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Jun 23 2019
IT Management
When I speak to other IT managers about some of the problems I have encountered, they look at me as if I am from another planet. How could one person have been involved with so many crises? Didn’t you ever ask your...
Jun 12 2019
IT Management
I do not for one moment feel that any professional would argue that we are not facing a time of digital instability in our interwoven words of business, social media, or when we utilize some form of online service....
May 26 2019
IT Management
When delivering the Meirc Certified Cyber Security Specialist course under the PLUS Specialty Training division, it is essential that we provide our attending participants with the very latest information on the state of...
May 15 2019
IT Management
Most large companies use ITIL as the process framework for their IT operations. ITIL was in fact created at the end of the 1980’s, so something like 30 years ago. Even version 3 was first released ten years ago wit...
May 5 2019
IT Management
For many IT managers, creating a high-quality IT strategy is probably one of the most difficult things to get right. In my experience, many IT manages struggle from the outset primarily and simply because they (and...
Jan 22 2019
IT Management
Over the years, I have written multiple articles on the subject of digital or cyber forensics and the importance it serves in supporting the modern world with regard to corporate and government incident response, first r...
Nov 20 2018
IT Management
Having encountered several friends and associates who have suffered, what seemed to be sustained Phishing Campaigns I decided to invest some time and bated-responses to set u...
Nov 13 2018
IT Management
What would you do if your organization’s Information Technology (IT) systems stopped working for more than 4 weeks? Well, this happened on Tuesday 27th June 2017 when a cyberattack was unleashed, initially ...
Nov 4 2018
IT Management
Having encountered several friends and associates who have suffered, what seemed to be sustained Phishing Campaigns I decided to invest some time and bated-responses to set u...
Mar 27 2018
IT Management
A question I often get asked relating to Digital Forensic and Investigation Capabilities is ‘what tools are required?’ – a question which is both easy, and difficult to answer. Easy, because the answer is ‘everythi...