Yogi Parmar
Articles by Yogi Parmar
The web: an online ghetto?
Email-based attacks used to be the weapon of choice, but hackers have now shifted their attention to the web. Despite users becoming more computer-savvy and...
NAC: Controlling access to your network
Have you heard the one about the printer repair technician and the malware outbreak?... A seemingly harmless printer repair technician arrived at the...
AD manageability
Summary In summary, a service such as Microsoft's Active Directory can make managing your network simpler and help to dramatically reduce the total cost of...
Legal Costs of a Virus Infection
Minimising risk With many of the potential liabilities arising out of contractual relationships, company’s can help mitigate some of the risks by...
Corporate responsibility: risk is a board game
Developing a risk management strategyInformation security and system integrity are fundamental elements of company operations; the risks associated with...
Employee email/Web use: The Risks and the Law
ConclusionAlthough the position regarding monitoring employees' email and web use is less than clear, employers should be able to find a workable compromise....
Secure in your knowledge
Benefits and bonusesSo let's assume you are excited by all these certifications on offer and decide you want to acquire some, what is it likely to bring you?...
Lessons of history
Six-point planThe RUsecure policy document has some details on Business Continuity Planning (BCP). BCP breaks down into the following six key areas: Initiating...
Is email your corporate Achilles' heel?
A look at archivingClearly a more efficient means of email storage is needed to enable your organisation to satisfy potential legal and regulatory...
Spam wars : How to fight back.
Bayesian Filters One of the most promising new weapons against spam is Bayesian filtering. Much interest around this statistical approach to spam filtering was...
Windows Server 2003: Top management
Microsoft goes virtualIn mid-February, Microsoft announced that it has acquired the virtual machine (VM) solutions of Connectix. As readers of this column...
Time to upgrade? A look at Windows Server 2003
Migration toolsIf you do decide to migrate there are a number of tools do exist to help ease the pain of migration. The Automatic deployment services (ADS)...
More than just a password: Securing remote access
Hardware authenticationThis is where hardware authentication comes in. This provides a further layer of security by combining something that we have - a...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Productivity in the Mobile Workplace
Whether you believe these figures or not, they do give an indication of the cost savings that can be achieved. Personally I prefer to look at the...
Identity Management: More security, less work
The net result is fewer calls over access problems to your help desk. META Group estimates that currently, upwards of 40% of support calls can relate to...
