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09 Nov 2010Some things you need to know about Windows Firewall & Microsoft Security Essentials
Here are a couple more pieces I wrote for SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com where I ponder the utility of Windows Firewall as well as a few things you may not have thought about regarding Microsoft Security Essentials:Weighing Windows Firewall for enterprise desktop protectionMicrosoft Security Essentials may protect non-enterprise users in your businessMicrosoft Security Essentials – when it may not be a good fit...
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16 Jun 2010
Should Windows users have full admin rights?
Here's a piece I wrote recently for SearchWinIT.com where I cover the never-ending debate about whether or not users should have administrative rights on their computers:Should Windows users have full administrative rights?If you have additional insight, please let me/us know. It's something every business can benefit from....
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11 Mar 2010
Twitter stole my Twitter idea
I was recently talking to a client about how we need to start up a company with a Twitter acquisition as our exit strategy that scans for malicious URLs in the tinyurl, bit.ly, etc. links that are posted on Twitter. Twitter beat us to the punch. It's actually pretty difficult to comprehend that it's taken them this long to fix such a big problem. Nice to see some innovation where ...
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23 Jun 2009
Running a computer without malware protection?
I'm so glad other people are experiencing anti-malware bloat as well. It seems like I'm having to disable real-time anti-virus, etc. protection quite often to get certain things done. I'm sure Microsoft's forthcoming MSE will fix this. [not holding my breath...]...
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16 Mar 2009
Is not patching being negligent?
Well, Microsoft's Roger Halbheer thinks so - at least related to the Conficker worm as discussed here. By and large I agree.Everything in business and everything in life depends on us making choices. We choose the behavior - in this case not applying a highly-critical patch - we choose the consequences....especially if it's an oversight because someone in IT was goofing off.With all the talk about the importance of patching ...
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26 Sep 2008
Point about users & malware I’ve been trying to get across
I feel as if my opinion on a malware-related security vulnerability I've been pointing out for years has been validated. By actual research!Here's the deal: It's when users get pop-ups/dialog boxes from web sites, etc....All they want to do is get rid of it, right? It's human nature. They don't care which option they click or what the outcome may be. I'm guilty of doing the same thing. It's something ...
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23 Jun 2008
You don’t say…A new Mac Trojan?
They haven't had one in a while....so it's about time again.New Mac Trojan Disables Security, Steals Passwords...
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