If your company stores or processes data and information concerning citizens of the European Union (EU), then the answer is yes. You are probably at least somewhat familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation, commonly known as GPDR, that officially went into effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR is a set of provisions that requires […]
Fifty-five years ago, legendary Texas Longhorns football coach, Darrell Royal said, “Three things can happen when you pass, and two of ‘em are bad.” The consequences of an incomplete pass or an interception understandably contribute to the stress of the quarterback position. Similarly, today’s Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are […]
We recently released a new PolicyPak Cloud feature that enables you to point-and-click to specify ADMX settings, without having to pre-create and upload them first. This is an amazing new breakthrough that we are excited to bring to the PolicyPak Cloud solution. With just one click, you implement any ADMX setting for Windows or Office; […]
Not very long ago, an enterprise cybersecurity strategy resembled that of the medieval Lord who relied on the fortified castle wall to protect the inner kingdom. Likewise, the traditional enterprise originally relied on a robust hardware constructed firewall that established a perimeter to guard against hackers and other threats. Unfortunately, that is no longer a […]
It seems that as a society, we always want more. More money, more prestige, more bandwidth, more memory, etc. Often times however, less is more. Oscar Wilde said, “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” When applied to our personal lives, moderation helps us achieve a healthy balance between work and leisure, alone time and socialization. This […]
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In 2016 the FBI proclaimed ransomware a billion-dollar industry. Ransomware dominated headlines around the world as companies, healthcare centers and governments found themselves combating the digital plague that encrypted data and brought down networks. According to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigation Report, one in three malware attacks were ransomware related in 2016. The onslaught […]
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Time and again PolicyPak is lauded for making life easier for Citrix admins. However, from time to time, we are compared to a product that Citrix sells called Workspace Environment Manager (WEM). So does PolicyPak compete with or complement Citrix WEM? To sort out how WEM fits into our customers’ Citrix plans and where PolicyPak […]
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Update 1/10/2019: The Chrome Extension has been re-listed. Just close Chrome and re-open and it should work a-ok again. Thanks for the patience during this time ! — This is an alert for all PolicyPak customers who are using the PolicyPak Browser Router component. This alert is for all customers: PP GP, PP Cloud, and […]
We often talk about how administrator accounts are the keys to the kingdom for hackers. And while at times hackers use a blanket-style phishing strategy to snag whomever they can to click an embedded link or attachment, it is really the privileged accounts that are the meaningful targets. There are two reasons for this: Privileged […]
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What is Item-Level Targeting? Item-Level Targeting lets you define how Group Policy settings apply to Active Directory users or computers by setting conditions. You perform the process by first selecting conditional logic statements like AND, OR, and NOT. You then pair those statements with target objects like operating system, security group membership, and IP range. […]
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