The key decisions you need to make in terms of patching your small business network are around how much you want to do, how much reporting/verification you want and how reliable the technology is. In the small business space you’ve got a few options available to you, and as such you need to decide which one you wish to follow before implementing it. Do nothing and let … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Patching your Small Business Network
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and other small business networks all require patching to ensure that you stay up to date with the various security patches and therefore remain as secure as possible given the various attack vectors that hackers will take. The default settings on PCs and servers mean that they might patch dependant on what the users do with these … [Read more...]
Disks disappear after HP SUM installed
I’ve just finished building two HP Proliant DL380 G9 servers for a clients project. As part of that I downloaded and installed the latest HP SUM to ensure all drivers, firmware etc are up to date. In the past I’ve never had an issue with this, it’s normally a matter of installing them, reboot and you’re good to go. I discovered however that after installing HP SUM … [Read more...]
Renewing SSL certificates with Digicert
My SSL certificate expired tonight. I’ve used Digicert certificates for SBSfaq.com for a while now and I’ve got to say I like there customer service. Normally renewing an SSL certificate can be painful. You’ve got to generate a CSR, upload that to the website of the SSL provider, wait for the returning certificate, then install that on the server, before then … [Read more...]
Trend WFBS 9 Upgrade causes applications to stop working
Any program which increases the security of your systems is bound to stop things that are not really dangerous and in fact are need to work. I reported recently here about an update from Trend that increased Trend WFBS 9.0 ability to prevent the ransomware going around like Cryptolocker. When I installed the update, I ran it on my machines for a little while and didn’t … [Read more...]