Windows 7 firewall

We use ACT on our network. We've always had to disable the XP firewall in order for ACT to work in a networked environment; no biggie because the local firewall wasn't used anyway. Now with a Windows 7 machine on the domain, I have a drive mapped to it from an XP workstation. To my surprise, if

Re: Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web? - PC World

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Sam Cayze wrote: > This is kind of a game changer. You really think so? There are millions of non-English websites out there already. I don't read them, because I can only read English, but they're full of non-English languages and non-Latin characters. The do

Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web? - PC World

This is kind of a game changer. Interesting read. http://www.pcworld.com/article/181085/will_new_internet_domain_names_cha nge_the_web.html ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] r.gri...@wind.blackberry.com

This guy has sent 6 NDR's from is crackberry to me so far. It may be a clue to the list errors or it could be someone that needs to be unsubscribed. From: Sam Cayze [sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issu

RE: Network-wide indexing

Lol, don't tell her what happens when you Google 'Google' J http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oCHxB8d20s From: Greg Olson [mailto:gol...@markettools.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network-wide indexing http://www.microsoft.com

RE: New firewall recommendations

+1. With any hardware, especially a firewall, I FIND a reason to create a trouble ticket to test drive the tech support BEFORE it makes it into production. Even if it's a mundane ticket, it gives you a chance to 'Kick the tires'. You can practice the procedures to contact support, document them,

RE: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

I'm getting NDRs from Lyris now: From: postmas...@wind.blackberry.com Your message: To: r.gri...@wind.blackberry.com Subject: FW: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold Sent Date: 01:06 + has not been delivered to the recipient's BlackBerry Handheld. Sam -Original Messag

RE: Network-wide indexing

All it takes to make good on your threat is a little DNS/hosts file twiddling. J -sc From: Greg Olson [mailto:gol...@markettools.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network-wide indexing http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/en/us/d

Re: New firewall recommendations

I too use Sonicwall devices. Started out with a pair of PRO200 units, replaced them with the PRO2040 units now in place. We purchased all of them through firewalls.com. We got great pricing, and even better support. 3 of the 4 calls I have had to make I made to them, instead of Sonicwall support. P

Re: New firewall recommendations

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Andy Ognenoff wrote: > I had the same experience around that time frame; however, I haven't had to > contact support for anything since either - it just runs. Tech support is like a seat belt: Most people don't care about the quality of it until they suddenly n

Re: New firewall recommendations

Erik, I have been on sonicwalls for yearsThey have been stable in my environment and to be honest i have only had a few instances where i needed tech support. I would say support was hit and miss and if i complained enough they would get me to someone who was more helpful. I have not used

Re: OMA Errors

I think it is a .NET 2.0 problem. Try setting the OMA virtual directory to run under version 1.1. Jeff On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Cameron Cooper wrote: > Trying to get OMA to work and notice that the following errors messages > are in event viewer: > > > > Event ID: 1503 Source MSExcha

Re: New firewall recommendations

Sidewinder, Vyatta and pfsense come to mind. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 09:22, Richard Stovall wrote: > Hola fellow admin peoples, > > I'm looking to replace our end of life Pix 515e firewalls.  We have > two, one for each inbound ISP.  My SmartFilter subscription is also > about to expire and I'm t

Re: New firewall recommendations

I used to love Netscreen, although I haven't purchased one in a while, and Juniper has made the support much more complicated. Fortinet was started up by the guy that started Netscreen. They have a great product. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Jeff

Re: New firewall recommendations

+1 From: Andy Ognenoff To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 9:50:35 AM Subject: RE: New firewall recommendations >Support was so hideous for me on a TZ series, around 2005 I think, that I >have refused to deal with them ever since, and do no

RE: Network-wide indexing

This looks *awesome*. Would this work on SBS 2008? Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 From: Greg Olson [mailto:gol...@markettools.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network-wide indexing

