http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah * Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:35:33 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-04T10:35:33Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/some-simple-ways-to-be-more-security-conscious/?cs=37217 I wrote about the lack of security training in SMBs recently, as evidenced by the findings of a study co-sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec.   In that earlier blog, I promised to give some advice to help SMBs smbs removable_storage user_policies data_security business_technology smartphones Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:35:41 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/some-simple-ways-to-be-more-security-conscious/?cs=37217 2009-11-06T10:35:41Z 3 days, 10 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/some-simple-ways-to-be-more-security-conscious http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37217 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/lenovo-launches-all-in-one-desktop-pc-for-smbs/?cs=37227 Lenovo early this week announced its first all-in-one desktop designed for the SMB, which the company says will ship by at the end of November.  In an all-in-one, the main chassis containing the processor and motherboard are integrated into the back smbs business_technology desktops_and_workstations lenovo Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:18:44 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/lenovo-launches-all-in-one-desktop-pc-for-smbs/?cs=37227 2009-11-05T14:18:44Z 3 days, 5 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/lenovo-launches-all-in-one-desktop-pc-for-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37227 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/the-simple-password-guide-for-your-smb/?cs=37218 Until biometric authentication takes off, typed passwords will continue to form the cornerstone of authentication systems.  Yet what exactly constitutes a good password in this brave new era of cloud computing?  According to security consultant David passwords smbs business_technology user_policies Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:26:10 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/the-simple-password-guide-for-your-smb/?cs=37218 2009-11-04T11:26:10Z 3 days, 9 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/the-simple-password-guide-for-your-smb http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37218 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/should-you-delay-switching-to-windows-7/?cs=37145 Rescuecom.com, a New York-based computer support company is asking users to delay their upgrade to the just-released Windows 7 operating system.  President Josh Kaplan cited a litany of reasons to Computerworld on why users should hold off the hardware smbs windows_7 windows_vista business_technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:38:23 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/should-you-delay-switching-to-windows-7/?cs=37145 2009-11-02T14:38:23Z 1 week, 16 hours ago 6 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/should-you-delay-switching-to-windows-7 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37145 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/hackers-target-internet-phone-systems-of-smbs/?cs=37146 I just wrote about a study that found SMBs lacking in security training .   As if underscoring just how vulnerable small and medium businesses are in terms of security, I came across a report on how hackers are targeting the VoIP systems belonging to smbs network_security business_technology telecommunications_services security_breaches Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:27:44 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/hackers-target-internet-phone-systems-of-smbs/?cs=37146 2009-10-31T05:27:44Z 1 week, 15 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/hackers-target-internet-phone-systems-of-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37146 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/study-shows-smbs-lacking-in-security-training/?cs=37073 A new study co-sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec of about 1,500 small and medium-sized businesses across the United States has been released. The SMBs were surveyed on areas pertaining to cybersecurity, as well as network_security user_policies anti-virus_solutions smbs business_technology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:30:24 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/study-shows-smbs-lacking-in-security-training/?cs=37073 2009-10-29T09:30:24Z 1 week, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/study-shows-smbs-lacking-in-security-training http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37073 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/reducing-the-e-mail-storage-space-required-for-your-smb/?cs=37042 Over the last few years, the use of e-mail has grown to become a crucial component of enterprises and SMBs alike.  A common problem faced by organizations of all sizes is the need to properly protect historical e-mails from corruption or inadvertent e-mail_and_e-mail_management storage_management microsoft_office smbs business_technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:19:33 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/reducing-the-e-mail-storage-space-required-for-your-smb/?cs=37042 2009-10-28T08:19:33Z 1 week, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/reducing-the-e-mail-storage-space-required-for-your-smb http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=37042 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/dont-move-to-the-clouds-just-because-everyone-else-is/?cs=36971 With interest in cloud computing up in the stratosphere, Frank Ohlhorst from sister site CTO Edge last week offered some timely suggestions on how an organization on the brink of making the leap might want to go about assessing cloud computing business_technology smbs