Information Technology Management

Useful Windows Utilities

This is a list of useful Windows utilities and related sites Cygwin - Cygwin is an extraordinarily useful application that creates a unix-like environment on your Windows system. Most common Linux/UNIX tools are available. SysInternals - This is a collection of Windows utilities maintained by Microsoft. FreeFileSync - This tool will compare two Windows directories and synchronize [...]

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When IP Reputation Goes Wrong

For many years, I have had a server at one colocation site or another. I host a number of my own sites, and a hand full of others which helps pay for the cost of hosting. I was growing increasingly concerned that my 4 year old Dell 2950 server was going to die and leave [...]

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Responsible Mail Server Operation

Improperly configured mail servers contribute greatly to the pervasive spam problem on the Internet, both for the addresses served by the mail server, and also those on the Internet at large. Improper configuration on a single mail server can result in: The mail server being used to relay spam Other mail server operators forced to [...]

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Continued Validation as a Key Element of Any Security Policy

Most competent organizations adopt a base set of security standards for technology they deploy. Over time, though, those standards must be revised to account for new information, new vulnerabilities, etc, as well, the technology components themselves will diverge from the desired security settings. A critical element of an enterprise security policy is to periodically revalidate [...]

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Centralized versus Decentralized WAN topology in an Enterprise

Many times, enterprise WAN topology grows without much forethought, expanding on an existing infrastructure. Changing topologies mid-stream is often costly and falls behind other initiatives. Because of that, it’s important for the CIOs and network architects to have a good handle on the topology options and some of the benefits and drawbacks of each. Meshed [...]

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