Disable A User # It’s hard to create a user, but its REALLY easy to disable a user’s account. That is exactly what this script does. Well…it doesn’t “disable” the user’s account, but it does make it impossible for the user to login to the network without help from IT. Basically, this script will ask 4 things from you. It will ask you who you are disabling, who their manager is, who you are, and a password to change the user’s account to.

Protecting The Jewel # So, in the last post, we discussed the biggest asset IT can have, the data. But, does the Queen of England keep her jewels out for everybody to be able to touch? Nope. Do banks let people walk right into the vaults to touch all of the money? No. So, what do we need to do to protect the data? There are 2 big things that IT people do to protect their data, and they go hand-in-hand:

The Big Jewel # What is it? # So, what is the biggest prized possession of IT? Is it the people? No. Is it the equipment? Not really. IT’s biggest asset is the data. The data could consist of a number of different things, as it pertains to the organization and how it operates. To a manufacturing organization, it could be the way they manufacture their product, or their list of customers or suppliers.