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How to Easily Audit and Protect your Entire Network using GFI LANGuard

Augusto Alvarez — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:31:12 +0000

GFI LANGuard offers an entire set of tools to audit, evaluate and remediate your network within just a few steps. With this suite you can complete full assessments in your organization about software and operating system vulnerabilities, security baselines and also provides you with the necessary instruments to solve them.

Some of the most important features in GFI LANGuard:

Powerful network scanning options without the need to deploy agents.
Reviews and controls vulnerabilities, updates/service packs status (for operating systems and applications), TCP and UDP ports open, and hardware and software inventory.
Remediation options for deploying updates and service packs.
Deploy applications in client machines and the possibility for removing unauthorized software.
Detect and deploy non-Microsoft software to protect the entire operating system.
Supports UNIX/Linux machines.

Installing and configuring GFI LANGuard can be executed in simple steps since the product was made to facilitate the complex work usually represents audit and remediate your network from vulnerabilities.

To review detailed step-by-step procedures check this link. Here are some of the basic steps:

1. Download GFI LANGuard.

2. Review GFI LANGuard system requirements.

3. Install GFI LANGuard with the simple wizard.

4. Once the product is installed, we can easily run the “Scan” option that will retrieve all the necessary information from our network and as we said, agentless.

a. We can select several types of scan: Quick, Full, Custom or Scheduled.

5. With the scan is complete, we’ll receive a full report about all vulnerabilities found in all OS in our network.

6. In the “Remediate” pane we have all the necessary options to solve the vulnerabilities found. Here we can execute immediate actions in clients like:

a. Install/Uninstall Microsoft patches.

b. Install/Uninstall non-Microsoft patches.

c. Deploy custom software.

d. Uninstall software.

Here are some valuable links about GFI LANGuard:

How to Easily Implement a Centralized Antivirus Solution Using GFI VIPRE Antivirus – February 9, 2011
Locate a Stolen Notebook, Mac or Android Phone with Prey – October 10, 2010
OpenOffice 3.3 Beta Released – August 21, 2010
The Most Used Antivirus – July 25, 2010
Windows 8 Beta Late February 2012: Official Public Release of Windows 8 in January 2013 – December 8, 2011

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Send AT&T a Message This Friday With Operation Chokehold

Dean Sherwin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:22:43 +0000

Ever since the iPhone came out, the AT&T network has been jam packed with too much data and not enough bandwidth. Users complained about this for months, and even though there were some improvements the introduction of the iPhone 3G S and then a flood of data intensive apps such as video streaming came onto the market, the bottle neck just wasn’t wide enough.

AT&T customers have had enough and many are falling in line with a man called ‘Fake Steve’ is asking all iPhone users on the AT&T network in the US to choke the network on Friday at noon. Here’s what he want everyone to do.

“On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its knees. The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run that app for one solid hour. Send the message to AT&T that we are sick of their substandard network and sick of their abusive comments. The idea is we’ll create a digital flash mob. We’re calling it in Operation Chokehold. Join us and speak truth to power!”

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Waving Hard? You Need WaveNut!

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:30 +0000

Google Wave has taken the online Google community by storm. For many months there was teasing from Google on the development of a collaboration tool that would tie into all of their existing Google Apps, and revolutionize how we communicate with our colleagues, community, and groups. The release of Google Wave was nothing less but…interesting.

Users fell on one of two sides with very little middle ground. You either had the sparkle and glow in your eye of having seen the next best thing for your online work and collaboration efforts or you had the “WTF” moment after realizing that Google Wave just didn’t apply to your needs. In either case, Google Wave has slowly started to gain ground in some circles with book “How To” book releases no doubt on the horizon.

WaveNut has now stepped in to do one thing and one thing only, and that’s make your Google Wave experience as customizable and fun as possible. Seeking out the right the most popular Google apps to attach to your account, read reviews on apps from other users, and help you find the best embeds, themes, and gadgets. Simply stated, this is the modifying search engine for Google Wave.

What’s your take on the Wave? Do you like, dislike, or just have no use for it? I’d like to hear your thoughts and whether you think all the time developing was really worth it.

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GetGlue – The Network That Sticks to You!

