAM and junk-mail. I also mentioned that I would be looking to replace my custom anti-spam gateway with an appliance-finally, after a long wait, I've received my Barracuda Spam Firewall! The...
- Tags: Software, Panel, Firewall, Light-emitting Diode, Spam, Analysis, E-mail, Engineering, Online Communications, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Three undersea cables cut in a week: Just bad luck?
- Not one, but three, undersea cables have been cut in the past week! Flag Telecom's Europe-Asia and the SEA-ME-WE-4 cables were cut 8.3 KM outside of Alexandria at 0800 GMT on the 30th January causing severe disruption to networks around the world. Some reports suggest that...
- Tags: Dubai, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- eBay's revamped feedback system
- eBay is planning to change its feedback system to stop sellers from leaving negative feedback about buyers. The new rules will come in to effect from May and apply worldwide. Sellers have complained that by still allowing buyers to leave negative feedback on sellers, they have skewed the trading...
- Tags: Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- Fixing Three: Solving connectivity issues with the Huawei E220 and Three Mobile broadband
- Over the last few months I've tested several of the new HSDPA mobile broadband solutions on the UK market and have been pretty impressed. One of the most competitive packages is offered by Three Mobile--while their top speed and Internet coverage can't match that of Vodafone, for an average...
- Tags: Huawei Technologies, Mobile, Firmware Update, Broadband, U.K., Firmware, Connection Manager, Modems, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Office 2008 for Mac
- It's been four years since Microsoft's last Office for Mac release: Office 2004. Following last year's release of Office 2007 for Windows systems, Mac users have been a little stuck as they have had no support for the latest Open XML document formats. After what seems like a...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-01-27
- Would you want to work for IBM?
- IBM have shocked many of their technical staff with a 15% pay cut! The move comes after IBM was forced to settle a lawsuit brought against them by employees back in 2006. The employees, mainly technical staff, claimed that the company was illegally withholding overtime payments by classifying the...
- Tags: Overtime, Staff, IBM Corp., Government, Operational Accounting, Finance, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-01-27
- Simplify admin tasks by exporting Active Directory data with CSVDE
- Depending on how thoroughly you use it, Active Directory can hold some very valuable information on your company and its staff. Not only does the directory contain the basic credentials of each of your users, but if fully populated, it will hold the users' contact information, including e-mail addresses and...
- Tags: Administrator, Data, CSV File, CSVDE, CSV, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-01-22