RE: Trying to get IAS to log to SQL

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778830(WS.10).aspx Regards, Chris Orovet Technical Support O: (727)812-0276 Ext. 125 F: (727)812-0278 Email: supp...@atsi-inc.com Web: http://www.atsi-inc.com "Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment,

Re: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

I know my home banking provider shut their AT&T circuits down the morning of the 29th because the routes were blown. They also have Sprint and one other in their data center. So yeah AT&T being on the backbone and having hiccups themselves could trickle down to you. --

Re: New firewall recommendations

In my experience, Sonicwall's are absolutely terrible when going against any fortinet or Juniper FW's. I'd rather do a netgate box with either monowall or pfsense than choose a Sonicwall, IMO. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Mike Sullivan wrote: > I also had the same experience back around th

Re: New firewall recommendations

I also had the same experience back around that time but support and their software have matured a lot since then. Our main firewall is the Pro 3060 and the field offices have the TZ180 On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Andy Ognenoff wrote: > >Support was so hideous for me on a TZ series, around 2

RE: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Wow, that's a much better explanation than the euphemism we usually use. Thanks Stu! After >10 years here I have to wholeheartedly echo what Phillip said. I *could* look in gmail but I am so used to it being in its little private folder in my work Outlook it seemed like something was really wrong.

[LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Hi All, Lyris apparently had a hiccup Everyone got a "relay denied" that is reporting this problem. Every single one of these people had a DNS lookup failure by Lyris (the hiccup). When this hiccup occurred, Lyris started using mxs1.fides.com (66.45.246.210) as the mail server, which denied re

RE: New firewall recommendations

Its no better. Were currently using 2 of them and they are horrible imho. Support takes about 2 weeks to get back to us. Regards,   Chris Orovet Technical Support O: (727)812-0276 Ext. 125 F: (727)812-0278 Email: supp...@atsi-inc.com Web: http://www.atsi-inc.com "Whatever relationships you ha

RE: Data Domain?

If you're considering the DD gateway, call your SE and have a chat with them. I kind of got the idea that it's really only marketed for very specific use cases. (And it ain't cheap.) From: Sean Martin [mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:56 PM To: NT System Admin

Re: Data Domain?

Good to know. We've been toying with the idea of replacing our current solution. We're mostly an EMC shop as well, but we brought in an IBM N5300 for our backup solution. Just wanted to make sure it would still be usable should we go with a different software solution. Thanks for the feedback - S

Re: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Isn't that the real name? FriggingLyris? - Original Message - From: "Free, Bob" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:30 PM Subject: RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold + whatever. I could see some activity in gmail but my work account has b

Re: Ransomware

Host-based security is more than just antivirus, or so the saying goes. :) Yeah, that's the mentality. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Phillip Partipilo wrote: > > The US DoD & company began pushing the term "Information Assurance" > > (IA) for this reason.

Re: Data Domain?

Yes DD supports various storage through their gateway product line. But they also sell appliances with the storage built in. We are an EMC SAN shop. Our EMC sales weenie came in with the Data Domain guy. They didn't even suggest to us that we buy the EMC storage and use the gateway product. Do

Re: Smartboard Software Recommendations

Ahh. We aren't using them like that. We just use the software to make it a touch screen and to capture any drawings. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > We too have dedicated machines for the screens but what happens is they > want to make presentations on their own computer

Re: New firewall recommendations

What, no red flames? It must not be good. >>> Richard Stovall 10/30/2009 3:10 PM >>> Thanks for the input folks. I'll check further into the ASAs and also Fortinet. I have to say, however, that the pricing on the SonicWall 240 looks extremely inviting. http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/defaul

RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

+ whatever. I could see some activity in gmail but my work account has been barren since Wed. The sendmail guys insist it isn't anything here so could it have been satan? Or just that friggin lyris thing I keep hearing about? LOL -Original Message- From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@ps

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

We have Smart Board frames here that are frames/surfaces on front of the wall plasmas. We use the included software for drawing, annotating, etc... they are reasonably useful in meetings. No 3rd party stuff we use here that I am aware of... -sc From: Joe Tinney [mailto:jtin...@lastar.com]

Re: Data Domain?

