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Home is where the heart (and disaster back-up plan) is
Cybersecurity Industry Alliance Executive Director Paul Kurtz explains why telework may be crucial to surviving The Big One. Continue Reading
Agent vs. agentless patch management
Site expert Jason Chan shares some general pros of agent and agentless patch management. Continue Reading
Locking down laptops that connect to hotspots
Wireless laptops are a huge security risk, especially when they connect to public hotspots. Contributor Kevin Beaver provides a step-by-step guide for locking down your laptops using a variety of firewalls, encryption and security protocols. Continue Reading
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Step 5: Choose tools to clean up spyware
Good news: Since spyware has become so prevalent, so have a great many antispyware tools. Continue Reading
Step 3: Recognize how spyware acts
Like virus infections, the majority of spyware infestations are silent. The computer rarely gives any indication that a new program has been installed. Continue Reading
Step 2: Know where spyware comes from
Spyware most commonly enters a computer one of two ways: silently, through a Web page, or bundled with another software program.Continue Reading
Manage patch deployment
Get help keeping up with recent Windows patches with the resources in this tip by contributor Tony Bradley.Continue Reading
Step 3: Make sure patches are actually being applied
This may seem like a no-brainer, but Brien Posey explains how this is one step that is easily overlooked.Continue Reading
Step 1: Understand what is being patched
Brien Posey discusses what he thinks is probably the most important step in an effective patch management process.Continue Reading
Spy Fighters: Managing spyware protection for remote employees
This remote access engineer and SearchWindowsSecurity.com reader explains how he centrally manages spyware protection and cleansing for 45,000 employees' work and home machines.Continue Reading
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7 tips in 7 minutes: Windows password creation
As part of the 25 password hardening tips in 25 minutes series, the the following seven quick tips offer best practices for creating strong passwords from SearchWindowsSecurity.com experts and contributors.Continue Reading
10 tips in 10 minutes: Password policy considerations
The following 10 quick tips offer expert advice on password policy considerations, from educating users on the importance of a password policy to enforcing minimum length passwords.Continue Reading
Introduction to patch management
This is introduction to patch management is the first excerpt from Chapter 1 of "The complete patch management book," courtesy of Ecora.Continue Reading
Quick tips for easier patching
In the conclusion of this two-part series, Serdar Yegulalp offers three basic techniques to make patching dozens or hundreds of computers a less painful process.Continue Reading
Chapter introduction: The importance of patch management
This excerpt from "The administrator shortcut guide to patch management" explains why the key to gaining overall security is patch management.Continue Reading