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29 Apr 2008Great resource for doing PowerPoint the right way
If you have to use PowerPoint to get your messages across (and who doesn't these days?), here's a great resource for you. It's David Paradi's web site and newsletter. He's got lots of free content plus you can order his ebooks, etc. I must say his expertise has really helped me out.Also, here's a good survey of David's on what people like/dislike in presentations that's interesting as well:http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/survey2007.htmFYI, I'll be ...
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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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25 Apr 2008
Thought of the day on compliance
"Compliance as we know it is something that should’ve been in place in businesses all along - without the government having to intervene in the free market." --Yours Truly....
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25 Apr 2008
My security content from this week
Here are my information security articles published this week:Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 -- upgrade or business as usual?SQL Server 2008 security and compliance features reduce security risksAs always, for my past information security content be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html.Enjoy!...
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23 Apr 2008
Locked out of your Windows system?
So, you're locked out of one of your Windows systems?...maybe you forgot the password or someone changed it on you and then bailed? Well never fret, there is hope.Elcomsoft has recently released a new version of their Elcomsoft System Recovery tool. Now, if you ever get locked out of Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (including SP1), you've got ...
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22 Apr 2008
The way tech support *should* be
I don't have the opportunity to say this ever but I'm so high on good customer service right now that I had to write about it. It's regarding two separate extraordinary tech support experiences I've had recently...It's with Kensington. They've actually knocked my socks off twice. The first support experience was with a modular power supply adapter I had of theirs...I had bought a new HP laptop and needed a ...
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19 Apr 2008
My security content from this week
Here are my articles and a podcast published this past week:Getting started with web application misuse casesFree security testing tools for Windows handheld devicesIns and outs of password securityAs always, for my past information security content be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html.Enjoy!...
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18 Apr 2008
Be careful what you search for online….
Talk about the ultimate in privacy invasion. Every search engine query we make - be it business or personal - is tracked. I figured this was happening...That's what computers do anyway, right? It's just scary to think about it especially when you see the hard facts.Google retains their queries for 18 months - something I wasn't aware of. I know if we're using someone else's systems, they are their systems, ...
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18 Apr 2008
Just returned from my keynote at IDC’s Security Conference in Italy
Wow - what an awesome experience I had in Milan. Being able to speak at a leading market research firm's show in a foreign country. It was a thrill. I didn't count, but there were around 150 or so Italians interested in security. My jet-lagged and sleep-deprived brain aside, everything was well-received. It was nice to see that security matters that much in other parts of the world.Oh, and if ...
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04 Apr 2008
Got VoIP? Better get patched…
Well, in standard fashion VoIP security issues are emerging again. Apparently most of the the major players are vulnerable. Again. This is really nothing new. I've always said that as long as something is addressable over a network, people are going to find a way to hack it. Speaking of that, are you aware of that the free Cain tool can capture voice traffic and convert it to a nifty ...
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