This week’s big security story is the so-called Petya ransomware attack. It is not the first such attack, it won’t be the last, and its success will prompt cyber criminals to attack again, and again, and again. In this new threat environment, there are zer … [Read more...]
The price of security: surprisingly affordable
Sysadmin pilot fish works for a company that manufactures steel products that go up -- everything from cell towers and guyed masts to utility poles."One day a message came into the help desk," says fish. "A user was concerned that we were going to get … [Read more...]
6 ways to prevent burnout in your IT staff
IT pros everywhere feel stressed, and no wonder: Some 81% of CIOs believe that the amount of pressure on technology professionals is higher now than it was just five years ago, according to a 2016 survey of more than 2,500 CIOs conducted by IT staffing … [Read more...]
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Apple's iOS 11 adds macOS-like features for better productivity
Apple continues to make the iPhone and iPad better, more productive tools for work, mainly by implementing features that bring iDevices a step or two closer to their desktop counterparts. That ongoing effort continues with iOS 11, which arrived as a … [Read more...]
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
The launch of a big Microsoft Windows 10 update like the Creators Update isn’t the end of a process — it’s really just the beginning. As soon as a major update is released, Microsoft quickly gets to work on improving it by fixing bugs, releasing security p … [Read more...]
Microsoft, please stop doing things for our own good
For over 20 years, Microsoft stomped on its competitors and then defended itself against the resulting antitrust lawsuits. But with desktop Windows waning in importance and its desktop software rivals largely gone, Microsoft seemed to have turned a new … [Read more...]
With Cisco, Apple weaves itself into enterprise infrastructure
Apple is on course to become the most secure platform provider in the modern enterprise, and Cisco is helping this happen.You heard that right “If your enterprise and company is using Cisco and Apple the combination should make the [cybersecurity] i … [Read more...]
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