While they’ve been around for decades, in recent years we’ve all been introduced to squatters — people who move into an empty house that isn’t theirs and then take full advantage of the benefits of having a place to stay. They obtain utilities, setup mail delivery, maybe even meet the neighbors — all the while…
We are all well aware of the theory that every person is separated from everyone else by only six people. In fact, one 2013 study showed that this separation was just a little over 3.5 people. Although not as widely recognized, there is also a degree of separation between the people in IT who establish…
In some ways, there is no greater threat to security than a temp employee. At first glance, the previous statement might not make much sense. After all, the temp has comparatively the least amount of privileges, and they have those privileges for only a short period of time. In reality, however, the accounts created for…
Whenever the topic of moving to the cloud comes up, it’s inevitable that the topic of security also arises. And rightly so: the cloud can create a host of security risks concerning who has access to services and data, from both an IT and an end-user perspective. A recent article on SharePoint adoption cited the…
If you were asked, “Is your environment secure?” you’d probably respond with something like “more or less.” After all, we IT professionals are pretty logical, and while we make a solid effort, there are areas of our network environments that are in less-than-desirable shape. You have a lot on your plate, and you just don’t…
Managing Active Directory (AD) is not an easy task, but someone has to do it. If this “someone”, is you, then you should always keep in mind that human beings make mistakes and have bad habits, even if they are AD gurus. To minimize the risk of such bad habits from happening on your watch,…