Fran Howarth
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How to secure your on-the-go data

How to secure your on-the-go data

Insight perspective Worried about sensitive data on portable devices? Quocirca's Fran Howarth explains how to make sure it's safe and sound.

Thursday, August 13 2009 03:22 PM

Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Encryption, Tool, Quocirca, Fran Howarth, Laptop Computer, financial, data protection


Why you should hack your own systems

Why you should hack your own systems

Insight perspective If you want to make sure your systems are safe from hackers, you've got to test, test and test, says analyst.

Wednesday, May 06 2009 10:54 AM

Tags: Hacking, Operating systems, Web servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, Security, Network security, Security Management, Phishing, SANS Institute


As crunch bites, don't neglect the logs

As crunch bites, don't neglect the logs

Insight Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca analyst.

Sunday, February 08 2009 11:07 PM

Tags: Business security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Data security, Security, Organization, Electronics, PCI, Fran Howarth, compliance


Securing your business--what to invest in

Insight Today's enterprise faces loads of security challenges. Find out which areas to focus on to keep your organization's data safe and sound.

Sunday, February 15 2009 07:14 PM

Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, Data security, Authentication, Security, Organization, IT Budget, IT Security, Cloud Computing



Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server

Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.


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Carbon paper fascinated me when I was younger. Write once, get two copies. What a great invention and work tool, I thought.

Then came e-mail, and making carbon copies of important..... by Eileen Yu

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