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Archive for the ‘Tips and Best Practices’ Category

Soho Alpha Release – Issues and Workarounds

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

It’s been a crazy few weeks but we’ve finally managed to get the first release of WebSpy Soho out the door.

For those that don’t know what Soho is all about, check out this video: (more…)


8 Reasons NOT to Use Microsoft Forefront TMG’s Reporting

Monday, February 8th, 2010

I’ve been having a look through the reporting functionality included in Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway to find that not much has changed from ISA Server 2006. There is some new information regarding the newly implemented URL categorization and threat management technology, but there is very little flexibility or customization for those with reporting requirements beyond general overviews cluttered with irrelevant information. (more…)


Top 10 Stupid Things you can do at work to get yourself fired!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

  1. Browse for awesome porn!
  2. Find awesome porn and then attach it to a group email, sent to everyone who works with you in accounting…
  3. Overrun your lunch hour by 4 hours because poker_champ03 is beating you at 5 card stud…
  4. Write an email to your lover describing in intimate details what you would like to do to them tonight.
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More Students Bypassing Schools’ Internet Security

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

International Business Times (IBT) recently reported that “Many young people are turning to proxy servers to get round their school’s internet security systems to access banned websites, including social networks and gaming sites.”

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80% of Cyber Attacks are Preventable

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

“If network administrators simply instituted proper configuration policies and conducted good network monitoring, about 80 percent of commonly known cyber attacks could be prevented.”

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Another Reason Organizations Should Avoid Excessive Internet Blocking

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Google Alerts have become an invaluable tool to keep track of WebSpy’s online presence and mentions. I’m also alerted on keywords related to other players in the Internet Security Industry. The last couple of weeks I have noticed quite a steep increase in alerts on a well-known internet blocking and filtering vendor. Majority of these alerts are linked with the frustration of being blocked and how to go about disabling and bypassing the blocking and filtering rules put into place.

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