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IT Security: The New Target for CEO Performance

As  Gregg Steinhafel steps down as chairman and CEO of Target , we’re witnessing more than just an act of contrition for one of the largest and most costly data breaches — ever. We’re witnessing the evolution of data breaches, and IT security in general, as a corner office concern.

Domain Password Policies: Configuring and Auditing Correctly!

Over the past 14 years, I have been around the world helping admins, auditors, and security professionals understand how the domain password policy works in Active Directory. The default behavior has not changed in those 14 years, so you can imagine how many people I have helped, not to mention how many times I have spoken about it. So why mention it here

What drives a compelling shopping experience for your IT customers?

Sometimes being a customer of an IT Department is like visiting the worst shop in the world.Imagine that you need a new mobile device but you have only one place to shop for it. You go into the shop and there is no stock on the shelves.  Not just stock, but there’s no mention of the opening and closing time and no details of to how to go about ordering. There’s a telephone in the corner and you give a ring to ask whether you can order a mobile device.  The customer care person on the other end isn’t too sure and has to check with someone else to get back to you.In the outside world this would seem completely crazy and undoubtedly the business loses many customers.  However, this is how many IT Departments treat their customers and users every day without having a service catalog in place