Archives: June, 2010
Share NTFS USB Hard Drive on VMware vSphere/ESX 4
The other day, I was discussing virtualization in email security (for example, anti spam virtual appliance). One of the drawbacks of ESX (and ESXi) is the lack of support for external data storage (non Data Store). Of course, you can add a multitude of data stores, local and remote, and it is THE way to go. But I needed to be able to backup my virtual appliances to an external hard drive using NTFS (so that it can be read on my Windows machines). (Jun 29, 2010)
Who’s responsible for Internet Security?
A couple of stories in the news today caught my attention because they have very opposite perspectives on tackling cybercrime and Internet security. First, the Australian government is thinking of making home computer users responsible for security1. They’re contemplating legislation to force users to install anti-virus programs and firewalls on their home computers before being allowed to connect to the Internet. (Jun 23, 2010)
Why Your Business Needs Policy Management
Instead of being reactive to scandals and managing them after the fact, organizations should take a proactive role and protect data leakage before it happens, to prevent the loss of secrets that are revenue generating. However, most companies are still under-protected and focus their security budgets on compliance and protection of custodial data (customer personal information) rather than internal information such as corporate/product strategy, or financial reports which directly affect the bottom line. (Jun 17, 2010)
Honest, I don’t want an email security appliance!
Vendors have their own very special reasons for pushing email security appliances, instead of virtual machines or straight software installations. You may find that their reasons do not always align with your own. (Jun 14, 2010)
Angelina Jolie wants to be my friend: The pitfalls of social media
I guess writing this blog brings some perks after all. I’ve been nominated to ‘represent [my] professional community’ for every possible Who’s Who list, Facebook invitations are coming in fast and furious, I’m getting offered all kinds of free product subscriptions, and, judging from my message content, I think my 15 minutes of fame have finally arrived! (Jun 09, 2010)
Interview with Adam Guerbuez: $873 Million Dollar Man
"I need a one way ticket to Tijuana!" You might think that if something happens and you want to escape. But if you live in Canada, just sit back and relax - you have nothing to worry about. Canada is known for their lazy laws for certain types of crimes, especially "new" ones (like the latest incidents of financial fraud and spam). (Jun 07, 2010)
More Recent News
Recent Spam Survey Winners
We are extremely pleased with the tremendous response that we have received to this point from our Fight Email Spam survey. As promised we have randomly selected winners of our gift card prizes. (Jan 23, 2012)
New Year's Resolution
We spend 8 to 10 (or more) hours a day at work - more time than we spend anywhere else - and our desks/workspaces are becoming our kitchen tables. But, do you realize that our desks are covered in more bacteria... (Jan 20, 2012)
Email Usage Survey
We are currently conducting a market research on email usage at work. Thank you for filling our this very short survey. (Jan 12, 2012)
