• 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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  • 14 Jan 2009

    Are you goofing off too?

    In this age, we're all concerned about the well-being of our companies and especially the viability of our jobs. Things are certainly not looking up for at least the foreseeable future in '09. I hear it, I read about it - everyone seems to be concerned. All of this and there's one thing that STILL blows my mind. It's people goofing off on the job.I do a fair portion of ...

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