We sometimes get support requests from frustrated clients who are in some way prevented from accomplishing a task because of system security policies. Unfortunately, they sometimes think that we have done this deliberately to make their job difficult. One of my jobs as a security professional is to explain to my clients just what security measures we take to protect them, and why. Today, I’ll try to explain how web content filters do their job and why they are important. (more…)
Archive for July, 2009
How do Web Content Filters Work?
Friday, July 17th, 2009“XYZ Technology is Dead.”
Friday, July 10th, 2009I frequently hear security professionals and pundits proclaim that such and such a technology “is dead.” Lately, I’ve heard that “antivirus is dead,” “Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) are dead.” A while back it was “firewalls are dead,” and “SSL is dead.” People who utter phrases like this are doing a disservice to the security community. (more…)
FOG – A Free Computer Cloning Solution
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Symantec Ghost is a useful application for what’s known as “imaging” or “cloning” computers. It allows you to copy a single computer’s hard drive contents to multiple machines at once so you have a base Windows install that’s exactly the same on all of the machines. The only difference is the uniquely identifying information about the machines (computer name, Hardware address, etc.).
Recently one of our client’s Ghost subscriptions came up for renewal. While Ghost does what it’s designed to do well enough, we were wondering what other options there were out there in the world. Enter FOG. (more…)