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Premera BCBS
Yet another breach, what are your thoughts? Premera Blue Cross Breach Exposes Financial, Medical Records — Krebs on Security
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Podcast Interviews
TechExams! I am going to start interviewing SME's around technology for my podcasts if you know your stuff and you'd like to spread your brand please pm me and we can discuss!
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Cisco 2015 Security Report
Just like the title says this is Cisco's 2015 Annual Security Report https://www.cisco.com/web/offer/gist_ty2_asset/Cisco_2015_ASR.pdf
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Can find the answer to this lab book-MOAC-Microsoft Office 2010
I'm using this lab book at school(Microsoft Official Academic Course-Microsoft Office 2010) and it has a lot lab question but i looked on line to find the answers but no luck, i looked in the back the book,the appendix and luck neither. I like to find them to check my answers,any help please,thank you.
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Cisco 7925G deployment
Anyone here ever mass deploy Cisco wireless phones? So I am trying to come up with a way to mass deploy some 7925G wireless phones. We already have some in select locations, but we have to manually configure the network profile and then send them to sites. I’m trying to avoid having to manually configure anything on the…
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Web Site for Architecture Training
I've been thinking of hosting a subscription based sight with video training for enterprise architecture. It seems there are plenty of coding sites but no sites that detail out how to build architecture across the four domains: Application, Business, Technology, Data. What would you guys think about a site that would talk…
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Ninite Pro
Out of curiosity, has anyone subscribed to the pro version? It seems like a decent investment for common 3rd party apps. https://ninite.com/pro?source=client&reason=ad_2
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Dell VRTX
Anyone use these? kind of regretting getting our current setup at work, we should have just got one of these.... Link: PowerEdge VRTX Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16IlDQnIMrk
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Okay, what all can you folks tell me about....
These Raspberry Pi computers, I have been looking around and am intrigued by this little things, but I don't know much about them. What are you using them for, how are you storing things that are on them, etc. I have heard them mentioned on here, but just don't know enough about them to make a choice to pull the trigger.
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TigerDirect closing 31 of 35 stores
Was surprised to come across this: Report: TigerDirect Closing Physical Retail Stores, Focusing on B2B Sales They also recuited some help to refocus: Shark Tank judge Kevin O'Leary named TigerDirect spokesman - South Florida Business Journal I never really clicked with TigerDirect. Always preferred Newegg/Amazon for online…
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Pictures and Animations for Training Videos
Hi, I am currently working on creating training videos for a CCNP course project. I want to use funny pictures and animations in my videos to add humor to the material. Same pictures and animations that are used in CBT Nuggets video series. Where can i find those? Thanks
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SQL Transaction Logs - Export
Hey! I am trying to understand how one exports Transaction Logs from MSSQL 2012/2014. I can use Backup-SQLDatabase using the Flag Log but seem to loose it because every time I run the command it seems to append to the same file. Am I doing something wrong ? I am not a DBA and may not understand the implications completely.…
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Paying 5700$ to SANS course (GCIH)
So how do you guys feel about paying 5700 dollars for a five days course with SANS? (I signed up for the volunteer work/study program but I've yet to hear back). I'm seriously considering paying the fees for this course: Incident Handling Course | Training Hacker Techniques | SANS SEC504 as they are coming to my city. Do…
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Any suggestions for web parts in SharePoint for a release schedule?
I've been poking around and nothing is really sticking out. I am trying to create a schedule that accounts for all of our stored procs and jobs that run in our data warehouse. The idea is to great a Sunday = Saturday columnar web part that has color coating for different parts of the day. I was thinking calendar could do…
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Yahoo's new option to replace pw with code via SMS.
I'm putting my money on this not lasting that long. What are your thoughts? 1) This isn't multi or two factor authentication. They're trying to sell it as two factor. It isn't something you have or something you know. It is something you're 'sent' that is susceptible to MITM. SMS isn't even encrypted! SMS isn't intended…
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Cisco TFTP - Advanced functionality?
