Matthew Sarrel

About

Matthew D. Sarrel, CISSP, is a network security,product development, and technical marketingconsultant based in New York City. He is also a gamereviewer and technical writer. To read his opinions on games please browse http://games.mattsarrel.com and for more general information on Matt, please see http://www.mattsarrel.com.

Backup Methods and Rotation Schemes

Here are the most common backup methods: Full includes files whether they have been changed or not; Differential includes all files changed since the last full backup, whether they have been changed since the last backup operation or not; Incremental includes only those files that have changed since the last backup operation of any kind. […]

Keep Hackers Out: Part One, Personal Edition

As we rely more on our computers, the potential for hackers to hurt us through them likewise has grown, threatening to expose or destroy our private data and personal records. Current hacker tools are sophisticated, automated, and more difficult to spot. In addition, broadband connections have made us more vulnerable; always-connected computers, typically with static […]

View from BrainShare: Novell in Transition

Novell continued to espouse its one Net strategy at its BrainShare 2002 event held in Salt Lake City last week. One Net is a strategy intended to bring instant access to networked information and services, regardless of connection type or platform. Novell is approaching that goal by creating modular services so that, for example, your […]