5 Mistakes You'd Do Over Again

Network World ran an article a couple of days ago on 5 mistakes IT admins would make again. The article is linked above. The first mistake covers an IT admin who recommended a proxy implementation to solve some bandwidth issues on the Internet link caused by end-users downloading porn from the internet. Although he was fired for standing his ground 10 years ago, he said he'd do it all over again.

And he was right, today, proxies are one of the best devices an organization can implement to prevent unauthorized use of the Internet at work, while protecting end-users from malware, viruses and other threats on the Internet. While many organizations may not admit to having a proxy in their network, the numbers show that most actually use some sort of proxy device for security and content filtering. Blue Coat Systems for example reports that 81% of the Fortune Global 500 implement their products, and 96 of the largest 100 companies use their products.