Hi Everyone, Google didn't help me. Probably searching the wrong words. Question - How granular can Cisco TFTP get? Can a tftp run -config update only change a small part of a run-config or does a tftp transfer always replace the entire current run config? Thanks
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Need assistance copying IE Trusted Sites/Custom Level to multiple users/stations
We have a web-app that has very specific security settings in IE. I need the trusted sites websites and custom level to be copied to specific workstations (can be by user if it is a must). Otherwise we will have to manually apply this to 30 plus users for each of the 4 shared workstations (a single log in is not an…
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Ethernet enabled HDMI selector
Hello All, I'm trying to find a inexpensive solution but haven't really found any solutions so I don't know if such a thing actually exists. But right now I have a HDMI selector with a couple different inputs but I'd like to find a HDMI selector that's Ethernet enabled so I can switch it from any network enabled device…
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G.8032 Best Practices
I was doing some reading on ERPS, and I read that it is best practice not to use a node that belongs to multiple rings as the RPL owner. I can't figure out why or think of a scenario where it would cause issues. Any ideas?
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Anyone got some good wiring closet pictures?
da f*ck would be my reaction to this....
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About time
In case anyone missed it:The most hated browser in the world is finally dead | The Verge
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Looking for recomendations for imidiate harddrive backups
So I know before I work on a customers computer I should make a complete backup in case I damage it more. I'm wondering what the best tools for this job are. I know I can start on Google and find 1,000,000 plus sites pushing their products but I'm wondering what the techexams community is using. My assumptions without…
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Testing HTML
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get computer name remotely using Dell service tag
Long story but I have to find a computer on the network and all I have is the Dell service tag. Is there any way I can use the service tag to retrieve the computer name? Once I have the name I'll know where to find the machine physically.
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Home Office | Computer Lab Suggestions - for an beginner IT Security Worker?
Hello Everyone. i'm a beginner in IT Security (InfoSec). I have a Security + and a SANS GCIH certification. i found these two photo online it's not mine but ...i'm thinking my home office | computer lab will look something like this in the future and i fully believe that i need to build up my home office as a sort of…
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SSD Drives, which have been good for you.
I am thinking about picking up a couple of SSD drives and knowing they have been around for a while, if you have good or bad experiences, what brands have been good and what brands have been bad for folks. Thanks.
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Security News & Publications
I would like to know what newsletters/announcements you guys subscribe to for keeping up with the latest security news. Currently I use SANS and FS-ISAC, but would like to know what else I should check out. Thanks in advance for any feedback provided.
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Firewall Access Control List help
Can somebody help me in what's going on in this list? DMZ - Is all traffic being blocked because of the 2nd rule? If so why does the 1st rule permit all traffic? Inside - Is all traffic being blocked because of the 4th rule? Does the other 3 rules matter? I'm a noob with firewall btw. Thanks in advanced!
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The Lure of Learning New Technologies
Hi Everybody, So I am on the Cisco path, and I am very happy with that. I also started keeping a CentOS server in my lab for all the normal reasons (NTP, TFTP, DNS, etc), but now I am getting very distracted by that server. Its supposed to help my Cisco training, instead i just spent the last 3 days figuring out how to…
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When is it time for more RAM?
Hi Everyone, Basic server question (Im a network guy) : when is it time to upgrade a servers memory? I just replaced the 2gig in my Power Edge SC1425 with 8gig. It was really cheap and wonder when I should upgrade again.
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Windows Updates offline
Hello TE, I was wondering what is the best possible way to download the monthly security update ISO from Microsoft and automatically install each update from the ISO. Currently, you need to install each one separately. I have looked into WSUS offline update and I can't use that in my case. Any ideas or thoughts? Thanks.
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Ghost exploit metasploit module available
I wish I had this during the OSCP course. Source: https://community.qualys.com/blogs/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/03/17/ghost-remote-code-execution-exploit
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.sucks tld
End of this month, they will be making a new TLD available (the .SUCKS domain). This should be amusing. Dibs on yourmom!!! http://www.macworld.com/article/2898039/the-sucks-domain-is-coming-soon-to-an-angry-website-near-you.html#tk.rss_all
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China to blame for all the hacks? Not so, says Norse CTO
Norse discovers stunning Dark Net attack patterns - Third Certainty There's a good video at the beginning of the article. Norse also has their awesome IPViking map which plots data from their global honeypot infrastructure Norse - IPViking Live Remember, nothing is as it first seems and take everything you read/see/hear…
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MCSE - SharePoint 2013
Has anyone here completed this path? I'm 2 exams down at the moment and really not enjoying the server side but best thing is as I have my 70-462 I don't have to do the 70-412. I guess what I am asking is how was the SharePoint side of things? Most my time is on 2010 so not expecting much of a change other than the switch…
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If you are interested in Cloud Computing here is a site for you!
