Let's talk about password security. There are truly bad passwords, like your username, or “password.” There are better passwords, like “Mike04!” for example. And there really good passwords like #94hwer0n, but they often end up taped to your monitor or under the keyboard. ...
For network security, we are going to assume you’ve got a modern unified threat management (UTM) firewall doing deep packet inspection, assume you’ve got signature-based antivirus running on your servers, desktops and laptops, and assume you’ve got a comprehensive, managed ...
Network Backup - What are the three most important things I need to do? To be truly effective at network backup, you must cover all three “vectors”. These three areas are first, Classic Data Backup (documents, email, databases, etc.), second, ...
I speak with business owners all the time that say things like, “but my data isn’t valuable to anyone.” This usually leads me to ask them whether they think that vandals that “key” cars do it because they need the ...
Securing your home wireless network is easier than ever before. Improving the security of your home or office wireless network is a relatively painless three-step process. You will learn to change the SSID of your wireless device (alter), use MAC ...
Now that you have your new computer and you’re ready to go flying the Internet, what should you do first? In order to safely surf the unfriendly Internet, you’ll need to prepare in three ways. You’ll need antivirus/antispyware software that ...
What is the single most important component of your business network? Is it your servers, desktops, laptops or phones? They are all important, and some are costly. But if you stop to think about it, the only truly valuable “item” ...
Your entire business runs on its computer network. With this in mind, it is vitally important to make wise decisions regarding your computers and networking. Many small businesses make serious mistakes in their computing decisions. Here are the top eight ...
Have you just gotten a network survey done and found that your Fort Knox is more of an Open House? Did you already know that you are playing fast and loose but had no idea how fast and how loose? ...
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