I agree with Wyatt that in few organizations does the IT department actually have the budget to empower each and every employee on all levels. They usually have to pick and choose where they will invest. On the flip side,...
In reply to: Re: Legacy or Ancient
I think you will see deployments. I just don't think they will be of the massive heterogeneous type. I think you will see vendors have success with their individual solutions, and you will see a handful of truly heterogeneous...
In reply to: Re: SDN == OpenFlow?
Dan, I'm wondering about the cloud-based UCC trials you mention that are available. Would you recommend against that type of pilot project, since you are unable to test how the solution works in conjunction with your other...
In reply to: Cloud-based UCC trials
@mbushong, I agree that there is no "winning" approach to SDN as of yet -- it's still anybody's game. That said, I am hoping 2014 sees a little more progress than you predict. It definitely takes a great deal of expertise...
In reply to: Re: SDN == OpenFlow?
wifikiwi, thanks for answering my question. That's great advice. You're right that the initial instinct is to add more APs, and I'm not sure how aware most IT generalists are of the co-channel interference problem.
In reply to: Re: WLAN health
You can't prevent being tagged in an update or photo, but there is a setting that lets you review each of your tags before they appear on your profile. To find this, go to your Privacy Settings page and click Timeline and...
In reply to: Re: Location privacy
Agree, Wyatt, though we need something subtle that covers the camera but blends in -- so we can be paranoid without broadcasting to everyone around us that we're paranoid.
In reply to: Re: Spying
Not many people carry their Passport, ID Card or Driving license around with them.
Criminals certainly don't so the system needs to be online.
In reply to: Do the Politicians even understand the Problem!
The move to make these living room devices just a cheap and simple way to connect to a smarter computing device or cloud service strikes me as the right way to go. I'm using the $50 Roku box to connect to Netflix and Amazon...
In reply to: Dumb box
Yes and whether $35 billion or $180 billion turns out to be the actual short term lose that the US cloud computing industry will suffer, I wonder how much it will cost the cloud industry in the long run. Canada has become...
In reply to: Re: Who Can We Trust?
There's some very concrete advice here: you're going to have to enforce passwords on mobile devices, even though employees don't like them. No password protection, no BYOD.
In reply to: Stand firm
In fact it is better than Chip & Pin which is tedious and difficult to use.
Authentication and Transaction Signing done with ease!
In reply to: Can Anyone Compete
When it comes to default passwords, the asset owners need to pay more attention to specifying requirements for Role Based Access Control using Standards such as IEEE 1686. As far as Ruggedcom is concerened I believe that...
In reply to: RBAC part of the solution
A National Connected Online Photographic Identification System for Security Services such as the Police needs to be developed. Furthermore an Online Authentication System using Smartcards and Pins, a bit like chip and pin,...
In reply to: National Identity
If there is indeed a war on Military records, it would be the government giving the order for records to be distroyed. The 1st Gulf war is recorded as the most toxic war in "Western military history" due to the vast array...
In reply to: Take a closer look.
There have been 0, none, nit, swabo, bukes malware attacks on mainframe computers in 40 years. None, because code does not run with privileges and there are no pre-built scripts for script kiddies to use. Write a piece of...
In reply to: This is also why we have attack vectors
Because of this madness, I will stay away from Microsoft / Dell and look at suppliers that offer everyone a "fair" deal.
In reply to: Re: Buzz, Real And Imagined
For the one password you do need to remember, make it a phrase or a line from a song but substitute a number or symbol or two for letters:
W1nter W0nderland
for example
-dave
In reply to: Re: I'm starting a death-of-password list
I think the tech companies are overstating the issue of customer trust. No one is going to stop using Gmail because of the NSA. The real issue is the danger to our civil liberties. I'm glad the tech giants are using their...
In reply to: Re: Who Can We Trust?
Yuschick I don't get why point and click and touchscreen devices -as you say- should be separated. You can use any input @ any time according to your needs of the moment.Let's suppose you're sitting comfortable on your...
In reply to: Re: no game need it
I could live with passwords becoming irrelevant. As for password managers, it's time for a true confession. I tried one once and then I forgot my password. But Dave, on your recommendation, I'll give KeePass a try....
In reply to: Re: I'm starting a death-of-password list
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