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- Lock down the BIOS to defend against rogue users
- Sometimes the devil you know is worse than the one you don't know. How do you handle rogue users who inadvertently put your organization's network at risk? Take away the temptation. Mike Mullins tells you how to lock down the BIOS on company machines. While writing this column over...
- Tags: BIOS, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, bot, security, Security Solutions Newsletter, Network, Goal, Admin Password, Mike Mullins, Hardware, Components, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-05-24
- Prevent identity theft by avoiding these seven common mistakes
- Identity theft may be on the rise, but you don't have to make it easy for thieves -- take steps to protect the personally identifiable information PII of your employees and clients. You can start by avoiding these seven mistakes. Identity theft is on the rise. Is your organization...
- Tags: Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, personally identifiable information, security, identity theft, Security Solutions Newsletter, Solution, Network, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-05-17
- Five ways to make Outlook Express more secure
- Outlook Express is a handy, easy-to-use e-mail client -- it just needs a little help in the security department. Mike Mullins lists five ways you can boost the security of Outlook Express. Microsoft Outlook Express is a popular and free e-mail client that comes bundled with most versions...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, e-mail, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Security, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-04-26
- Take technology out of your security policies to maintain compliance
- Are you tired about wondering whether your organization is compliant with all the regulations that affect it? Mike Mullins has a rather unorthodox suggestion: Take the technology out of your policies. See why Mike says doing this will make it easier to address compliance in your company. As the...
- Tags: Regulations, Regulatory compliance, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, compliance, security, Security Solutions Newsletter, Policy, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-04-12
- Test your security incident response plan
- When was the last time you tested your organization's security incident response plan? All the response plans in the world -- however effective they may be -- won't do your organization any good if the plan doesn't work. Mike Mullins tells you how to put your response plan to the...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, virus, security incident response, security response plan, security, network, Security Solutions Newsletter, Plan, Response Plan, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-04-05
- Keep DNS servers from contributing to a DDoS attack
- How can a recursive query become a DDoS attack? It doesn't take much. Mike Mullins explains how an attacker can take advantage of a DNS server using recursion to perpetrate a DDoS attack, and he tells you how to prevent your organization's DNS servers from taking part. Is your...
- Tags: IP, Servers, Domain names, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, server, DNS server, IP address, distributed denial of service, Security Solutions Newsletter, DNS, Mike Mullins, TLD Server, Internet, Hardware, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-03-22
- Follow this six-step malware response plan
- Sometimes all the preventive care in the world won't protect your systems from the inevitable malware infection. What's the best way to handle it? According to Mike Mullins, an effective malware response plan includes these six steps. As security administrators, we try to be as proactive as possible—applying...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, malware, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Malware Response Plan, Malware Incident Response Plan, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-03-08
- Is your network for work or for play?
- Letting employees access social networking and streaming media Web sites doesn't just put a drain on your bandwidth—it can also open up your company to a host of risks. Mike Mullins tells you how to become the most unpopular person in your company by shutting down access. This might...
- Tags: Metacafe.com, Web site development, Web technology, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, network, social networking, streaming media, Security Solutions Newsletter, Security, Mike Mullins, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-03-01
- Get ready for 2007 Daylight Saving Time changes
- If you operate a network in the United States, impending changes to Daylight Saving Time DST, courtesy of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, is going to affect your operations. Mike Mullins details the effects and tells you how to prepare for them. Time is critical when it comes...
- Tags: Daylight Saving Time, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, UTC, Greenwich Mean Time, Security Solutions Newsletter, Network, Authentication, Mike Mullins, Security, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-02-15
- Conduct an impact assessment to acquire security funding
- While you understand the importance of protecting personally identifiable information PII in your organization, that doesn't mean that the ones holding the purse strings do. How can you convince them? A good place to start is by performing an impact assessment. Protecting personally identifiable information PII is a ...
