Need to grant admin access for a single app to a specific user or group?
Don't just give out root. Use Sudo to define and control admin access to all resources - and you are the admin, do the same thing for yourself. You will be much less likely to step on yourself.
Email is a hackers gateway to your network.
Make sure you have adequately trained your employees in good email hygiene to reduce virus attacks.
Size does matter - passwords.
Make it longer, using upper and lower case, with numbers and special characters. Don't forget spaces and punctuation points can frequently be used to make more memorable, but still secure, pass phrases.
Only and estimated 25% of companies report computer intrusions to law enforcement.
They site bad publicity and loss of credibility as major concerns.
Windows XP and beyond include firewall technology.
If you have a gateway to the internet or are just using Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing, Windows has a great firewall, but you need to tune it to get the best from it.
