http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls/control.php?id=5 The next control on the list is boundary defence. It has been recognised by many organisations that protecting the perimeter, whilst important, is no longer what it is all about.  Many organisations have what what we generally consider a hard crunchy outside and a soft squishy centre. The “internal”…

From a support point of view, when someone calls the Helpdesk with a “there’s something going on with my pc” question, very early in the process you’ll want to know what is installed on that computer, and then what versions of each installed application.  It’s also handy to know *when*…