Somewhat on the same topic Does Data Domain support various storage solutions on the back-end? Is there any worry that EMC might tie into their storage offerings somehow, rendering other solutions unusable and/or unsupported? - Sean On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Kevin Lundy wrote: > I

Re: Ransomware

You know how the DoD is... :) *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Andrew S. Baker > wrote: > > Because it shows a distin

Re: Ransomware

There are times where an organization can obtain business by having a certain level of compliance that it could not otherwise have. But yes, it is true that increasing revenue is not one of the primary goals of information security. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:

Re: Data Domain?

I had a box in for 2 weeks testing. It is very impressive. They give you 2 metrics. They give you a deduplication amount, and then a compression. So data is deduped, then compressed. In our tests, the total compression (dedupe x compressed) varied quite a bit based on the data. The total numbe

Re: Data Domain?

In a word, superb. Great product, great field support, works exactly as advertised. (DD530). Here's a snippet of a recent usage report. == SERVER USAGE == Resource Size GiB Used GiB Avail GiB Use% Cleanable GiB* -- -

Re: Data Domain?

They were recently acquired by EMC if that helps your decision at all. We use Asigra, I don't like it, for many many reasons, but it does seem to compress and de-dupe very well. - Sean On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Roger Wright wrote: > After attending a recent presentation for Data Domain

Re: New firewall recommendations

Thanks for the input folks. I'll check further into the ASAs and also Fortinet. I have to say, however, that the pricing on the SonicWall 240 looks extremely inviting. http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=1892868 On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Tom Miller wrote: > I have over a d

Data Domain?

After attending a recent presentation for Data Domain's platform and technology, I'm intrigued. The stated up to 20X compression is impressive if realistic. Can any of you relate your experience using DD's products? Roger Wright ___ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource h

Re: Ransomware

"Endpoint protection" sounds to me like a euphemism for CYA. (Now whether that's a literal or figurative "A", well, I suppose that's contextual...) On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Phillip Partipilo wrote: >> The US DoD & company began pushing the term "Information Assurance" >> (IA) for this re

RE: Ransomware

> The US DoD & company began pushing the term "Information Assurance" > (IA) for this reason. People hear "security" and think > "pain-in-the-ass stuff that prevents real work from getting done". > People hear "assurance" and think "I don't really know what that > means, but it sounds like I shoul

RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Oddly enough I didn't get one. Isn't it weird, how, if you step back a bit, and look at our reliance on this list, how much of a tragedy it is when you aren't receiving emails from it? :-) Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 -Original Message

RE: Windows 7 KMS

I don't think it did it before, but slmgr.vbs /dlv tells you how many activations you have now. ...Tim From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 KMS Ahh... Crap. Forgot about the minimum. From: Tim Evan

RE: Windows 7 KMS

Ahh... Crap. Forgot about the minimum. From: Tim Evans [mailto:tev...@sparling.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 KMS I did it and only added my R2 KMS key and it all works, including Windows 7. My only problem was getting enough activa

RE: Windows 7 KMS

I did it and only added my R2 KMS key and it all works, including Windows 7. My only problem was getting enough activation for the Windows 7 stuff to activate. ...Tim From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7

Windows 7 KMS

Has anyone successfully added a Windows7 KMS key to a 2008 KMS server? I have installed KB968912 and have rebooted. I also installed my R2 key, which was successful. However, KMS won't accept the W7 KMS key. Google searches seem to indicate this may be a common problem. Thanks, BF ~ Fina

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

It does. One key and it is wide open to install anywhere you want per the license. We can even let students or staff install it at home if they want, the license specifically mentions that. They want to sell smartboards not software is the impression I have from how they have it set up. So the

