IT Governance ⁽⁷⁾

Maybe it's just me, or does everyone in IT seem to be an Architect of some sort or another these days? Architecture seems to have become a fashionable IT buzzword, and this seeds confusion regarding the duties and responsibilities of architects. This can create risk…

This article is the first in a series that discusses the design, implementation and use of a free Infrastructure Architecture system to monitor, improve and automate your infrastructure. It records my experiences of building such systems for various clients. The aim of my Infrastructure Architecture…

All networks can benefit from Protective DNS and Outbound Firewalling to protect users and content from an increasingly sophisticated Internet threat landscape. Protective DNS Protective DNS intercepts name resolution requests to locations known to be involved in crime, malware, and distribution of undesirable content. It…

Outbound firewalling is an important step towards improving the security of your network, data and users, but common consumer and SME router devices cannot block outbound traffic, leaving many at risk. If commercial solutions are not an option then free open-source firewall software can run…

Change management can learn from Systems Engineering principles to deliver the right work in the right way to maximise your chances of delivering successful changes into production with minimal risk. Here is how I achieved great quality change management in my organisation by using Systems…

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) offers great quality cyber security training for free. This is a great example of one of the many ways The NCSC works to protect UK organisations from threat. Enlighted organisations know that employees are both the first line of…

An Active Directory User Policy can help large and complex organisations avoid cost and inefficiency by governing the types of user accounts that are created and defining how they are configured. Some of the benefits are discussed below. An Active Directory (AD) User Policy is…