- Tags: security, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, personally identifiable information, Security Solutions Newsletter, Data, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-02-08
- Pop-up windows: Know the difference between the good, the bad, and the annoying
- Pop-up windows can often be a pain, but they sometimes indicate a more serious problem. Mike Mullins tells you how to differentiate between a pop-up that's just wasting your time and one that might be trying to tell you something. There's been a lot of publicity about pop-up windows,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Spyware, Cyberthreats, adware & malware, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, window, Web browser, Security Solutions Newsletter, Pop-up, Mike Mullins, Construction, Security, Internet, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-02-01
- How secure are your wireless device drivers?
- Even with the emphasis on securing wireless devices and how they communicate with operating systems, flaws have still surfaced, and attackers have exploited them. One often overlooked source for security flaws is the wireless device driver. Mike Mullins takes a closer look in this edition of Security Solutions. Wireless...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, wireless, wireless device, security, flaw, IEEE 802.11, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-01-25
- Keep your router configurations secure
- The security you add when managing routers can make the difference between providing a functional and responsive network or an isolated intranet that provides services to no one. In this edition of Security Solutions, Mike Mullins offers some steps you can take to maintain router security. When it comes...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, router, network, Security Solutions Newsletter, Security, TFTP, Configuration, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-01-11
- Craft your own internet usage policy with this sample
- Mike Mullins provides a general guideline for Internet and intranet usage and encourages you to start the new year with an emphasis on user education. The Internet is an important resource for your customers and employees. It is imperative that you inform your users about the purpose and...
- Tags: Internet, E-mail, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, YOURCOMPANY, Security Solutions Newsletter, Asset, Security, Network, Guideline, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-01-03
- How do I... Make sure security logs exhibit accurate time with NTP?
- It's vital that organizations take steps to synchronize the time on their network and devices, but it's even more important to make sure the logs produced by security devices reflect the accurate time. In this edition of Security Solutions, Mike Mullins explains why accurate time is so important for security...
- Tags: NTP, NETWORKING, Routers & switches, Network technology, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, security, network, router, server, Network Time Protocol, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-12-18
- Establish a strategy for security breach notification
- Even if your organization takes every possible precaution to protect its data, a security breach is often inevitable. What do you do if it happens? Mike Mullins offers some pointers for notifying those affected in this edition of Security Solutions. News broke recently about one of the largest...
- Tags: Identity theft, Social Security, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, strategy, security, data breach, Security Solutions Newsletter, Security Breach, Information, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-12-14
- Be proactive in your fight against malware
- Spyware and adware have become a very real threat for organizations, but most detection programs remove malware after it's already done the damage. In this edition of Security Solutions, Mike Mullins discusses the merits of proactive security and explains why it's better to know whether a Web site is potentially...
- Tags: Spyware, Cyberthreats, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, INTERNET, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, spyware, security, spyware removal, adware, malware, Security Solutions Newsletter, Web, Wisdom, Web Site, Web Browser, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-11-30
- Defend your network from slow scanning
- Most serious attackers aren't going to advertise their intentions by performing a broad scan—the smartest attackers will try to come in under your detection radar. In this edition of Security Solutions, Mike Mullins discusses why attackers prefer slow scanning, examines the tools they use, and tells you how to defend...
- Tags: IP, Scanners, Intrusion detection, PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, Network security, SECURITY, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, intrusion detection system, network, tool, scanner, IP address, attacker, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Hardware, Peripherals, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-11-16
- Eight daily steps to a more secure network
- While many companies have a 9-to-5 security staff, hackers don't punch a clock. However, your network can still remain secure in the 16 hours in-between—you just need to focus activities to provide maximum coverage for the network. Mike Mullins gets you started with a list of eight daily tasks in...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, security, network, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-11-09
- How do I... Wipe data from Cisco routers and switches before discarding them
- PCs aren't the only hardware you need to worry about erasing corporate data from before donating—you should apply this best practice to any network device you're discarding, including Cisco routers and switches. Mike Mullins walks you through the process of clearing the configurations of both routers and switches. This...
- Tags: Cisco Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, router, password, Security Solutions Newsletter, Method, Network, Switch, Configuration, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-11-06