Trying to get IAS to log to SQL

I have failed. How do I get SQL to accept the incoming traffic? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

That requirement is one that I also have to work out. We have discussed deployment and installation on individual laptops if the licensing and deployment options allow for that easily and affordably. Otherwise, we would look at putting up standalone stations. Those bring other challenges regarding

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

We too have dedicated machines for the screens but what happens is they want to make presentations on their own computer so they want the software on it to create then they show it on the dedicated machines. From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:26 PM To:

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

That's a good thought. On the similar KBOX note, they have a 'software portal' that allows users to initiate the install of software that has been approved of them. This may be the first bit of software that we put in that space. The rest of our software is pretty standard. From: Kennedy, Jim [

Re: Smartboard Software Recommendations

Just curious - are users needing it for laptops they bring into a room? Or is there some functionality I may have missed? We have a dedicated computer in each conference room, so we install it there. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > Sorry, didn’t answer the deploy issue.

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

Sorry, didn't answer the deploy issue. We deploy software that requires admin privs via a web page. We put the install up on a share, then use Wingnut Software's RUNas utility to run it with an elevated account. Anyone wants the software they go there and click the download. The RunAs was a rea

Re: Smartboard Software Recommendations

Concur. We have the SMART, and we aren't edu. Also agree on the updates. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > If you bought a SMART brand then you got a license for Smart Notebook and > that is what I would recommend. We are edu but the software is not at all > specific to ed

RE: Smartboard Software Recommendations

If you bought a SMART brand then you got a license for Smart Notebook and that is what I would recommend. We are edu but the software is not at all specific to edu needs. It will do a good job for you and we have found it to be very stable and dependable. Just turn off the automatic updates when

OT: Smartboard Software Recommendations

Guys and gals, I'm looking for suggestions/options on smartboard software. I've been tasked with the planning (on the IT side of things) on how to implement two smart boards, a SMART brand mobile board and a wall mounted Promethean board. I am a total n00b to this so any general po

RE: New firewall recommendations

I have over a dozen Fortinet SOHO units and two enterprise units here. Easy to configure, and a CLI for the advanced stuff. >>> "Erik Goldoff" 10/30/2009 1:15 PM >>> Have a friend in the region that runs a VAR/ISP, and he's loved the Fortinet line for years, he recommends the Fortigate over the

RE: New firewall recommendations

We use Junioer Netscreen and have had great support and easy setup as well with them. Thomas Clarke Deputy Director Programs and Services/Applications Engineer Navigator Development Group, Inc. 116 South Main Street, Suite 214 Enterprise, AL 36360 (334) 347-7612 Ext. 213 FAX (334) 347-2582 thom

RE: New firewall recommendations

Have a friend in the region that runs a VAR/ISP, and he's loved the Fortinet line for years, he recommends the Fortigate over the Netscreen for a firewall ... My understanding is that some of the Netscreen folks peeled off to form the Fortinet company Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networ

OMA Errors

Trying to get OMA to work and notice that the following errors messages are in event viewer: Event ID: 1503 Source MSExchangeOMA An unknown error occurred while processing the current request: Message: Method not found: 'System.String System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_Password()

Re: New firewall recommendations

+1 for fortinet. Have 2 enterprise class units and 3 sbs units. love them. Used to be fan of SonicWall. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Sam Cayze wrote: > Same here. Awful experience with SonicWall. > > Loving my Fortinet though. Great product, great interface, great > support. > > Sam >

RE: New firewall recommendations

Same here. Awful experience with SonicWall. Loving my Fortinet though. Great product, great interface, great support. Sam -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New firewall re

RE: New firewall recommendations

>Support was so hideous for me on a TZ series, around 2005 I think, that I >have refused to deal with them ever since, and do not recommend them to any >clients I come across. They may have changed and improved since then, but >I haven't bothered to check back with them due to the negative experi

