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LogMeIn to the Rescue Again!
We use and recommend the use of LogMeIn for some of our clients who need the ability to remotely access their workstations while away from the office. True, in some situations that type of remote access tool presents potential security concerns, but in...
Posted: May 07 2009, 03:55 PM by eriq | with no comments
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On Securing RDP
Last December, I worked out an arrangement to better protect our clients for whom we provide primary support. This involved finding ways to tighten access their severs via RDP (the infamous port 3389). There are a lot of different takes on controlling...
Posted: Mar 20 2008, 08:26 PM by eriq | with 3 comment(s)
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On Updates and PERCs
I've had a few comments show up on the series of PERC 5/i posts I had early in 2007. There have been a few questions about the status of things, so rather than respond in the comments, I thought I'd summarize what I know at this point in a separate...
Posted: Jan 28 2008, 08:45 AM by eriq | with no comments
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On Conversion
Amy Babinchak and I gave a presentation at the Trend Micro/SBSFAQ.com SMB Security Summit in Sydney (talk about alliteration) in November, and we discussed the security implications of providing remote support to clients. In the discussion, we mentioned...
Posted: Dec 29 2007, 07:12 AM by eriq | with no comments
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On Irony
For the last couple of months, I've been working (at the request of a couple of my clients) to enter the Apple Authorized Business Agent program with my business. I've had several clients who have started incorporating the Macintosh platform into...
Posted: Oct 16 2007, 08:38 AM by eriq | with no comments
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On Revisits
Just a week ago, I had the notion to take a serious look at Fusion and Vista on my Mac and posted my initial observations about it. Those observations, as noted, were based on just a few hours work with the product. Over the next few days, I had an opportunity...
Posted: Aug 17 2007, 04:27 PM by eriq | with no comments
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