This site is an awesome summary on Cloud Architecture, and is something I use in my designs. http://www.cloudcomputingpatterns.org/Cloud_Computing_Patterns
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Volunteer work
I've been told to volunteer my IT skills to some organization, to get more experience for my job hunting. Have any of you ever done this? If so, whom should I contact for something like this? I checked around my area, but all volunteer work anyone wants, is more towards actual charity type things. (i.e. food bank, Lord's…
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Suspicious ASDM Syslog Alerts
March 17 2015, TCP access denied by ACL from 125.39.106.153/33798 to outside: (ASA outside int IP)/23 Does that mean someone from the outside just tried to telnet into my ASA? :S We have a closed network communication Also, March 16 2015 [ Scanning ] drop rate-1 exceeded. Current burst rate is 10 per second, max configured…
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Become an expert in one area vs general knowledge in lots
Really been thinking a lot about this as of late, at what point do you put majority of your efforts into one tech/subject instead of trying to learn everything? At what stage did you do this?
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Is this bad practice?
I have a situation at work that is bothering me and was curious if it should. In my department right now there is a giant white board, with IP addresses to everything in our infrastructure. The thing that bothers me is that it is sitting in what is essentially a hallway where everyone can see it. It isn't just employees…
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Health Insurer Anthem hit by hackers
I tried searching and couldn't see this was already posted....Interesting stuff... Health Insurer Anthem Hit by Hackers - WSJ
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sysadmins, what backup and disaster recovery do you use?
Hey all Planning to be a sysadmin in the coming months, I'm enrolled in Server 2012 instructor led class and will finish MCSE training in 6 months. But that's not enough ofcourse, one of my weak points is recovery solutions. My last job was as a IT desktop support for a small design business with like 7 computers in work…
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Cookie message placement to comply with EU rules
I'm using the Blogger platform to create a professional site. By default Blogger shows a message of the use of cookies at the top of the site, on that Blogger panel. But I want to get rid of this panel as it doesn't look professional. I know there are third-parties like cookie-script which provides solution to this, but I…
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Best Tone Kit?
Hey guys, I was just curious what you guys use for a probe/tone kit? I've tried A BUNCH by Greenlee, Fluke, etc, and can't find a really good one. I need something for identifying ports on the switch/panel side. So, if I have a user at their desk with an issue on their PoE VoIP phone, I'm trying to identify where the port…
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Do you guys and girls listen to music when you study?
Or is it a distraction?
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DHCP Debian 7 Windows 10 Preview Help
Hello Forum My linux skills are a bit rusty so I am setting up DHCP for Debian 7. Here are my 2 VMs I have setup: 1: Debian 7 1: Windows 10 Preview Each of these VMs are set to Host-Only for network adapter settings. I got dhcp installed in debian just fine (dhcp3-server apt-get package) and I am now trying to get my…
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Network digram help
I have this diagram set up right now, where should I put the Syslog server? I'm thinking I should have it lined up with the firewall like the 2nd picture. Or should I have it like Internet >> Router >> Firewall >> Syslog >> Firewall creating a DMZ? Let me know your thoughts.. thanks in advanced!
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Some history for those who are interested
The evolution of hacking - CNN.com
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Good video tutorial/learning for managing Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2?
Im having issues managing Group Policy for my clients on Windows Server 2012 R2. I wanted to know if there were some good tutorials out there on how to do it exactly step by step and what I should/shouldnt do in the Default Domain Policy. Thank you.
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No CMOS Jumper, still works?
Hi, I noticed my computer turned on and operated normally with no jumper on pin 1,2 or 2,3. Will this cause any damage, or does it reset the CMOS everytime? Any information will be helpful, im a novice :) Thank you, Patrick
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Does anyone know?
