Reports of hacking bank information, dating websites and even the 2016 presidential campaign have not only contributed to high levels of paranoia for businesses but driven them to consider testing their own networks and firewalls for any possible security breaches.

The only problem is choosing between doing PEN testing, vulnerability testing or both.

Making the choice can be difficult for organizations unversed in the differences between the two tests. PEN testing and vulnerability testing have been mistakenly labeled as the same because of some conflicting reports and marketing missteps.

An Interview with Ahmed Fadili at NSK Inc

As a company that is dedicated to supporting our client's technology needs, obviously cyber security is a big part of this support.  In an interview with Ahmed Fadili, Vice President of IT Managed Services, Ahmed discusses what NSK does for our clients to keep them safe, cyber security wise.

Question:  Do clients come to us regarding their security, or are we the ones that are bringing it to the forefront of their business? 

It took me a few minutes to figure it out so I thought I’d share how it’s done.

• Open a web browser to https://Portal.MicrosoftOnline.com.
• Log in to your Office 365 with an account that has the necessary administrative credentials.
• After logging in, click the Admin dropdown in the upper right corner and select Exchange.  (See  Fig. 1 below).

By Tim Dooher

This past weekend I gutted the network at a client and redesigned it physically and logically. We physically separated the Voice and Data networks and moved the LAN and WLAN onto separate subnets.