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- Essential lockdowns for Layer 2 switch security
- Has Layer 2 security been overlooked in your network protection scheme or have you implemented the necessary measures to eliminate risks? Has your organization been guilty of any of the security sins described here?My experience as a consultant has been alarmingI've seen a lot of network implementations in my last...
- Tags: network, JodyGilbert
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Vista's Network Access Protection (NAP) helps keep 'unhealthy' computers off your LAN
- Vista's NAP helps keep 'unhealthy' computers off your LANHave you had problems with employees and partners connecting to your network with unpatched or misconfigured computers? How well do you think NAP is likely to work in resolving those issues?
- Tags: computer, deb shinder, JodyGilbert, LAN, Microsoft Windows Vista, nap, network, Network Access Protection, security, vista, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-25
- 10 things you should know about Network Access Protection (NAP)
- How effective do you think NAP will be in protecting your network from authorized users who try to connect from an insecure computer? Has that been a significant problem for you in the past?
- Tags: network, JodyGilbert, Network Access Protection
- Discussion threads 2007-01-23
- 10 things you should know about Defender in Windows Vista
- Have you put Defender to use in your organization? What do you like/dislike about it?With Windows XPIt worked in keeping off spyware; but not as well as keeping up to date and running as a limited user [standard user in Vista].Defenders shortcoming is that it does not remove tracking cookies...
- Tags: deb shinder, Defender, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, spyware, vista
- Discussion threads 2007-01-23
- Windows Defender in Vista offers built-in spyware protection
- Have you used Defender, either with WinXP or Vista? Do you think it's an effective solution, used by itself? How about in conjunction with another anti-spyware application?
- Tags: deb shinder, defender, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, spyware, vista, Windows Defender
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- Protect your organization against pretexters with help from Sun Tzu and The Art of War
- Sun Tzu would have been a pretexter :DWell he'd have got a flunky to do it for him. He'd have been happy with known pretexters in the opposition as well. He would have fed them false information.Protect your organization against pretexters with help from The Art of WarHave any of...
- Tags: fraud, JodyGilbert, pretexter, pretexters, security, social engineering, Sun Tzu
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- 10 things you should know about Windows Vista's service hardening
- How effective do you think service hardening will be in protecting your systems? What's your overall opinion of Vista's new security mechanisms?
- Tags: 10 things, deb shinder, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, service hardening, vista, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
- PKC anniversary event provided insights into the past, present, and future of cryptography
- PKC anniversary event provided insights into the past, present, and futureHave you had vendors attempt to sell you on proprietary encryption technology--and even suggest that the AES algorithm is compromised by government back doors? What questions
- Tags: aes, george ou, pki, quantum computing, cryptology, security, PKC, JodyGilbert, diffie-hellman, suite b, cryptography
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- Windows Vista's service hardening adds a valuable layer of protection
- How effective do you think service hardening will be in protecting your systems? Are generally pleased with Vista's new security mechanisms?
- Tags: deb shinder, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, service hardening, vista, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-12-14
- 10 things you should know about User Account Control in Vista
- Do you think UAC will help keep your organization more secure or do you think it'll just get in your way? Do you plan to increase or decrease UAC's restrictiveness?It's a statistical anomaly.I'm amazed at how often there are exactly 10 critical i
- Tags: vista, deb shinder, 10 things, windows, security, UAC, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- 10 things you should look for in a desktop firewall
- Has your organization standardized on a desktop firewall solution that offers everything you need? What other features or considerations would you add to this list for those evaluating firewall products?Don't use 2 firewall solutions at the same tim
- Tags: desktop firewalls, rick vanover, 10 things, security, JodyGilbert, firewall, desktop
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- 10 things you should know about the Vista firewall
- How useful do you think the Vista firewall's advanced configuration options will be for your organization? Do you think the firewall represents a big step forward in security?In a word noInbound ping on by defaultOutbound all on by defaultMos
- Tags: 10 things, deb shinder, firewall, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, vista, Vista Firewall, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- 10 things you should know about Internet Explorer 7 Security
- Which if any of IE7's new features do you think will genuniely improve security? What kind of experiences have you had with it so far?a few things that are the sameIE still runs in the security context of the logged-in user. So bugs in IE can
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2006-10-30
- Get the details on Internet Explorer 7's security improvements
- How well do you think IE 7's new security features will protect your users? Do you see some genuine improvements or are the features more hype than substance?Bad time, bad...Really bad timing on this, after it gets pulled from distrabution for the security bugs. There is some improvement in there,...
- Tags: deb shinder, ie, internet explorer 7, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, primer, security, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-23
- 10 security problems unique to IT
- Which of these concerns translate into day-to-day security problems facing your organization? Do you have policies and procedures in place to mitigate certain risks without imposing productivity-killing restrictions?9/11?Security is not an area newly arisen in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. What relevance is 9/11 to IT security?Well (yes ages...
- Tags: 9/11 commission, 9/11, security, 10 things, jeff relkin, JodyGilbert, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-09-06
- 10 ethical issues confronting IT managers
- Have you become mired in the increasing ethical complexities spawned by technological advances? How would you address the questions raised by the author?Ethical? Relative to where you're stand.OK, The answers,let's do it by the numbers:1) It's to late!--The information flows freely as a waterfall and everyone drinks form it. ...
- Tags: See #1
- Discussion threads 2006-08-16
- Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features
- Have you experimented with the Windows Firewall With Advanced Security snap-in? How well do you think the advanced configuration options might serve your needs?
- Tags: Tap, Vista Firewall, firewall, security, firewalls, vista, deb shinder, JodyGilbert, hardware, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-07-28
- Will Vista make you more secure?
- What do you think of the new/enhanced security features in Vista? Do they represent a step forward or is it just more of the same?They loveMaking it harder for every one! How many versions are they upto now six? three for home users two for busness users?They said that they...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), INTERNET, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-24
- 10 things you should do to protect your network against wireless devices
- Are managed or unmanaged wireless devices creating problems in your organization? What security measures have you taken?Getting rid of CAT-5and deploying wireless here.bad ideaunless that cat-5 is just too fast for people. A wise man once told me "If you can use wire do it. If you can't...
- Tags: wireless, wireless device, security, 10 things, tom shinder, wirelss, JodyGilbert, network
- Discussion threads 2006-06-20
- 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft
- 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theftarticle root10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theftDo you have any users who are dealing with fallout from an ID theft incident? What recommendations would you add to this list?Identity thefta great bulk of this is NOT online,...
- Tags: identity theft, credit card
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
