http://www.simpleviews.net Random musings from a young IT professional Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:23:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most of us know that security for our systems isn’t just a one step process – in fact there can be many steps involved with getting a system secure. One of the most obvious steps is also one that I see most often ignored: physical security. When I first started working ... http://www.simpleviews.net/2008/06/25/sever-security/ A few days ago a report was published by the security firm Cyber-Ark which stated that 1 in 3 senior IT professionals snoops/spies on their colleagues. I have no doubt that this does happen, but I do have to raise a few questions about this report. First of all let me ... http://www.simpleviews.net/2008/06/23/are-you-being-spied-on/ When trying to solve some mail server problems, one of the most useful troubleshooting tools that I use (aside from good old telnet) has to be free email service providers. Whether it is Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail, having a free email account set up with them can greatly help when ... http://www.simpleviews.net/2008/06/20/gmail-to-the-rescue/ As I mentioned in my last post, the organization which I work for is a non-profit entity whose budget comes from membership fees. Like most non-profits, every dollar really has to stretch as far as it can, and it is usually hard to get an OK from management to go ... http://www.simpleviews.net/2008/06/19/techsoup-%e2%80%93-a-must-for-non-profits/ Hi there and welcome to my tiny corner on the web. My name is Matt and I am a Systems Administrator for a small business (under 50 employees). We’re not a typical business however. Out of all our employees, over half are remote. Most of them have their own office ... http://www.simpleviews.net/2008/06/18/about-me/