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Going through an IT audit can be easier than you think

by Mike Foster | Dec 17, 2008 | Cybersecurity

The keys to having a good audit experience are many. One of the biggest ones is to simply relax! Unless the audit state mandated following your failure to comply with some regulation, then the review can be enjoyable. Often, when I arrive at a company to perform their...

Microsoft releasing important patch Today at 1pm Eastern

by Mike Foster | Dec 17, 2008 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity, Technology

Early this week a major bug was discovered in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer – IE – that would allow code imbedded in web sites to potentially exploit the computers who visit those sites. This has many people wondering if they should use a different...

Should you have an IT audit before or after you upgrade your network?

by Mike Foster | Dec 10, 2008 | Best Practices, Save time

The best answer, of course, is both. However, if you are only going to have one audit, most people think it should be AFTER your own IT professionals have implemented the very best solutions they know. This can be a costly mistake. It is better to have your audit, or...

Time and money wasters plague many IT professionals. This hurts your entire organization

by Mike Foster | Dec 3, 2008 | Best Practices, Save time

In these economic times, it is even more important to be sure you are allowing your IT professional to be as productive as possible. Whether you have internal IT professionals or utilized outsourced IT, see if any of these time and money wasters apply to your IT...

What dangerous behaviors do users regularly engage in using company owned computer equipment?

by Mike Foster | Nov 26, 2008 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity

A graduate student asked me to help him in his research regarding technical issues in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Here are some of the observations I see on a regular basis. Perhaps you can add even more through your blog responses about computer user...
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