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The Fun Summer of 2010 – Overview
Things have been good and busy this year for me.  Overall, I can’t complain.  :) Since June, I’ve been busy with a new corporate challenge, and it has been fun, exciting and already rewarding. Also, this year, I’ve had the privilege of working Read More...
The State of Data Breaches in 2010
I had a chance to review the 2010 Verizon Data Breach Report today, which I was alerted to by ISC.SANS.ORG .  They’ve put together data from 2004 through 2009, and it is quite interesting. These are from confirmed data breach cases. Here were 3 of Read More...
It’s Time to Re-evaluate Host-based Security
I’ve said it for a few years now, but host-based antivirus is really not working out anymore.  Not with its reliance on signatures to detect malware. Recently, several prominent antivirus vendors have experienced problems with faulty virus definitions:  Read More...
Making Business Sense
Long ago, in days or yore, it was common to complain that most information technology leaders and staff were too focused on deploying cool technology just for the sake of technology rather than ensuring that there was valid business justification for Read More...
Apple vs Adobe = Pot vs Kettle
It is quite amusing to see Apple and Steve Jobs go out of their way to lambast Adobe about the “closed” platform of Flash , and to suggest that it is buggy, insecure and obsolete. Flash is definitely buggy.  Or, more precisely, there are many buggy Read More...
The InfoSec Perspective for April 2010
It has been a busy month or so for information security.  Apple has patched a vulnerability that was showcased in a recent hacking contest, Microsoft has released a major set of fixes in its most recently Patch Tuesday, and and Oracle (which now Read More...
Expanding Your Reach with Good Technology Partners
I recently read an opinion piece on ComputerWorld about the post-Cloud IT landscape , and it I had a couple thoughts: The author makes a good point that little mention is made of what the world will look like when cloud is the norm… We (both business Read More...
Random Musings for March 2010
So, we’ve made it through the first quarter of 2010. What, exactly, do we have to show for it? Lots – depending on your point of view, of course. Automobile Adventures… It’s been an interesting year for sure! Just this month, my car spent several days Read More...
Home Network Overhaul 2010 – Conclusion
This is the sixth part in a series of articles tracking the implementation of virtualization on my home network .  Planning for the project originally started at the end of 2007, with some equipment purchased in early 2008, but the bulk of the work Read More...
Charting the Right Course: The IT Manager’s First 90 Days
Starting a new position is always an interesting challenge, especially if you have a leadership role. It should go without saying that it is very important to start things off on the right foot. While it is possible to recover from all but the most egregious Read More...
Home Network Overhaul 2010 – Part 2
It has been a very productive year so far, as it pertains to my ongoing Home Network Re-Engineering Project .  In fact, the past few days have been especially productive. I was finally able to fix the hardware problem that prevented my old domain Read More...
Contributing in Online Business Communities
Online communities are an excellent way for people to interact with other individuals who they can help or who can help them.  For business and technology professionals, they also represent a way keep an eye on trends and thought leadership within Read More...
Is Google over-extending itself?
Google is in the news quite a bit, lately, but not all of that publicity is good… Google lists $350 fee for early Nexus One returns Update: Google may pull out of China because of cyber attacks Nexus One fiasco continues for Google Contrary to popular Read More...
Home Network Overhaul 2010
For the first time in over a decade, my home network saw no major improvements for almost 2 years. Let’s just say that the past few years have been interesting…  From March 2008 until December 2009, several major undertakings that I had planned for Read More...
Getting Real Benefit from your IT Department
Earlier this month, I came across a provocative article in ComputerWorld that outlined some of the reasons why many organizations get inconsistent results from their Information Technology departments.  Later, this article was made the source of Read More...
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