“Don’t look at me” - Who’s responsible for IT security?
To date, the question from the title remains unanswered. Because who is responsible for IT security in this modern age? Network users make a lot of unintentional mistakes, as they’re often unaware of…
The short but solid guide to protecting your company Wi-Fi
In our last two blogs, we talked about WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise and additional measures you can take to secure your company Wi-Fi. The story made sense and the circle seems complete. But then…
Scary Wi-Fi: the power of WPA2-Enterprise (if you do it right)
In our previous blog, we discussed the disadvantages of securing a company network with WPA2-Personal. We also promised that we’d come up with an alternative that’s much more suited for company…
Scary Wi-Fi: the danger of WPA2-Personal (because no: it’s not safe)
Quite some SMEs manage their Wi-Fi as if they’re at home. The connection is unprotected, easy-to-guess passwords are written down on post-its and are shared with everyone asking for access. But while…
Head in the Cloud, feet on the ground: the future of NAC
If we are to believe practically everyone around us, we’re doomed to fail unless we take all of our belongings to the Cloud. There, we can store and analyse data, exchange it with others and build…
A no-nonsense guide to inline and port-based NAC differences
On any given day, there are a lot of knocks on your IT network door. So far in other blogs, we’ve talked about the pressures IT managers face to secure their network in times of BYOD policies, IoT…
Safe or sorry? The place of access control in your security solution
The status quo in IT security is focused on detection. Virus scanners and network analysers control traffic on the network or chase down the bad guys. That worked well in the past, when people,…
Back to the Future: why revisit Network Access Control?
Imagine a little pesky piece of malware. There it is trying to get into your system. It can come in from anywhere; an employee bringing their own device, from the need to share Big Data, from…
What’s an IT manager to do with BYOD policies?
Things have been quiet around the IT department lately. The days of “fix my PC” and “my laptop won’t start” are officially over. Thanks to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, employees are more…
