This week I was in Las Vegas on business.  The screen on my Samsung Galaxy S stopped lighting up the night before, making it quite useless.  I also decided that my laptop was too heavy to drag all the way there for the limited amount of use it was going ... Read More

A virtual desktop is being provided as part of our Bring Your Own Computer to work program.  The thought process is that our users definitely require the popular Microsoft Office applications every day (Outlook, Power Point, Excel, Word).  We also require Adobe and have several in house custom applications.  All ... Read More

Network Access Control.  Another somewhat ambiguous yet ubiquitous security term floating around for a decade.  The principle of NAC is legit.  The goal is to make sure only authorized users and devices connect to the network.  This should be a pretty good start at preventing someone from walking into your ... Read More

When given the choice to BYOC I was instantly excited and images of Ubuntu or OS X flashed through my mind.Bring Your Own Computer is actually starting to take off. Many of the customers I meet with are considering ways to do this.  There are some cost savings to it ... Read More

So many names.  It always reminds me of the line from The Devils Advocate when Al says "Oh, I have so many names".  Security Information Management, Security Information and Event Management, SIM, SIEM, Log Management, Log Aggregation.  If you really like to use buzz words you could call this Big ... Read More

The real cost of BYOD (smartphones & tablets)In the last year this term has rung out more than Lady Gaga (love you Gaga).Each one of our Security Solution Architects meets with between 35 & 50 customers per month, and 90% of our meetings are on BYOD.  Each of these customers ... Read More

Don't let the introduction scare you.  This post is actually more appropriate for less technical readers who have had a computer failure and lost data.While on a recent business trip the hard drive light on my laptop remained solid at all times.  As time went on Windows slowed to a ... Read More

Right now there are several types of Mobile Device Management solutions.  They all have their place when you consider security and total cost of ownership.  Some of them are going to be much more secure giving more piece of mind.  Others are going to integrate into or leverage existing systems ... Read More