Well it’s looks like the new cyber czar is a noob in the eyes of the greater IT community all because of his “you don’t have to be a coder” comment.  First, why would one in the IT field expect someone in management to be able to configure a firewall on their own? j/k  Frankly, the cyber czar or any other management position doesn’t need a detailed IT background to succeed where the real problem exist – between the ears of everyone touching a keyboard, mouse, iPad, or smartphone. Read more

It’s been a long while since I wrote a blog entry.  Frankly, I’ve just been busy focusing on other things like spending the short summer with my family and dealing with the many changes this merger has brought on me. Read more

It’s all too often I see a threatening email with the subject “Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Device” which could simply be spam, but it could also carry a malicious payload.  These devices come with enough vulnerabilities as it is, and everyone who deploys them should go through all the default settings.  All too often, the leasing company brings them in and only pops in the bare minimum to get the device up and running on the network.  I try to make my rounds and customize the settings, but how many IT shops actually do. Read more

Hello – I’ve spun up this blog to help me better categorize the many aspects of work I do and help share my experiences without jumbling up too many topics.  I may choose to consolidate this back into my main blog at some point. Read more

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Once again, my great state of Maine comes up with another brilliant big-brother law: add computer techs to the list of “mandated reporters” of suspected child abuse. Read more