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The "IT admin bad guy"? Not sure I buy it much..

2008-06-23 22:44:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...Admins misusing privileges might be accurate - but am not sure I buy it much. I'd like to see some of the questions as well Most of the IT admins I have met with have a sense of the responsibility that comes with their power. True, there might be some bad eggs or apples in the bunch, but overall I think they are ethically sound people This...
 
Tags: admins, install technology, technology, recent survey, apples, bad eggs, access, sound people, privileges
 
 
 
 
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Black Hat DC 2008 Wrap-Up

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2008-03-17 10:12:00 by Richard Bejtlich in TaoSecurity
...admins, not people browsing the Web. The idea is to force clients to sliently visit incriminating Web sites, thereby adding entries to their browser history, Web cache, and so on. As a simple example he showed (live) how to add a movie to someone's Netflix basket without their involvement. Chuck described how various encoding methods...
 
Tags: cognizance, network cognizance, network, 15th annual network, special network, web sites, web, target company, company
 
 
 
 
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Monthly Blog Round-Up - November 2007

2007-11-30 17:18:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...Admins: A Lost Battle My Top11 logging lists take the next spot: Top 11 Reasons to Collect and Preserve Computer Logs and Top 11 Reasons to Look at Your Logs (the third list, Top 11 Reasons to Secure and Protect Your Logs , was not quite that popular ...) - and, yes, ONE more list is coming: "Top 11 Reasons to Analyze Your Logs Same as during...
 
Tags: blog round-up, monthly blog round-up, monthly, top, top posts, top list, preserve computer logs, logs, anti-virus efficiency
 
 
 
 
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How to Audit a Log Server?

2008-02-05 18:31:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...Admins: A Lost Battle Top 11 Reasons to Collect and Preserve Computer Logs Top 11 Reasons to Look at Your Logs About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: log server, protect logs c-i-a, logs, preserve computer logs, home-grown log server, protect, security audit, reasons, establish
 
 
 
 
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Plan now to eliminate "power users" from your domains

2008-02-11 18:03:17 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...Admins who have not made themselves Admin yet, by Jesper Johannson The power in Power Users, by Mark Russinovich
 
Tags: power, power users, powerful, too-powerful power users, rights install software, software, install, install packages, install software
 
 
 
 
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Can admins rely on built-in Vista features for application support?

2008-02-18 08:25:28 by Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Despite the application management tools included in Windows Vista, application virtualization is still the best solution for systems administrators
 
Tags: application management tools, windows vista, systems administrators, application virtualization, solution
 
 
 
 
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Key enhancements to Asset Intelligence help drive System Center Configuration Manager

2008-02-19 00:40:03 by Gary Olsen in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
System Center Configuration Manager now includes Asset Intelligence 1.5, which gives admins more control over their assets and IT infrastructures
 
Tags: includes asset intelligence, assets, admins, infrastructures, control
 
 
 
 
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How to test a single machine for Windows Vista compatibility issues

2008-03-03 10:07:40 by Brien M. Posey, Contributor in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Using a free tool from Microsoft, admins in small companies can easily test a PC for application and hardware compatibility with Windows Vista
 
Tags: windows vista, easily test, hardware compatibility, free tool, application, companies, microsoft, admins
 
 
 
 
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Data Protection Manager 2007: Relief from branch office backup headaches

2008-03-11 17:49:36 by Gary Olsen in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
The ability to easily back up applications is just one of the key improvements Microsoft made to Data Protection Manager 2007. In this article, Microsoft MVP Gary Olsen breaks down the basics of DPM and offers some helpful backup tips for Windows admins
 
Tags: data protection manager, key improvements microsoft, microsoft mvp gary, helpful backup tips, windows admins, dpm, basics, applications, easily