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February 03, 2012
Are you using email usage reports? A recent survey by Osterman Research found that less than one third of businesses filter their outbound email and...
January 09, 2012
Let’s face it; most of us in IT spend entirely too much time in firefighting mode. We talk a great game about being proactive, and...
December 06, 2011
We live in a world where our need to be connected is always present, even when we’re on the move. If you’re on a business...
November 15, 2011
If you asked an employee what they understood by ‘monitoring Internet traffic’, they would probably say it is a simple process which is meant to...
October 27, 2011
Despite the ubiquity of email, the growing proliferation of instant messaging, and the ascent of Skype, faxing is one of those technologies that seems to...
October 17, 2011
If you asked an employee what they understood by ‘monitoring Internet traffic’, they would probably say it is a simple process which is meant to...
October 14, 2011
The first thing that comes to mind when discussing network Internet control is usually how the administrator can make sure that users are visiting legitimate...
October 13, 2011
No one in IT really wants to be the Internet Police – granted. In fact, the less we know about our colleagues’ web surfing habits,...
September 26, 2011
Fax server software is designed to modernize the needs required in fax communication for businesses of practically any size. This technology allows users to send...
September 23, 2011
Administrators have a tough job on their hands to manage, maintain and protect the network they are responsible for. Armed with the latest tools, they...
September 20, 2011
Zero-day threats are attacks that use an unknown exploit/attack for which no patch or antivirus definition file exists as yet, and they are a major...
August 25, 2011
The longer a person serves as a network admin, the more tips and tricks they are likely to pick up along the way. Some could...
August 15, 2011
Hacktivism is a term which describes the use of hacking for political, non-violent activism. As with any other form of activism, people’s perceptions will differ;...
July 25, 2011
I came across an excellent story by Ars Technica on the Stuxnet malware. It’s well worth the read as it goes into detail on how...
July 14, 2011
There are several reasons why you need to limit Internet access on the network. Perhaps your company is experiencing a problem with individuals’ productivity.
Or Human...