There is a folder …
DaleI keep in my filing cabinet, of illustrative IT articles. Don't think your workplace email can be monitored? Here’s an article from 1997: Don’t think data can be recovered from…
A parent’s guide – Part 2
In part one, I described the creation of a Proxy Server/Content Blocking solution. It worked. Just. But it was slow. Back in part one, I said I’d review SquidGuard, but…
Sorry – Your Password Isn’t Not Long Enough
"Your password must be at least x characters; cannot repeat any of your previous x passwords; must contain capitals, numerals or punctuation; and cannot contain your account or full name.…
Your computer security is just keeping honest people out.
... And just buying time you time with the dishonest ones. Which is the great truth. Security just buys you time. If a burglar really wants to get into your…
Going to miss you Securitel
Telstra has decided to shut down Securitel. Securitel is a high grade alarm transmission service. The Securitel network is a dedicated network aimed at providing a high grade reliable alarm…
Off-network MBSA 2.1 scanning
Q. MBSA uses files that it downloads from the Internet, but the computer I want to use to scan my network doesn't have Internet access. How can I use MBSA…
Deleting files so they can’t be recovered.
Was asked to find a secure way to delete files off a USB stick. The way I've done it in the past is to use the Sysinternals Sdelete utility. It's…
If you don’t have control of your network – Wireless Security
... then it's unmanaged and open to exploit. As happened with a customer in mid-2004. The "batphone" rings and it's one of our desktop support guys. "We're detected a wireless…
Beware the Evangelists, or people with a vested interest.
CA PestPatrol is a dog of a product. And it probably still it, I've not looked. Why do I call it a dog? It's supposed to be an anti-spyware product,…
Spam Matters – How to report spam.
If you believe MessageLabs, 73% of the 0 billion messages it scanned, in February, were unsolicited bulk emails. SPAM in other words! In Australia: Under the Spam Act 2003 it…