cloud_computing strategic_planning roi backup sugarsync service_level_agreements Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:44:00 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/dont-move-to-the-clouds-just-because-everyone-else-is/?cs=36971 2009-10-26T03:44:00Z 1 week, 5 days ago 3 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/dont-move-to-the-clouds-just-because-everyone-else-is http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36971 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/tandberg-targets-smbs-with-telepresence-product/?cs=36970 Norwegian company Tandberg has expanded its Profile Series with new videoconferencing hardware unveiled last week. As some shareholders resist Cisco's offer to purchase the company for $3 billion, this adds fuel to the argument that Tandberg is more cisco_systems teleconferencing smbs business_technology tandberg Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:39:48 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/tandberg-targets-smbs-with-telepresence-product/?cs=36970 2009-10-26T02:39:48Z 1 week, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/tandberg-targets-smbs-with-telepresence-product http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36970 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/windows-7-arrives-features-to-look-for/?cs=36861 With Windows 7 arriving tomorrow, you must be wondering if there are any features that you should look out for once you've ripped the wrapping from the spanking new installation media and got it installed. Well, Jim Achuff, the Senior Technical windows_7 smbs bitlocker microsoft directaccess business_technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:49:43 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/windows-7-arrives-features-to-look-for/?cs=36861 2009-10-21T10:49:43Z 2 weeks, 3 days ago 2 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/windows-7-arrives-features-to-look-for http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36861 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/protect-your-business-e-mails-using-mxsense/?cs=36848 One obvious benefit of using an e-mail system such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes is their built-in collaboration features. In addition, having such a centralized infrastructure in place means that it is relatively easy to archive e-mails for e-mail_and_e-mail_management message_archiving business_technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:19:32 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/protect-your-business-e-mails-using-mxsense/?cs=36848 2009-10-20T18:19:32Z 2 weeks, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/protect-your-business-e-mails-using-mxsense http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36848 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/phishing-attacks-underscore-importance-of-protecting-e-mail-passwords/?cs=36775 You might have read about the Hotmail phishing news a few weeks back in which more than 10,000 Hotmail passwords obtained by phishing were posted on an open forum.  Of course, falling victim to a phishing attempt would be less of a problem if you have usage_management_and_monitoring smbs e-mail_security user_policies business_technology phishing Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:58:28 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/phishing-attacks-underscore-importance-of-protecting-e-mail-passwords/?cs=36775 2009-10-19T07:58:28Z 2 weeks, 5 days ago 3 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/phishing-attacks-underscore-importance-of-protecting-e-mail-passwords http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36775 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/leveraging-nas-in-the-smb/?cs=36760 I wrote a blog earlier this week in which I examined a couple of reasons why NAS appliances still have a place in the SMB , despite the increasing popularity and usage of cloud computing. Today, I explore another three possible roles for a NAS that an smbs nas iomega gcs_technologies cost_containment business_technology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:27:20 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/leveraging-nas-in-the-smb/?cs=36760 2009-10-16T18:27:20Z 3 weeks, 1 day ago 3 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/leveraging-nas-in-the-smb http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36760 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/remember-to-patch-adobe-reader-acrobat-too/?cs=36686 Earlier this week, I wrote about the imminent release of 34 patches in Microsoft's largest Patch Tuesday to date. I highlighted a number of reasons in that blog why this update is significant.  Well, the second Tuesday of October 2009 has come and adobe_acrobat smbs adobe_reader business_technology adobe_systems vulnerabilities_and_patches microsoft Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:17 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/remember-to-patch-adobe-reader-acrobat-too/?cs=36686 2009-10-14T17:54:17Z 3 weeks, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/remember-to-patch-adobe-reader-acrobat-too http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36686 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/does-nas-still-have-a-place-in-the-smb/?cs=36649 I came across news of Iomega's next-generation network-attached storage , or NAS a few days ago.  I admit that I was on the verge of giving this news a pass, if not for its admittedly impressive capabilities, which caused me to pause.   In a network_performance_management cloud_computing business_technology smbs virtualization saas nas Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:28:04 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/does-nas-still-have-a-place-in-the-smb/?cs=36649 2009-10-13T18:28:04Z 3 weeks, 4 days ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/does-nas-still-have-a-place-in-the-smb http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=36649