I have two 1tb Seagate goflex desk external drives and I am trying to figure out which physical hard drive they put in these things without tearing the cases apart, so I figured I would ask you guys if one of you have torn one of these apart in the past?
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Automaticably switching web pages
Hi, Our help desk has a single screen in there room that the have displaying 3 webpages ( two monitor systems and the helpdesk). But at the moment they have to manually switch between them. Any one know any tools that will present websites in a slide show, so after a short delay switch through them all? Cheers
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This is so me, "Uptime"
Thought most of us would get a kick out of this short comic.
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Anyone ever get a stable VDI up and running?
In my current job and past experience VDI such as xendesktop is always "flaky". Anyone ever experienced a stable VDI environment where everything works as well as a desktop? We are using hp thin clients and xendesktop 7.5
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IPv6 implications
Hi, I am trying to understand the potential problems faced if an organisation were to change over to IPv6 network, and what types of issues would be faced, software or hardware based. Not sure if this is even correct but one I can think of might be firewall rules need to be updated and tested. Can anyone provide some other…
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Email Program for Windows/Android as good as Apple?
I love the default email program on both iPad and iMac/Macbooks. Is there something similar or better for Windows and/or Android?
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Having issues installing Oracle 11gR2 on RHEL
I'm working on a project where I'm installing Oracle 11gR2 on RHEL v5.8. There are a ton of packages that have to be installed in advance of installing Oracle. I don't have RH Satellite up and running yet and it is very time consuming to install packages by hand and meeting dependencies, especially…
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How to get SharePoint 2013 when you have 2010
Just curious if anyone knew of a efficient way to get 2013 SharePoint, instead of 2010. We have a license set up to get hosted SharePoint as part of the package, but it's 2010. Do you need to go to a site to upgrade or provide some secret handshake? Thanks
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System Center 2012 Suite, Do i need to know it all?
Hi guys, Does a good system admin need to know the entire SC suite? ... I know only SCCM and SCOM. The suite has eight products inside it. But i think it will be overwhelming to study all of them. What do you think?
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Need a Resume Review - Security
I'd like some resume reviews. If anyone is interested, please PM me.
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Establishing Performance Baesline with RHEL Servers
I'm starting to deploy a few virtual RHEL servers and I'm doing a few things to setup a performance baseline (IOSTAT, VMSTAT and MSTAT along with SAR). I'm wondering what others have done to prepare a performance baseline and how long they ran the commands above. For example for a new VM that I'm deploying, I ran IOSTAT,…
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SPB, Fabricpath, VCS, or QFabric?
I have seen a lot about this topic lately. I assume everyone in the Cisco realm is aware of Fabricpath, but what about deployments with SPB (Avaya), VCS (Brocade), and QFabric (Juniper)? Based on your personal experience (Or observations), which one have you seen to be most successful?
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What's up
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Workstations falling off the domain
Can someone assist with this? Seems like once a week someone is getting the "The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relationship" error. The fix is simple. The underlying cause is not. Has anyone encountered a frequent problem like this? This issue happens everywhere…
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A host of problems on remote VPN Endpoint
The ASA5510 remote Endpoint is connected to central through leased line, IPsec VPN. One of the problems is during a capture of Wireshark, 80% of the packets generated were some sort of all 00.00.0000.0000 'Malformed packets' with FC as the protocol. That could be correlated to why users are experiencing terribly slow…
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Useful trick for Outlook blocking attachments
So today I had a issue with Outlook blocking email attachments and I had to make the change on a Terminal Server for 25 users. Basically go into registry @ 'regedit' (run as admin, if you search for it) Then navigate to this location depending upon your flavor of Office: Verify that the following registry key for your…
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Video Forensics
Any recommendations for video forensics software and/or books? If possible something open source would be preferred. I'm looking to be able to go frame by frame and to clear up the image if it is out of focus. I realize there is only so much you can do, but even a little would be beneficial. Thanks in advance!
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VM Server 2012 Lab Help
Hi All I wonder if someone can help me. i am trying to setup a virtual lab for Server2012 DC + 2 workstations inside of VMWare. Whats the best way for them to be able to access the internet but also remain within the same network? What i have done so far is created a new VMNet lets call it VMNet1 as NAT and also selected…
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Test administrators SHOULD NOT see our result!
