The Top 6 Worst Tech Nightmares Haunting IT Pros

The Haunted Printers

It’s not only the multiple PrintNightmare vulnerabilities that caused printer problems this year. Truth be told, you are probably not all that fond of your printers. They always seem to be out of order when you need them, especially when Microsoft starts breaking them for you.

Unlike most other tech devices, printers have moving parts and supplies that must be replaced regularly. As such, a good amount of maintenance is required to keep a printer working and printing effectively. No paper, no toner. Imagine all printers set to print single-sided, highest quality, with color by default. The shiver is real. Do you even have an accurate printer inventory?

A DNS Horror Story

What is your worst tech nightmare? Is it DNS? Yes, it’s always DNS. IT professionals know the pitfalls of this platform all too well. If there is a problem and you can’t figure it out, there’s always one solution to look for: DNS. The Domain Name System is used to scare your pants off. In the meantime, it also converts a computer’s hostname into an IP address on the Internet.

Nightmare on Ransomware Street

Came into work and found out that our infrastructure was hit with ransomware inat night, they got into backups. Imagine the horror. Tracking down ransomware issues successfully depends on various factors, but you won’t be able to mitigate threats if you haven’t got your baseline right. Gaining complete visibility into your network environment affects numerous IT processes, including cybersecurity. Luckily, there are some guidelines to help you prevent the installation of ransomware.

Zero-Days Later

As an IT professional, Zero-day vulnerabilities are here to keep you up at night. Zero-day attacks are attacks targeting a vulnerability that has yet to be patched. These exploits are responsible for some of the most devastating cyber-attacks and pose a genuine threat to your data and privacy. We’ve seen plenty of Zero-day vulnerabilities causing night sweats this year, among which 4 Microsoft Exchange Zero-days, some Chrome Zero-days, and even an Apple macOS Zero-day that was actively exploited in the wild. 2021 broke the record for Zero-Day Hacking Attacks. Brrr…

Dawn of the Audit

Do audits inspire fear? Nobody likes an audit. Even in the best of outcomes, audits take up valuable time that can be used to improve services. You have to review the audit requirements using checklists and spreadsheets. Worse, a negative IT audit can feel like a report card on your ability as an IT pro.

Always be prepared for the auditors. They strike without warning and have no mercy. The best defense against negative IT audit results? Know your IT environment inside out. What better way to start off than by gaining complete visibility with Lansweeper’s agentless discovery capabilities?

The Backup Massacre

One thing that strikes fear in IT professionals’ hearts is the look on a user’s face when you have to tell them their data is gone for good. The ultimate fright? Failed Hard Drives simultaneously on the file server, the backup server, and the offsite backup server. Backups are the cornerstone of any good disaster recovery plan. If you have a decent backup workflow in place, congratulations! You are one step closer to protecting the data your business relies on. The only defense is a potent offense: make sure you are regularly backing up your data.

Compiling and maintaining a complete, accurate, and up-to-date network inventory can help you prevent many tech IT nightmares. You can’t protect what you don’t know you have. Leveraging an IT Asset System of Record will boost your productivity so you can enjoy your well-deserved night’s sleep in peace.

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