Because if you’ve ever wanted to learn a bit about forensics, you already know free information is hard to find. This article not only has a link to some free training, but also to forensic tools that you can use.
One other note about the training, I used my Macbook Pro for the presentation. I was curious to see how it would work out. Obviously, I needed my Windows Virtual Machine to run Summation, but once I got through a little hiccup connecting the MBP to the projector over in our training center, (oh ok,…
Tish is absolutely on point here: A healthy data posture includes a documented and current information map that says what you have, where it’s stored, and who has access to it. Beyond an information map, you need to be able to collect, search, understand, and protect those data assets that are critical to the operation…
There are some good tips on being effective with training, but the one that stuck out to me was this: “#9. Be like chameleon Be flexible. Make your training vivid and dynamic.” It’s hard to be flexible. You have an agenda to get through, and limited time to do it in, but the very best…
Look, I will 100% agree with the tips in the article, those three things are the base upon which everything your team does will grow. Get them wrong, and you won’t have much of a team left. But, don’t do them just because you want to run a team. You can say you want open communication, but that requires you to care about what they have to say, including things that are hard. It means caring about how decisions made by the organization are affecting their mental health, their work-life balance, and their home lives.
Too many people in management have not cared about that stuff for too long. Thankfully that is changing. It’s been a long time coming.
Last night I listened to the latest In the Trenches podcast. Kevin and his guest, Chuck Tomasi were discussing a number of issues that I feel strongly about, and have been reminded of recently in my own workplace. They were talking about the image you, as an IT person, project to the people you support…
Apparently, 1 in 5 companies have already. I’m surprised it’s this high already, just one year after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended, which made all relevant electronically stored information discoverable. I thought certainly, over time, we’d see some of this, especially with small companies that don’t have the IT resources to properly…