The technology industry is a business that excels at solving complex software, data management, and infrastructure problems. How can solution providers, vendors, and distributors today solve the workforce challenge of greater diversity and equity and inclusion (DEI). The technology industry is a business that excels at solving complex software, data management and infrastructure problems. How…
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SolarWinds Orion Hack… A Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call
It’s clear that the IT industry must take the next step to band together and share threat intelligence and cyber best practice to avoid similar hacks in future. Cybersecurity and military professionals have long believed that the next major war between the world powers will not involve the firing of one kinetic weapon. SolarWinds Orion…
SMBs aren’t prepared for Cyber Events: Here’s how to fix it
The potential ramifications of the SolarWinds data security breach are enough for cyber executives to be awake at night, especially since many SMBs and the MSPs that serve them aren’t ready to deal with such a major event. Here are some ways you can help. Although the SolarWinds data breach was initially referred to as…
Small tech businesses can make diversity a competitive advantage
Even small businesses can benefit from diversity. The Advancing Tech Talent and Diversity Community have recently created a Diversity Pledge that will help small businesses plan for a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Research consistently shows that diversity in a company is positively associated with higher profits, even for small and medium-sized businesses. However, smaller…
Six free CompTIA resources to help you market your MSP business
CompTIA has created a variety of resources that can be used to help MSPs market themselves and other channel companies in innovative ways. It’s never been more important to find a new way to communicate your message or your services. It is more important than ever that you market your company in innovative and new…
Texas and the Constitutional Right to Abortion
Mark Jones is a professor at Rice University in Houston (Texas) in the Department of Political Science Teaching about the constitutional right of abortion can feel difficult after the Texas near-total abortion ban. Students may have personal experiences with abortion and may bring up strong emotions in the classroom. This case is important to discuss…
Taking on PowerShell one cmdlet at a time
Share this post:This blog post is part of an ongoing series by Adam Gordon. Adam will walk through each PowerShell command every week, explaining when and how to use them. Adam will be covering Test-Path this week. When to use Test Path The Test-Path cmdlet verifies that all elements of the path are present. It…
Taking on PowerShell one cmdlet at a time
Share this post: This is part of an ongoing blog series by Adam Gordon. Adam will show you how to use each PowerShell command each week. Adam will be covering Test-FileCatalog this week. When should you use Test-FileCatalog Test-FileCatalog verifies the authenticity of files by comparing file hashes from a catalog file (.cat), with actual…
Taking on PowerShell one cmdlet at a time
Share this post:This blog post is part of an ongoing series by Adam Gordon. Adam will show you how to use each PowerShell command each week. Adam will be covering Test-Connection this week. When should you use Test-Connection The Test-Connection cmdlet sends Internet Control Message Protocol echo request packets (or pings) to one or more…
Tell a story, don’t tell a case
Every semester, when I get to the section of my class where I discuss landmark cases, I see my students automatically groan and yawn as they fall asleep. I am not a lawyer, and I don’t try to be. However, cases are still very important in every criminal justice course, even 101! How can we…