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New system hardening techniques
I am a student at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ. My class is learning more about the Plan-Do-Check-Act Implementation framework. The Harden/Secure step lists several steps that an administrator can take to ensure that a system is strengthened against known attacks, by eliminating vulnerabilities and other weaknesses commonly used by intruders. Of [...]

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2013  7:58 AM
Anti-malware, Security, Security best practices
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5 pts.

VNX permission problem
Hello I want to take a back-up from our VNX (NAS). I start a test back-up and I found a problem. There are files who have only read permissions for the owner not for others. The solution is ACL’s i think. Do some of you have experience with VNX ACL’s

Answer Question   |  April 10, 2013  3:10 AM
ACL, permisions, VNX
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180 pts.

Installation Norton antivirus
Je n’arrive pas à activer l’antivirus que j’ai acheté. Il y a toujours la mention “non activé” malgré mes nombreux téléchargements. Quel pourrait être le problème?

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2013  8:34 AM
Antivirus software, Norton
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35 pts.

Antivirus for external hard disk
I have 1TB external HDD. I want to know if it is possible to install any antivirus in my external hard drive because I might plug it in another computer that doesn’t have an update and that has a virus. Which one is good antivirus for external hard drive?

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2013  1:14 PM
Antivirus, HDD, Security
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3,740 pts.

About biometrics
What are the ten advantages and disadvantages of biometrics in information technology?

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2013  9:19 AM
Biometrics
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5 pts.

Why can’t I download AVG
Why can’t I download AVG? I keep getting the message “could not delete keysoftwareavgavg2013″.

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2013  1:32 AM
AVG, AVG installation
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15 pts.

School Wi-Fi
Hello. I am an Austrian pupil who is being educated to become a computer scientist. My current problem is that my school (about 750 people) needs WiFi. The WiFi is supposed to be usable with any Wi-Fi device (Phone, Tablet, laptop,…). However our teachers are supposed to operate without any blocks while the students are [...]

Answer Question   |  January 31, 2013  2:01 PM
Access Control Server, Wi-Fi, Wi-FI connection
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15 pts.

Antivirus software
Is it not recommended to have more than 1 anti virus software? On your computer, and if it’s not, why? & why would you want to go out & install your own anti virus when more all the carriers (Comcast, AT&T, Clear, etc.) supply it with their product. Or to flip the script so to [...]

Answer Question   |  January 17, 2013  8:25 PM
Antivirus, Antivirus software
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20 pts.

cisco ASA 5510′s setup two firewalls, one for VPN only the other for VPN tunnel and internet
I have a question that I have been working and can not seem to figure out. I have 2 ASA 5510′s. Both have Internet service’s from two different providers. On one I want to use for VPN access for remote users to connect through, the other I have a VPN tunnel built and I want [...]

Answer Question   |  January 14, 2013  6:39 PM
ASA, VPN
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30 pts.

Blue coat question
Does anyone know what it means if the LED display message “blue coat” is stuck on a Blue coat 400 series.  I tried the front panel buttons and they are not responding or changing the LED display message or configurations.  I tried holding the left arrow for 5 seconds still nothing.  I cant even console [...]

Answer Question   |  November 12, 2012  10:49 PM
Blue Coat ProxyClient
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5 pts.

Mobile Antivirus
I want to build an antivirus for android…so I need virus signature database…while surfing through net I could find that Dr. Web deals with android viruses…i downloaded one of its virus database…but its VDB…my system is not recognizing the software with which I can open it…I also tried using FileCure and it says .VDB file [...]

Answer Question   |  November 7, 2012  5:41 PM
.VDB files, Antivirus, Mobile
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TKK
55 pts.

sophos
I have always problem wih sophos.

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2012  5:48 PM
Anti-malware, Antivirus, Sophos
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10 pts.

Setting up my own private dropbox system
I’m trying to setup my own dropbox system (for private use). I know what I want, but I don’t know how I can make it work. I’m ‘comfortable’ with some technical things, but I’m no tech-genius, so setting up linux servers etc. is not something I can do Would be lovely if you could help [...]

Answer Question   |  September 12, 2012  4:25 PM
Access Rights, Dropbox, External hard drives, Storage
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10 pts.

linux e-mail hosting
Hello everybody… I am not a guru in Linux or Unix, but, I have a fair knowledge on some of them to some extent… I am still trying and hope to become like some of you in future. Anyway, I have been employed in a new company as their network engineer. They have a mail [...]

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2012  9:35 AM
CA, Mail server, Postfix, SMTP
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10 pts.

ArcSight Antivirus considering java App as ahigly risk thread
Hello I have a java application which sniff the network traffic, I am using jpcap and winpcap in my application. Application runs fine with AVG antivirus.but when i did deploy my java application at customer environment where customer has ArcSight Antivirus. At that customer end ArcSight is repotting my Java Application as high risk thread [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2012  6:39 AM
ArcSight
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30 pts.

ireps login
My ireps login id has been blocked i have given complaint to the help desk but there is no use of that can any body help me.

Answer Question   |  August 18, 2012  11:32 AM
AAA server
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10 pts.

We had a security audit and one of the requirement was to raise an alarm whenever any user does a data extract.
Is it possible to raise a alert whenever a user does a data extract using ODBC or DTF.Using CL program or any other way.

Answer Question   |  August 17, 2012  6:15 AM
Alert, AS/400, cl 400, DTF, iSeries
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1,160 pts.

ACS installation
how to install the ACS on ESXI

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2012  5:35 AM
ACS
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5 pts.

ASA Implementations
Hi, I need to implement ASA Firewall in my network and current network topology is Router——Switch—–Servers. what should be best topology to implement the firewall. Please let me know i never configured firwall.

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2012  4:07 PM
ASA, ASA firewall
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5 pts.

access restriction on my Linksys
Hi Dear Team members, i’m currently working as an IT and system administrator i have implement a windows 2003 server just for file and DHCP, i’m using a Linksys as my gateway, and 6 other Linksys router that i’m using as APs, i trying to set ACL on my gateway router but just when i [...]

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2012  7:47 AM
ACL, Linksys Routers, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.