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28 May 2008What do you do for Web site security…?
I received an email yesterday from Redmond Magazine (a good trade rag) that caught my attention. The title of the email said "Trust in Web Site Security is Declining. What Should You Do?" I thought, really!?...are you serious? and well, I don't know what to do, let me see just what the solution is. [tongue in cheek]Low and behold it was an email sponsored by Verisign about their whitepaper entitled ...
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28 Apr 2008
ISP with no business continuity plan?
A couple of weeks ago, my home Internet service provider, SpeedFactory, went kaput. What used to be an awesome small ISP with good prices and tons of flexibility had let me down.I had no DSL, no email, nothing worked from home. Topping off the problem, no one was available to call...Their phone lines (even the fax) were inaccessible. Several days later, they amazingly re-surfaced and apologized for the outage. They ...
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12 Mar 2008
Wal-Mart dropping $199 Linux-based PCs
It looks like Linux on the desktop has taken a hit. Wal-Mart has announced that it's no longer going to sell Everex's Linux-based systems...at least in its brick-and-mortar stores. Based on the stereotypical Wal-Mart demographic, I can't say I'm shocked. Hey - I shop there too when I have to!That said, based on my experience - and continued instability - of Windows Vista running on my HP Compaq 8510p, Wal-Mart ...
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15 Feb 2008
Big brother in our homes…also?
I've always said that Internet filtering in the workplace is fine as long as it's not abused by a rogue network admin or HR manager. Employees are paid to work while at work - not sit around and goof off on the Internet half the day. So, where can you go to get unfiltered and unfettered access to the Internet? Well, apparently you can't rely on your home Internet connection ...
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01 Feb 2008
Want a new laptop? You can have mine…
Don't use Windows Vista....don't buy a new computer with it installed, don't upgrade to it in your enterprise, don't install it on your personal system. Stay FAR FAR away from Windows Vista.Back in December, I forked out way too much $$$ for my dream laptop...The one that had what I needed was HP/Compaq 8510P with all the options. I wanted to go with another brand anyway since I've had lots ...
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“A business associate referred our company to Principle Logic when we were seeking a resource to perform vulnerability /penetration testing for our external and internal networks. We found Kevin Beaver to be professional, well informed, and easy to work with. His testing did not disrupt our networks, and his progress updates were timely.
His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
