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Author: Michael Kavka

Pitfalls, Prepping, and Vindication

Posted on February 14, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Pitfalls, Prepping, and Vindication

So, being in the world of IT, there are many hats we all tend to wear. Sometimes many at once, sometimes at different times. Within all of the different hats there are certain things that stay the same, and can make each of us better. Here is the list of things I tend to do…

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So here we go…

Posted on February 12, 2009February 13, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on So here we go…

I can’t express how important it is to make sure you not only document your network, but what a pain it is when you don’t. 6 weeks of planning and having to map out Active Directory comes to a head for myself this week as I take care of the last parts of the redesign….

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Well Well Well, Look what they figured out…

Posted on February 5, 2009February 5, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Well Well Well, Look what they figured out…

So it seems that a company called Beyond Trust did a little research into Microsoft’s disclosed vulnerabilities, and found that 92% of them could have been avoided if people didn’t have Admin rights.  You can read the full article at Computer World. Honestly, I would have thought it was quite obvious that this was a…

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