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Notes on security and IT for small businesses.

  1. FOG - A Free Computer Cloning Solution

    Symantec Ghost is a useful application for what’s known as “imaging” or "cloning" computers. It allows you to copy a single computer's hard drive contents to multiple machines at once so you have a base Windows install that’s exactly the same on all of the…

  2. Why Electronic Greeting Cards Are Bad

    Electronic greetings cards are a fad that, sadly, has not yet passed and is still quite popular. These things are bad for several reasons, which I'll outline in today's post.

  3. Microsoft Office 2007 Document Compatibility

    If you've purchased Microsoft Office recently, you got version 2007 (unless you're on a Macintosh).

  4. You Can Never Have Too Much Memory

    This will be a short post on the virtues of keeping your computer hardware current.

  5. Using Microsoft Outlook to Access Other Users' Mailboxes

    If you have a Microsoft Exchange server at your business, Microsoft Outlook has the ability to access more than one mailbox at a time.

  6. What is "Unified Threat Management?"

    "Unified Threat Management" is a buzzphrase (that is, a few buzzwords strung together) heard a lot in networking and network security. Essentially, this is something (usually a device) which combines several network security services, including email filtering, web content filtering, firewalling, intrusion detection/prevention, and others.

  7. What is Defense in Depth, and Why Should Small Businesses Care?

    "Defense in Depth." This is a fundamental principle of information security. Essentially it means that you add layers of security so you don't rely on a single point of failure in your security model.

  8. So, How Do I Drop Those Administrative Rights, Anyway?

    Note: While some of the content in this post is dated and no longer applicable, the principles and techniques remain valid as of late 2014.

  9. Why You Do NOT Want Administrative Rights on Your Computer

    One of the absolutely most effective ways to shield yourself from viruses and spyware is to not log on to your computer as an administrator.

  10. Zeus Botnet Self-Destructs

    Last week, I posted an article explaining why security is everyone's concern. Today I came across another article which underscores this. The Zeus botnet apparently self-destructed last month, effectively rendering 100,000 computers across the Internet non-functional.