Dean — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:23:33 +0000

Undoubtedly, the internet will define our generation along with global warming and obesity. It’s the only invention that allows billions of pieces of information to be transferred across the globe every single second of every single day. If it were to one day vanish, the business world would crumble, banks would be shut, power systems and networks would falter and more importantly, you wouldn’t be able to read the latest posts here on Crenk.

Despite the internet’s numerous ways of entertaining and enlightening us it also has limitations when it comes to keeping things fresh. After an hour or so of browsing I seem to come up against a brick wall whereby I become enthralled with boredom and can’t find anything else to read, watch or listen to. That’s where glue comes in.

It’s a plug-in for Mozilla Firefox and it only takes a few minutes to install and get up and running. Basically, it’s a toolbar that allows you to see what your friends are reading, doing or watching. If they like something they glue it up on their toolbar. The same goes for you. Then, everyone in your network and indeed beyond will be able to see your favourite sites and videos and enjoy them.

I like glue because of its simplicity. They could have gone down another route altogether but they didn’t. The idea and how it works is all easy-peasy which is what counts in the world of Web 2.0. it works on the same principal of Twitter (not everyone enjoys surfing through profile pages anymore) by giving you little shots of info.

One drawback is that it can get a bit annoying constantly receiving updates from your friends. However, all you have to do is close it for a while as you enjoy a spot of surfing. 8/10

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Reputation Management For Your Brand with Verified Pages

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:38 +0000

Recently there’s been a wave of news regarding brands that have been misrepresented on various social networks for

the purpose of deceiving and sharing misinformation. It has become frustrating for users to determine if a brand is honestly being represented online or managed by someone impersonating said brand. These problems can now be overcome with Verified Pages, which focuses on sharing which brands are online and where their social profiles are.

This site has been a long time coming, and users can now safely connect with the brand of their choice, having comfort that they are not communicating with an impersonator. Brands that have connected with Verified Pages understand the importance of their brands reputation.

If you’re looking to provide end users with the comfort of knowing they are connecting with the real deal, then I highly encourage you to register your brand. If you are someone looking for a specific entity to contact, search the site and find out where you can find them.

Photo Credit Darwin Bell

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Stop Dreaming – Start Doing With VOIS

Craig Agranoff — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:10:54 +0000

Why Did I Start VOIS? Why Did We Launch The First Social Sourcing Site Now?

There are a lot of bad websites out there. A lot.

Websites with 8-bit graphics seemingly ripped from Atari games, with laughable copy errors that immediately diminish credibility, and with such awful usability that you need a Dr. Phil intervention to calm down after surfing through the third-rate portals.

This is one reason I co-founded VOIS.com (pronounced VOICE), or Virtual Outsourcing is Social. Not only can VOIS’ collaborative approach to completing projects produce superior results – from slickly branded and intuitive websites to fun, traffic-churning widgets – but it can also make it more affordable for businesses.

Don’t get me wrong; this is not the business owners’ faults. As a blogger for a major food website, I can say first hand that these are good people with the best of intentions. But just because someone knows how to make donuts, pizza or surfboards, it doesn’t mean they should know how to create a compelling online storefront. And hiring expensive firms on retainer often isn’t a workable business model for small and medium-sized businesses, or even larger firms that don’t have the bandwidth to handle their current business needs.

That’s why VOIS seeks to connect clients with expert Web professionals – from designers to developers and copywriters – to work on a project basis. What separates us from other business match-making platforms is that we allow and encourage the clients and talent to get to know each other first by exploring robust online profiles and messaging back and forth.

Click-and-mortar, web-driven start-ups have also had to change their game plan, and VOIS was developed for these businesses, too. With start-up capital tougher and tougher to attract, it’s no longer feasible for someone to hire developer and a CTO, build an infrastructure from scratch, then roll out and ramp up a product. I’ve met many people who have burned through $500,000 before looking at a more cost-efficient way of doing things.

And I really feel VOIS is that new way of doing things. We’re keeping VOIS wide open in terms of the scope of projects we accommodate – no niche focus or specialized tunnel vision. This will help us attract more users and offer truly turnkey solutions for our users.

So as the VOIS community grows, fueled by this added interpersonal dimension, I look forward at seeing some truly amazing work forged through the power of online collaboration. In other words, no more bad websites, or half-completed start-ups that could have been the next big thing.

In fact, I think VOIS is the next big thing.

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