The End of an Era
On April 8, 2014, Windows XP was declared End of Life by Microsoft. On July 14, 2015, Windows Server 2003 was also declared End of Life by Microsoft.
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A Second Look at DISASTER RECOVERY
By: James Summerlin I've read several articles on Disaster Recovery over the years, one or two in this very magazine. I've even written a paper on it myself. What I want to do is discuss things such as what data really is, where it is located, w...
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Finding Good IT Support
There are a lot of "IT guys" out there and everyone of them will tell you their way is the RIGHT WAY (which we all know isnt true because they all can't be right and none of them are me). So how do we sort through this mess and find decent IT help? ...
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Becoming Your Own IT
About two or three times a year I run across someone who is starting up a new business, such as medical billing or a new practice, and that person has made the Big Decision to do their own IT. I usually see these people on the support forums I freque...
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Why You Are Not Getting PAID
We are going to take a break from all this technical stuff to talk about . . . more technical stuff. But this time, we aren't going to focus on security, we are going to focus on why your claims reject, deny, or just don't get paid in general. If you...
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Security at Your Fingertips - Part 5 of 5
Today's feature isn't going to focus on tools, but rather where you can get security information. Keeping up-to-date is a must in today's world and it's very easy to get lost in the sea of knowledge. Where do you go to find out about the latest thr...
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Security at Your Fingertips Part 4 of 5
Today, we're going to talk about how you can retrieve a history of events, particularly security events, which have happened to your computer. Introducing today's article:
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Using Bitlocker to Encrypt Your Entire Hard drive
Bitlocker is a built-in feature of Windows but only for certain editions of Windows. In order to use Bitlocker, you have to be running one of the following Editions of Windows:
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They Say They Are HIPAA Compliant, But...
We are going to take a quick break from our five part series, Security At Your Fingertips, so I can get something off my chest. I've been dealing with this problem for a long time now and, quite frankly, I'm getting tired of it. This problem is in ...
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Security at Your Fingertips Part 2 of 5
Our focus was on preventing the installation of those nefarious thumb drives that everyone seems to have these days. However, the technique works for other hardware as well. Keep in mind that you must have Windows Vista to use that feature - it is no...
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Security at Your Fingertips - Part 1 of 5
That's right, everyone. Here we are in yet another multipart series - as if the 10 Laws of computer security weren't enough. One of the biggest issues many people face when implementing security is cost. For some odd reason, so many people think that...
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Immutable Security Law 10
At long last, here we are. Welcome, everyone, to number ten in our ten part series "The 10 Immutable Laws of Computer Security." It's been a very long ride, however, based on the feedback I have received it appears many of us have gotten something fr...
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Computer Security: The 9th Law
Welcome to article number 9 in our 10 part security series. It's been a long ride, but I hope you've had some fun in our journey in trying to understand and get more comfortable with all this security stuff. I'm hoping by now many of us are realizing...
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Computer Security - The 8th Law
Welcome to article number 8 in our 10 part security series. It seems like yesterday we were at article number 2, doesn't it?
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The 10 Immutable Laws of Computer Security - The Sixth Law
Today, we begin the downhill journey with law number six, and we also get back on track with the more technical aspects of security. I now introduce you to the Sixth Law: The difficulty of defending a network is directly proportional to its complexit...
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The 10 Immutable Laws of Computer Security - The Fourth Law
Today, we are going to discuss the fourth immutable law: Keeping up with security fixes! If you don't keep up with security fixes, your network won't be yours for long. Patch Management is the industry buzzwords for the process of keeping up with sec...
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