RE: New firewall recommendations

"3) I seem to remember some pretty fervent anti-SonicWall comments here lately, mostly due to offshoring of tech support. Am I remembering that correctly? Is it really so bad as to knock SonicWall off the list of contenders? " Support was so hideous for me on a TZ series, around 2005 I think,

NEC SAN

Anyone know anything about the NEC SANs? I got a call from one of their people this morning wanting to talk to me about our storage project. I told him what I'm wanting and he recommended their D3i. From what I saw on their website, it looks like it'll do what I want. I don't know what the cost is

RE: New firewall recommendations

Well, I don't know if it can do what you want in one box, but I sure like the Cisco ASA devices. We replaced two of our three Pix firewalls (three different locations, connected by firewall-to-firewall VPN) with the comparable ASA device. Works well. I'm not a Cisco guy... I only know what I know (

Re: New firewall recommendations

Get a Cisco person to talk to you about the ASA series. I did a PIX 515E to ASA 5505 replacement and things looked good. The company I was with at the time would not go for the SmartFilter but it was available. They did do the license upgrade though so that AnyConnect was available as well as th

New firewall recommendations

Hola fellow admin peoples, I'm looking to replace our end of life Pix 515e firewalls. We have two, one for each inbound ISP. My SmartFilter subscription is also about to expire and I'm thinking I might like to move to a unified security solution. So far, the only candidate I've found is the Son

RE: Kace KBOX systems

Thanks for that info, I'll take a look at it. Mainly wanted to test the software deployment to get a feel for it. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: "Joe Tinney" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Date: 30/10

RE: Kace KBOX systems

Its similar, but different because of the number of non-Windows it supports (i.e., Mac specifically), although you can manage other systems with CM through add-ons. I have a good friend that is a PM there. From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 9:10 A

Re: Online Event Registration/Ticketing?

I haven't used Eventbrite from the organizer's side, but from an attendee's perspective, it was a very pleasant transaction. Several local associations that I am affiliated with have started using it and I've heard no complaints. -cb On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Roger Wright wrote: > I a

Re: Online Event Registration/Ticketing?

I also found these two: http://www.eventbrite.com/l/demo http://www.acteva.com/onlinedemo/ Looks like the typical fee is around 2½-3% of the ticket price. That's not too bad to track the purchases, collect/process the payments, and issue confirmation numbers &

Re: Ransomware

In the general vein of "this won't happen to me", check out the below article on using zombies to gather likely-looking email messages to automatically craft seemingly targeted social engineering attacks: http://www.lottaworld.com/2009/04/ghostnet-social-malware-spear-phishing-and-social-enginee

Re: Ransomware

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > Because it shows a distinct lack of understanding about Information > Security.  InfoSec is about risk mitigation and revenue *protection*. The US DoD & company began pushing the term "Information Assurance" (IA) for this reason. People

RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Same here. I wasn't bouncing any and none showed up in the spam filters. I am assuming it was just a glitch -Original Message- From: Scott Schneider [mailto:sschnei...@inscapesolutions.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Your membership

Re: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

We also made a dent in whirled peas and sorted out the whole Bermuda Triangle thing. - Original Message - From: "Kennedy, Jim" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:09 AM Subject: RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold It's a little broke. For

RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

It's a little broke. For me a few weeks ago it was a single failure and it wasn't a permanent failure it was a time out on my receiving MTA it got bogged down. The list took me off for that one transient failure. I finally got a hold of Stu and hooked me up the admin and they had me going again

RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

No fluke I got it too. Checked my mail server and didn't see any bounced emails. Lyris is suspect I think -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: October-30-09 11:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: FW: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on

RE: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Hmmm... I got that this morning as well. -sc -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: FW: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold Didn't get any emails from Lyris for about 4

RE: Kace KBOX systems

I think what your paying for compared to MS CM, is the fact that the patches and updates for non-ms stuff is done for you, you done have to manually work at it just click and approve :) For us it works out at around ?15 per desktop, it's at least half of the quote that we got for altiris, but w

