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Manage, Monitor, and Kill Windows Processes with Process Explorer
Microsoft's task manager is fine for high-level looks at running processes. However, we often require a deeper look into process resource use, dependencies, registry entries, executable paths, etc. Process Explorer, a free Sysinternals download, provides...

Published by Tom Olzak, CISSP (6,821 pts ) on Jul 29, 2009 to
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Enumerate Windows File and Folder Access with AccessEnum
AccessEnum is a member of the free Sysinternals security utilities suite. It allows system administrators to list individual accounts with READ, WRITE, and DENY permission to files, folders, and registry entries. It can also report on security changes...

Published by Tom Olzak, CISSP (6,821 pts ) on Jul 28, 2009 to
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Business Continuity Planning - Part 3
In this final installment in the BCP series, we walk through Steps 4 and 5 of the planning process: testing and managing test results. BCP continued... In Part 2 we saw how to develop BCP strategies and a plan for implementing them. The plans are...

Published by Tom Olzak, CISSP (6,821 pts ) on Jul 28, 2009 to
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Business Continuity Planning - Part 2
In this, the second in a series exploring Business Continuity Planning, we examine Steps 2 and 3: Risk Assessment and Strategy/Plan Development. BCP continued... In Part 1 we defined BCP and the five steps leading to business continuity assurance...

Published by Tom Olzak, CISSP (6,821 pts ) on Jul 28, 2009 to
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Business Continuity Planning - Analyze
This is the first in a series of articles in which we examine five basic steps to business continuity assurance: analyze, assess, plan, test, and manage. An overview of business continuity and step 1, analyze, are the topics of this installment. Business...

Published by Tom Olzak, CISSP (6,821 pts ) on Jul 28, 2009 to
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Managing the Risks to Patient Information
Once we accept that as clinicians we have a professional duty to protect patient information, it becomes a duty to assess and manage risks arising from the way that we process and store that data. In general, storing information using IT exposes it to...

Published by Profacgillies (8,522 pts ) on Jul 2, 2009 to
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HTTPS Vulnerability
Everyone including myself use to think that https:// (the internet protocol for secure hypertext transfer protocol) was secure. This may not be the case anymore. With different tools, https has vulnerabilities that can be compromised...

Published by Steve Mallard (12,177 pts ) on Jun 15, 2009 to
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Need to find vulnerabilities on your operating system? Use the US CERT Website
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team at us-cert.org is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the public and private sectors. Information Technology professionals should utilize this resource as a early warning system...

Published by Steve Mallard (12,177 pts ) on Jun 15, 2009 to
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Encrypt Your USB Flash Drive
Encryption plays a major role in the security of any organization. One of the biggest nightmares IT personnel face is the use of flash drives. These thumbdrives (flash drives) are often lost with personal and confidential information. Encrypt...

Published by Steve Mallard (12,177 pts ) on Jun 15, 2009 to
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Net Nanny 5.6 - Minds the Kids While They Surf
Net Nanny is one of the best-known brands in its genre, but as other products added features it lacked, it fell behind the competition. After ContentWatch bought it and merged with its ContentProtect, though, Net Nanny is a leader again. Introduction...

Published by Tony Bradley (1,781 pts ) on May 12, 2009 to
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