Look at www,untangle.com to get a good idea of what other options there are. Runs on a variety of hardware and they give some scoping info to figure out how much power you need.
Although I prefer the classroom courses, SANS security course are very practical. They will help you both with your job and in getting a job.
http://www.sans.org/vlive/
A lack of time to implement it/management changing priorities... again.
I would love to and I had thought that I had convinced management why we needed to (Nothing fancy, just ssl on parts of our web page). Then something blew up. Then something else blew up... and it just wasn't that important to management any more.
Understanding the business, understanding what the code needs to accomplish and being able to communicate with the users can be just as valuable as coding experience. This does depend on the company. Highlight these areas. It will tend to look you look a bit more than a manager than a programmer, but you will get your foot in the door.
I've had to deal with this for a couple of Oil and Gas companies. The only none satellite alternative that we found was the Telus Raven system. If you add the optional yagi, they work to about 5 hours north of Fort St. John BC. The coverage does vary, but has been getting better regularly. The Ravens are an EVDO system that give your end user an IP with no configuration or drivers needed. Trouble shooting is very easy. If 1 light is out, it works. If anything more than 1 light is out, send it back for repair. Communications Group in Red Deer keeps them in stock.
Another way to look at it is "Who will you be doing research with? What do they speak?" It's not just about travel; being able to communicate in other languages opens a lot of doors.
We use it at work and I am the admin. They are very good, but it does have one catch. Your computer has to connect to the internet every 30 days to "check in" or they consider you system invalid. You have to report your system stolen along with a police case number, investigating officer and detachment within 14 days of the actual theft. On the plus side, they include a $1000.00 guarantee that you will get your computer back. You also have the option to skip the $1000.00 and have the system securely wipe itself. It only installs on Windows, but it embeds itself in the BIOS so that it can't be wiped. It is still there even if you re-ghost your system or change to a non-Windows OS. It has been well worth it for our company so far.
Right off the start you have to decide if you are going after home users who need to update one system or corporate admins who need to update many. Home users will be looking for something simple like MS's Windows update feature. They don't have to do anything except restart after the system informs them that an update has been done. Corporate admins will need lists of exactly what files are updated, what the dependencies are, a test sequence and then a mechanism to push these update out to multiple users. They are very different types of systems and you need to either pick one OR at least keep both needs in mind.
These are not IT people. You need to directly tell them "Things are not going as well as I know they should be. I need training if we want to get things back on track". If they aren't willing to pony up for course material, or at least start a discussion after this sort of statement, start looking.
Our company has evaluated alot of different packages lately. The two top contenders have been Radia and Marimba. Marimba is expensive but does everything you can imagine for both Windows and Linux. Radia is much cheaper but not as mature. When you look at how many man hours Marimba saves, the price becomes far more resonable (I would never be able to call it cheap)!
Sorry; I disagree. Too many people understimate how badly programmers need soft skills. They make a huge difference in understanding the users needs and concerns. I have found that a lack of these skills break projects far more frequently than a lack of coding eloquence.
As someone who interviews and reviews resumes regularely, I barely look at what the degree is in little lone where it is from. Experience is tied in importance with your soft skills. Lessons in programing, troubleshooting or configuring a network are secondary to being able to work well with an end user. Uou will learn more in your first week on the job than you did in 4 years of colledge.
I have tried several at work. The critical part is the drive - anything over.7 amps won't work without an external power supply..5 Amp drives are your best bet - they work on any computer without an external power supply. The brand of the cage hasn't made much differnce with this.
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Look at www,untangle.com to get a good idea of what other options there are. Runs on a variety of hardware and they give some scoping info to figure out how much power you need.
I think the "lost and confused" applies to both...
The isolated OS for a web browser works. All of my web browsing is done through VMs with persistent disks. Even on my Linux machines.
"Please note that Windows Defender detects the Win8 PoC as being an exploit and blocks execution." 'nuf said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YINO0aoSAGg Terry
Although I prefer the classroom courses, SANS security course are very practical. They will help you both with your job and in getting a job. http://www.sans.org/vlive/
A lack of time to implement it/management changing priorities... again. I would love to and I had thought that I had convinced management why we needed to (Nothing fancy, just ssl on parts of our web page). Then something blew up. Then something else blew up... and it just wasn't that important to management any more.
Understanding the business, understanding what the code needs to accomplish and being able to communicate with the users can be just as valuable as coding experience. This does depend on the company. Highlight these areas. It will tend to look you look a bit more than a manager than a programmer, but you will get your foot in the door.
I'm pretty sure I'll never have this problem with Ubuntu!
I've had to deal with this for a couple of Oil and Gas companies. The only none satellite alternative that we found was the Telus Raven system. If you add the optional yagi, they work to about 5 hours north of Fort St. John BC. The coverage does vary, but has been getting better regularly. The Ravens are an EVDO system that give your end user an IP with no configuration or drivers needed. Trouble shooting is very easy. If 1 light is out, it works. If anything more than 1 light is out, send it back for repair. Communications Group in Red Deer keeps them in stock.
Another way to look at it is "Who will you be doing research with? What do they speak?" It's not just about travel; being able to communicate in other languages opens a lot of doors.
Yes! I want one of these for each of my users! Is there a "special" high voltage model for "particular" users?
We use it at work and I am the admin. They are very good, but it does have one catch. Your computer has to connect to the internet every 30 days to "check in" or they consider you system invalid. You have to report your system stolen along with a police case number, investigating officer and detachment within 14 days of the actual theft. On the plus side, they include a $1000.00 guarantee that you will get your computer back. You also have the option to skip the $1000.00 and have the system securely wipe itself. It only installs on Windows, but it embeds itself in the BIOS so that it can't be wiped. It is still there even if you re-ghost your system or change to a non-Windows OS. It has been well worth it for our company so far.
Right off the start you have to decide if you are going after home users who need to update one system or corporate admins who need to update many. Home users will be looking for something simple like MS's Windows update feature. They don't have to do anything except restart after the system informs them that an update has been done. Corporate admins will need lists of exactly what files are updated, what the dependencies are, a test sequence and then a mechanism to push these update out to multiple users. They are very different types of systems and you need to either pick one OR at least keep both needs in mind.
These are not IT people. You need to directly tell them "Things are not going as well as I know they should be. I need training if we want to get things back on track". If they aren't willing to pony up for course material, or at least start a discussion after this sort of statement, start looking.
We start our roll out on December 12. Send me an email and I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks! They haven't given us alot of info so we didn't know about the Java API. That will make a big difference. Gotta love sales-people,
Our company has evaluated alot of different packages lately. The two top contenders have been Radia and Marimba. Marimba is expensive but does everything you can imagine for both Windows and Linux. Radia is much cheaper but not as mature. When you look at how many man hours Marimba saves, the price becomes far more resonable (I would never be able to call it cheap)!
Sorry; I disagree. Too many people understimate how badly programmers need soft skills. They make a huge difference in understanding the users needs and concerns. I have found that a lack of these skills break projects far more frequently than a lack of coding eloquence.
As someone who interviews and reviews resumes regularely, I barely look at what the degree is in little lone where it is from. Experience is tied in importance with your soft skills. Lessons in programing, troubleshooting or configuring a network are secondary to being able to work well with an end user. Uou will learn more in your first week on the job than you did in 4 years of colledge.
I have tried several at work. The critical part is the drive - anything over .7 amps won't work without an external power supply. .5 Amp drives are your best bet - they work on any computer without an external power supply. The brand of the cage hasn't made much differnce with this.
1) Zone alarm
2) AVG
3) Spybot
4) Ultimate Zip
5) Acrobat reader
6 thru 99) All of the updates.