{"id":8496,"date":"2017-07-28T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T20:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/28\/news-2270\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T20:10:04","slug":"news-2270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/28\/news-2270\/","title":{"rendered":"Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:56:25 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And we are enormously grateful. What started off as <a href=\"https:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/topic\/149581-interview-with-the-founder-of-system-administrator-appreciation-day-ted-kekatos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a tongue-and-cheek offshoot of Administrative Professionals Day<\/a> has now become a special holiday that people around the world recognize and practice.<\/p>\n<p>Dear reader, today is <a href=\"http:\/\/sysadminday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">System Administrator Appreciation Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest, maintaining the security and integrity of a business network, ensuring that all computers connected to it are religiously patched, and that the printer is forever jam-free when you need it the most are no small feats. So, if you can, drop what you\u2019re doing right now, head over to the IT wing, and treat your Sysadmins to coffee. Cake and ice cream aren\u2019t bad either.<\/p>\n<p>With the number of tasks Sysadmins usually have on their plate\u2014all of them urgent more often than not\u2014time is a precious commodity. So why not free them from sweating over the small stuff so they can have more time to relax and enjoy this day? Here are a number of ways you can do just that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Schedule password changes.<\/strong> Yes, it may be high time to start reminding yourself (and not let your Sysadmin constantly do this for you) to change your password regularly after you\u2019ve been using the same one for several months now. Circle a fixed date on your wall or table calendar, or set yourself a reminder to do this on your phone.There is a genuine need for password changes on a regular basis, and this is to keep both the enterprise and your personal accounts safe. Your Sysadmin will thank you for your diligence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use the ticketing system.<\/strong> We know the temptation to walk over to IT and ask for a solution is strong, but there\u2019s a system in place for a reason. Ticketing systems are how IT and Sysadmins track how much work they are doing and how well they\u2019re performing (<em>and<\/em> justify their staffing levels).Using them also guarantees your problems won\u2019t slip through the cracks. Just remember to be as detailed as possible in describing your issues and be realistic on setting the urgency for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eat and drink at your station at your own risk.<\/strong> Finishing a presentation for a meeting in half an hour with an empty stomach is an all-too familiar scenario most of us can relate to. This is also why, at times, we work and eat at our computers. It\u2019s practical, after all.However, coffee and juice spill, and they almost always do over your (desktop or laptop) keyboard. Crumbs and other bits of food may find themselves wedged between keys and along the sides, too. Think about that today. Despite popular opinion, it\u2019s not your Sysadmin\u2019s job to clean your keyboard for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start learning how to fix common technical issues by yourself.<\/strong> Does your computer seem slow? Maybe it\u2019s not really your computer but your Internet connection. Say the program you\u2019re using stopped responding and your screen appears frozen. Terminate the program via Task Manager or, if you like, do a hard reset. What if the printer won\u2019t print? There are a number of ways you can address this, beginning with making sure your drivers are up-to-date and that the printer has paper and ink\/toner.There will always be issues you wouldn\u2019t be comfortable dealing with yourself. And once you reach that point, escalate to your Sysadmin accordingly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When offered, attend and pay attention to security trainings.<\/strong> Nowadays, more companies are beginning to incorporate this into the work culture after realizing that basic security is becoming less of an option and more of a need. Don\u2019t feel as though a sanctioned phishing training is meant to victimize you, the user. Sysadmins are trying to patch the end user and ingrain security reflexes to make everyone safer.Remember that falling for a sanctioned phishing email isn\u2019t the end of the world. In fact, this a lot better than being phished for real! Having mandatory security awareness training isn\u2019t that bad. Recognizing phishing attempts is hard, especially if they\u2019re well crafted. Techniques change, and periodic training refreshes security awareness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>System Administrator Appreciation Day doesn\u2019t have to start and end today. If we commit to doing at least one of the above from here on, every day would be Sysadmin Appreciation Day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/fyi\/2017\/07\/today-is-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/\">Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/fyi\/2017\/07\/today-is-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:56:25 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/fyi\/2017\/07\/today-is-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/' title='Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day'><img src='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-414584.jpeg' border='0'  width='300px'  \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='left'>It\u2019s the last Friday of July, and today\u2014more than any day\u2014is the perfect day to recognize and express our gratitude to the mighty men and women who make our work life in the office a little more manageable if not totally stress-free, technology- and IT concerns-wise.<\/p>\n<p>Categories: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/category\/101\/\" rel=\"category tag\">101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/category\/101\/fyi\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FYI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/grateful\/\" rel=\"tag\">grateful<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/sysadmin\/\" rel=\"tag\">sysadmin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/system-administrator-appreciation-day\/\" rel=\"tag\">system administrator appreciation day<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/fyi\/2017\/07\/today-is-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/' title='Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day'>Read more&#8230;<\/a>)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/fyi\/2017\/07\/today-is-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/\">Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10488,10378],"tags":[10519,10520,13221,13222,13223],"class_list":["post-8496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-10519","tag-fyi","tag-grateful","tag-sysadmin","tag-system-administrator-appreciation-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8496\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}