With all emphasis on 'privacy and confidentiality', I'm amazed how after you finish an exam, a printout it sent to test admin who will quickly check if you passed or failed! Pretty sure some will argue it's fine, but except for candidate and exam vendor no 'middleman' such as test center staff should see our results.
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Upgrading my PC
Hi community, I am currently in the process of upgrading my HP computer and needed some guidance from the experts (you guys) Computer setup Purpose: Computer upgrade to handle gaming processing & graphics Current games: Heroes of Newerth, World of Warcraft Current set up: Contact HP Support and Customer Service |…
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Redundent file shares (netapp)
Hi, we have two net-app filers, in fact the second is a re-purposed one that has become available to our main site. So we would like to use it to get resilient file shares and VMware storage. We cant run them as a metro cluster as they are not compatible, so we are looking at other ways to achieve this. From what I can see…
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What are you guys using for a Windows imaging solution?
I am looking at 93 new computers this year for an XP to Win7 migration. We currently do not have an imaging solution in place. What would you guys recommend? We are looking to purchase this fairly quickly. Any questions just ask. Thank you.
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Bright Cluster Manager and Hadoop.
Today using Bright Cluster Manager, I was able to put together a Hadoop Cluster. I actually built the head node and added the four compute nodes yesterday. I have no idea what this software cost. We cuurently use it on our Cray and I was able to build everything using Workstation 11. We I downloaded the software, it asked…
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Cisco 881w Can't Access AP
I can't seem to get into the AP in my Cisco 881w. I issue the "service module wlan 0 session" command, then I log in, and the AP hangs, the bootloader never kicks off. I hit enter plenty of times, it didn't work. I ended up getting a new wireless lan controller and radio board on ebay, popped them into my router, and had…
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SQL: really really defrag partition, defrag or leave it alone?
Hey guys, So the past few days our SQL server works up until I leave at 7pm and then every morning I come in and our in-house ERP crashes at some point during the night. The server is whoofully under equipped with only 8 GB's of RAM, but has two Xeon's with 24 cores total; I know it need more memory like 32 GB at-least! -…
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HP Acquire ArubaNetworks
HP News - HP to Acquire Aruba Networks to Create an Industry Leader in Enterprise Mobility I really dont like that idea, but oh well. I feel that Arubanetworks is dynamic, really innovating company, but HP is not... They bough colubris and did nothing with it... This is good news for hp partners as they are getting good…
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RSA 2015 Anyone?
Just booked my trip... Anyone else headed out there?
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Wireless charging
http://s3.amazonaws.com/energous/video/wattup-ces-2015-demo-sm.mp4 WattUp: Putting a Wireless Charge Into Your Device - Bloomberg Business Anyone see this yet? Just wait until it's solar powered roads that can charge your electric car while your driving....
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CitizenFour
Recently had the chance to see the documentary "CitizenFour" on Edward Snowden. Really interesting stuff, but I couldn't help but be a bit baffled with Snowden's experience. A self described "System Admin" with a title of "Infrastructure Analyst" who was also a programming/certified hacking wizard? A high school dropout…
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Awesome Site for Code Comparison
Since I work with multiple types of code, I do a lot of code comparison. I thought this site would be beneficial to you all as I use it to do comparisons of method/function calls for different languages. Rosetta Code Here is an example, if you were looking at how to code collections across multiple languages you could use…
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Favorite IT Books
Hi Everybody, What are some of your favorite IT books? Is there anything that you found particularly well written or helped you more than you expected it to? I have heard people mention books like Network Warrior, The Phoenix Project and Time Management for Systems Administrators as helpful or inspiring. What's on the…
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List of Hacking Labs
Here is a list of hacking labs for you to practice on. https://blog.g0tmi1k.com/2011/03/vulnerable-by-design/
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Looking into moving up in IT
Hello everybody. I currently been working as a Desktop support analyst for a MSP in NYC and wanted to know which discipline pays the most?
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DLP Solutions?
