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         <title><![CDATA[The fine line between efficient and invasive]]></title>
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	&nbsp;

	Yesterday, I received a spam message from a backup software vendor. Now, this is not an unusual occurrence as I received unsolicited emails from various technology vendors all the time. I let them through the shields as they occasionally have some relevant information or products in them, as was the case yesterday. We have been looking at different backup options and this company's product looked promising.

	So (and this is unusual for me) I clicked the link to download a whitepaper...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Day 3 iPad 2 review: an Android geek's perspective]]></title>
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	Day 3

	
		It's the interface; it just preforms so smoothly with absolutely no hesitation, and all of the little animations&nbsp; that are built in are really impressive. I never had any complaints about the Xoom, but the iPad just screams.
	
		Apparently there's no way to access my Gmail contacts from my iPad… although there are iPhone apps to sync them to the local contacts
	
		I was force to pay for my first app… IMHO one of Apple's significant contributions to society: training...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Day 2 iPad 2 review: an Android geek's perspective]]></title>
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	&nbsp;

	Day 2

	
		I really miss the Amazon free app of the day… Android only
	
		Widgets and notifications… I've gotten very used to being able to see new emails, the weather, etc. at a glance and get a preview when new emails come in. If there's a anything that brings me back to the Xoom, it will be this functionality…
	
		Seriously? No electronics store in the mall has an power/data cable over 4 ft long? Oh, but there's a power cable adaptor to the USB power brick that's 6 ft...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Day 1 iPad 2 review: an Android geek's perspective]]></title>
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	&nbsp;


	As an admitted Android fan who purchased a Motorola Xoom Android tablet the day it was released, and I was surprised by receiving a new iPad 2 for the holidays. Being what I consider to be a fair individual, I’m giving it a try and will compare and contrast…

	Day 1, first impressions:

	
		The iPad seems a little lighter than the Xoom, although I don’t have a case for it yet
	
		Very impressed by the responsiveness, slick!
	
		Despite the instructions from Verizon; thankfully I...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Scareware - Not a just a fashion statement anymore]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Scareware is the latest type of malware (MALicious softWARE) labeled by the media, not my poor sense of style. These are nasty little messages try to frighten you into browsing infected websites, installing infected software, and even giving up your credit card numbers. We have discussed this type of malware before, but since we are seeing an upswing in it recently, we thought we'd touch on it again. 
As our computers become more resilient to traditional methods of infection, we have seen an...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Security Breach: the human factor]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, it was reported that one of our local school districts was the victim of a security breach. This breach resulted in wire transfers totaling almost $3 million from their bank accounts to various foreign banks; reportedly 20% of the school's annual budget. While the school district has recovered most of the funds, and is working with the FBI and the State Police to recover the rest, this incident brings home the pressing need for Information Security in today's environment....<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Defensive Depths]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With the new year, it's time to get back to basics and review some key concepts in the security field. One term we often bandy about is "defense in depth" as a means to secure your information and it has nothing to do with deep sea warfare.
The term is taken from military parlance and can be traced back to&#160;ancient times as a way to increase the survival of whatever it is you're protecting. By placing your king, or gold, or big rock, or sensitive information within multiple layers of...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Budgeting for Disaster]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As the year winds to a close, thoughts are turning to the coming holidays: turkey, pies, snow shoveling, and perhaps a new budget. So how exactly does one plan for the unexpected, or budget for disasters?
By definition disasters are very bad: bad enough that we should be insured against them. Assuming that we are insured against most disasters, we're going to downgrade this discussion to mere emergencies. Specifically, we'll be focusing on those nasty little incidents that fall into that gray...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Virtual security in a real world]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Virtualization has become a force to be reckoned with for organizations of all sizes and shapes. The flexibility and consolidation options available in virtualized environments give this technology an unusual distinction: it appeals to both the engineers and the accountants. But as with any new technology, virtualization does bring new security considerations.
Virtualization allows a "host computer" to run multiple "virtual computers" as applications, with all of them sharing the same physical...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Avoiding the Storm Clouds]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As cloud computing becomes more commonplace and vital to our operations, it's imperative to keep in mind the security implications of running your business from “the cloud". Moving expensive and hard to maintain programs to the cloud&#160;can be an attractive&#160; alternative to large one time investments in hardware and software. However, we need to be very aware of how this move affects our information's security. Specifically, we will be focusing on our information's availability in the...<br />
The Certifiable Technologist...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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