Tec(h)tonic

Insights into building a solid I.T. foundation in the mid-size business world.

Author: Christopher Scott

  • A look at the experimental side of Spotify

    I happened to meet someone this past weekend who works for the former Echo Nest (now part of Spotify) here in the Boston area. Talking to him over the evening reminded me of a tech meet-up I had attended in August of last year where one of his co-workers presented some amazing tools and I…

  • Mac OS X: resolving keychain issues

    My current work environment consists of mostly Macs authenticating against a MS Active Directory server (see my earlier post all about Joining Mac systems to Active Directory). One of the disadvantages of this setup – one that has prevented me from rolling out an agency-wide password expiration policy – is the fact that, when a user…

  • All about two-factor authentication

    (Quite) a while back, I wrote about getting serious about password management – with that under control, I wanted to write about the next step in personal data security – two-factor authentication (2FA). What is 2FA? Two-factor authentication is a process whereby, whenever you sign in to a site or service, you are not only required…