The Devil's Guide to iT™ http://devilsguidetoit.com making iT simpler Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:10:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 mind the gap http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/mind-the-gap/ http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/mind-the-gap/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:17:10 +0000 oldnick http://devilsguidetoit.com/?p=6292 Your business systems may be world-class, robust and powerful. But their usefulness will be diminished if staff are unable to exploit the systems effectively. That’s when mistakes happen, sometimes very costly too. New projects may well make adequate provision for training staff: , managers and technicians. [...]]]> Your business systems may be world-class, robust and powerful. But their usefulness will be diminished if staff are unable to exploit the systems effectively. That’s when mistakes happen, sometimes very costly too. New projects may well make adequate provision for training staff: , managers and technicians. But a few months down the line, people have changed jobs or left the company. How will their successors learn the systems and who will pay for their training? :twisted:

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]]> http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/paying-the-price-of-multiplication/feed/ 0 get a jump on the bad guys http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/get-a-jump-on-the-bad-guys/ http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/get-a-jump-on-the-bad-guys/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:43:45 +0000 oldnick http://devilsguidetoit.com/?p=5987 The greyest part of the iT underworld is the murky domain of hackers, constantly bent on breaking into poorly protected systems. The so-called ‘black hats’ tunnel away, looking for new ways to create their mischief and havoc; while the rest of the iT security world plays catch-up, to block the latest ‘exploits’ of the [...]]]> The greyest part of the iT underworld is the murky domain of hackers, constantly bent on breaking into poorly protected systems. The so-called ‘black hats’ tunnel away, looking for new ways to create their mischief and havoc; while the rest of the iT security world plays catch-up, to block the latest ‘exploits’ of the bad guys. But not all hackers are bad news. An who understands the mindset, methods and tools of the miscreants can help by finding the holes in your defences before you fall victim to the perils of unauthorised access, theft and damage. :twisted:

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]]> http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/get-a-jump-on-the-bad-guys/feed/ 0 if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/if-it-isnt-broken-dont-fix-it/ http://devilsguidetoit.com/index.php/if-it-isnt-broken-dont-fix-it/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:47:40 +0000 oldnick http://devilsguidetoit.com/?p=6162 Reality: everything needs replacing eventually

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