Osirium

Why do IT Administrators want Identity&Access Management?

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:21:00 +0000

In a survey to IT Security Administrators the #1 area that the 450 respondents indicated would make their life easier was having an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution in place. This blog explores this view further.

Why do IT administrators want centralized management?

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:54:00 +0000

In a survey to IT Security Administrators the second area that the 450 respondents indicated would make their life easier was centralized management. This blog explores this view further.

Why do IT administrators want automation?

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:54:00 +0000

In a survey to IT Security Administrators, automation was one of the areas that the 450 respondents indicated would make their life easier. This blog looks at why that might be.

The danger of adding custom back up scripts to devices

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:24:00 +0000

Centralised and automated backups are an everyday occurrence in the Windows and Unix worlds. We take it for granted. But having a the same level of protection and control within a estate of best of breed security devices (and some network devices for that matter) can be a bit hit and miss.

Evolution of Osirium

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +0000

Every time we discuss the idea of what Osirium can do we seem to find new and ever growing features and benefits it can offer.

In the Beginning

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Many years ago I wrote a simple webpage for a customer of mine that had links on it to get to the web based management UI's of their security appliances.

SysAdmin Nightmares

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:52:00 +0000

I was in a meeting with a customer yesterday and I was empathising with the IT manager as to his current SysAdmin nightmares. Unfortunately I can't stop all his issues and pains but I can help with him having to report back to his bosses about his password policy.

Take the complexity out of monotonous tasks

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:54:00 +0000

An IT Manager and mate of mine did his least favourite task yesterday. He had to fire someone. Never nice, never easy. What made this job even harder was the thought in the back of his mind that he was going to have to change all the admin passwords on all the security appliances.

The Nuisance of Compliance

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:00 +0000

So it’s that time of year again, the auditors are back in. They have spent the last 11 and a half months locked in a cupboard reading the latest versions of all your compliance standards and are ready to go through your estate with a fine tooth comb.

Tricky Handovers

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:56:00 +0000

I was in discussion last week with a programme manager at a large international retailer and he made a comment that got my attention. He said one of the most tricky aspects of project delivery is the handover from the project team to the operations team.