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Internet Slow Down Day help Speed up the Net
Internet Slow Down Day Internet slow down day came and went without inflicting any real slowdown on network traffic. The echoing halls of government had more traffic than usual yesterday. Phones were ringing and email boxes brimming with comments on the idea that...
Open Internet Battle for the Net
The industry lobby is dismissive and deceptive. Its anti-government no-regulation appeal adds confusion to an already complicated situation. The Industry giants have pulled together under the umbrella of trade associations and powerful business lobbying groups. They...
Home Depot Breach
Home Depot Breach Today’s Home Depot breach is another in the series of cracks that show up weekly in companies security portfolios. Information that I received this morning, Home Depot did the right thing and came clean about the breach. Big corporations, the US...
Windows 8.1Pro Opportunity
Windows 8.1 Pro Opportunity Tuesday 8/9 The Windows 8.1 pro opportunity is easy for people. Many of our clients have taken the opportunity and are enjoying the benefits of easier work desktop, secure transparency to other devices. “Do you ever use your PC for work?”...
Defense in depth
Defense in depth Defense in depth is the only answer. The question is what are people and businesses to do about the growing security threats? Tekmar has been providing comprehensive Threat Protection since the late 1990s. Many in our industry are getting on the...
Beware when updating
All internet users should beware when updating their systems. Business people should push back against busy work. Busy work is the part of business that makes more work but does not get you nearer to your goals. All kinds of busy work are a drain on good energy needed...
Great content: what that means
Great content: What that means This man is not Weird Al’s Father In July on a simple mission - find a better language resource I searched many sights. There are millions of good blogs and web sites. Most have genuinely fine information and stories that have an...
Reputation risk preparedness
Reputation risk A security breach is a big reputation risk. Reputation risk is the number one concern of members of boards of directors at medium and large businesses. This statistic is the same for the second year in a row. It actually increased. According to the...
Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality EFF to FCC: Defend the Neutral Internet: Agency Must Abandon Dangerous Traffic-Discrimination Plan The Internet is a network of networks. People often talk about it as the cloud today, but that is a marketing term. It is the same Net we businesses and...
Mac PC War Rages
The anti-Microsoft attitude is curious. The Mac PC war rages on even though both are less dominant brands than they recently were. The anti-Microsoft approach is especially interesting when expressed by people and companies whose practices are built around PCs and...