Just to start off - I haven't been in my security position very long so I don't have the most experience in the world, so forgive me there. The company I work for passes all PCI DSS requirements but we have no sort of DLP in place. So, I started toying around with OpenDLP originally which worked fantastic for finding data…
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GNS3 + ESXi ?
Anybody have experience using GNS3 with ESXi? I'm thinking of running Dynamips on one host, GNS3 front-end on another, and ESXi hosts deployed into the GNS3 topology.
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Calling A/V guys - Need to select audio feed from Amino boxes
Current setup: Amino boxes at every TV, with HDMI going to said TVs. Needed: The ability to select from three different TV's audio source to play on area speakers. The area, a bar, has three TV's and the idea is to select one of those TV's to play its audio across the entire bar. My idea so far is use the SPDIF from the…
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Any recommended websites for SharePoint design
I have several CBT's from Lynda and a book from WROX from work. I was wondering from a design standpoint, dos and don't if anyone knew of a website or cbt that provide a good overview. I have an idea of what I want to do but a good high level course to cover the design aspect would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Transcender Practice exam questions
I wrote ITIL foundation last week, hamster could do it. I am writing 70-461 this week which I grossly underestimated. Example question You need to limit the required permissions to the underlying database tables and reduce join complexity. A simplified table should be available to the application. Which object(s) should…
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One for the Veterans of BASH and Command Line Wizards
Quick question for the Linux Vets: If I run the following command ifconfig | grep -in inet I get a output of 4 lines of information on my screen where the word 'inet' appears the question is how do I cut this output down and get it to show a specific item. for example the ip address. So how can I pipe the command further…
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Do san always need to be connected to a switch?
Do sans always need to be connected to switch or can they be plugged directly to server?
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Cisco vs Aruba for Wi-Fi
CISO and network VP are trying to decide between Cisco Meraki and Aruba for a wireless solution. Cisco already has a foot in the door since we're a Cisco shop (ASAs, routers, switches), but they also find Aruba very attractive. Hoping to get some feedback about your experiences (good/bad) with these services.
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Cloud + local file sharing options
I'm looking for a cloud + local file sharing option. I have been using Engyte for a number of applications but it has some quirky bugs and I would like to have another option or two to recommend for my clients. In general, I'm looking for something that would fit the following scenarios: -Good for 25-200 users -Allows use…
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DoD PDF for Cross Referencing Standards for Cyber Security Program Creation.
See attached. This PDF, has a cross reference index of all the DoD specifications.The individual cells hyperlink to the actual documents.
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elearnsecurity customere service
I contacted Armando through email last night about a request concerning one of the courses I had previously enrolled in. I explained my position and politely asked if my request could be accommodated. Armando replied this morning and I was given what I had asked for. I am very pleased with the result and I wanted to…
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Telnet? Really?
Simple question. Do you allow the use of telnet inside of your network for connecting to switches, routers, access points, firewalls, anything? Why or why not?
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New VPN Connection...need some help!
I rcvd the following email: With the issues we have seen using the Verizon hotspots as well as incompatibility in Windows 8.1, we need to be able to provide an alternative to using the Cisco IPSec VPN Client. Setting up a L2TP/IPSec VPN connection may work well and would allow us to use the built in Windows network…
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Virtual Teams
So I'm heading to another office to train some new hires and since there is a team here and a team there that may never meet each other in person, I was thinking of some kind of team-building activities to make them feel like part of the team. Maybe something even that continues beyond the week of training that I'm there.…
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windows server 2012 static IP
Confused to which static IP address to assign to new VM windows server 2012 AD, DNS and DHCP. can someone please help? I setup nested ESXI inside ESXi physical host... Management VM is setup with windows server 2012 AD, DNS and DHCP - See screen shot. see screen shot. I don't have experience and need to start somewhere. I…
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SANS prices unreasonable?
Some 'online' SANS courses cost $5,350 and I just wonder if that's unreasonable. For in-class courses it's understandable, but for online, not sure. They must be teaching some 'secrets'!
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Server 2012 query question
So I found out the client I service had a lot of user accounts with "Password Never Expired" checked. Why this isn't a group policy for the User OU, I have no idea, but he wants it to be changed manually. There's about 120 users and a lot of them are remote so they'll get locked out of their machines/applications since…