FW: Your membership on ntsysadmin has been put on hold

Didn't get any emails from Lyris for about 4 days, now this. Now I am back on. Is this a Fluke? So, what did I miss? Sam -Original Message- From: Lyris ListManager [mailto:lyris-nore...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:00 AM To: Sam Cayze Subject: Your

RE: Kace KBOX systems

That's next on my test list, the apps below are more or less the main non-ms stuff we use, we roll-out ms patches via wsus at the minute. Would have liked the eval to be the current version, but other than that it seems very good all-round, interface is good, there are some prettier ones but it

RE: Ransomware

" If made a part of a larger business strategy, it can also contribute positively to revenue, ... " I think that's up for debate, especially based on perspective ... It can protect the mechanisms that support a revenue stream, but I think there are very few cases for non-IT companies where InfoSe

RE: Kace KBOX systems

Wow, that's nice. Does it do patch management as easily? >>> tony patton 10/30/2009 10:19 AM >>> I downloaded the eval vm the day before yesterday from their site. Had it up and running in an ESXi test environment, configured, agents pushed out, inventoried and had pushed out Acrobat Reader,

RE: Kace KBOX systems

I downloaded the eval vm the day before yesterday from their site. Had it up and running in an ESXi test environment, configured, agents pushed out, inventoried and had pushed out Acrobat Reader, Flash and FireFox to 6 test PCs in under an hour. Think the download was the longest part of it. Th

Re: Ransomware

Definitely... And that is short-sighted. Because it shows a distinct lack of understanding about Information Security. InfoSec is about risk mitigation and revenue *protection*. If made a part of a larger business strategy, it can also contribute positively to revenue, but that is not it's prim

Re: Ransomware

Yep, this is precisely why ransomware works. Because there is more surety in getting funds from the original owner who has no recourse and needs to use that data, vs trying to find useful buyers in an undefinable or immature market. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) *Provid

Re: Ransomware

I know what you mean, Marc. :) *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Marc Maiffret wrote: > Another on the list of reasons of why it drives me insane that so many > companies st

RE: Kace KBOX systems

I wonder how it compares to Microsoft's Configuration Manager. We are moving from Novell Zenworks to Configuration Manager, and CM, while feature-rich, has an awful lot of "hands on" work to be done to get it working and maintained. That might be nice for big shops for have staff dedicated to des

RE: Ransomware

a LOT of it comes back to budget ... the decision makers are loathe to include budget for *anything* that does not generate revenue, and work towards reducing fixed overhead costs. Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security _ From: Marc Maiffret [mailto:m...@marcm

Re: Ransomware

I agree but will point out that many state level organizations (small agencies or offices) have poor to little in the way of backups. I suspect many small or medium size companies are the same way. If the data was valuable, as a sellable resource, it would have a small market. On the other hand

Re: Ransomware

Ransomware works because you know one party that definitively has a high value on the data you have obtained. A 3rd party will probably not place such a high value on the same data, or you'd have to obtain more of it to get similar value. It all depends on the org and the type of data and the

RE: Ransomware

I think a lot of companies, don't consider this a big enough risk, or it doesn't come up on there radar, until they get hit, and are in reactive mode, and the ohh crap button has been pushed. I still think that convert attacks are still the preferred method of information leakage and retrieval, ju

RE: Kace KBOX systems

They may have rewritten it for the current version, the eval vm is still on 4. Out of ~2800 desktops, only about half of them are 7xx, the rest are gx-260s, 270s, 280s, 520s, 620s with a few sx280s. I created test packages for Reader 714, FireFox 3.5.4 and UltraVNC with no issues to a testbed

RE: Kace KBOX systems

We're a complete WinDell shop still on XP SP3, so the Mac/Nix aspect doesn't really matter here. Just looking for a general idea of how good it is from a software distribution/patch management/inventory point of view. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 28