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- I'm a PC and, yes, I love Vista
- * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Todd Hooper It's true - I'm a PC. Searching through my 2006 emails recently reminded me it was two years ago this month when I loaded a beta of Windows Vista on...
- Tags: Security, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, NAP Agent, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- The average user feels little or no "Apple tax"
- The average user feels little or no "Apple tax"Quite eloquent...Adrian,As I read your prose I don't see a bias towards a specific platform. Congratulation, it's well written.I'm a Mac and Windows user, preferring the Mac platform very much more than Windows. Interestingly I paid the MS tax moving from DOS...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Apple Inc., average user, tax, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes
- Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesOh greatnow to have to get something akin to a Faraday cage for ye ole peripherals, or just for the entire sticky cube. Wonder if they've hacked my abacus yet.RE: Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesThis is old news. Electic typewriters had the same...
- Tags: Keyboards, SECURITY, keyboard, hacking, old new
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Researchers discover PDF exploit packs
- If you still need a reason to patch that installation of Adobe Reader, pay close attention to this discovery by Secure Computing's anti-malware research labs. The group has stumbled upon an exploit pack that exclusively targets PDF vulnerabilities, exposing millions of Windows desktops to malicious hacker attacks....
- Tags: Adobe PDF, Malware, Exploit, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- McAfee buys CipherTr-- err, Secure Computing
- McAfee buys CipherTr-- err, Secure ComputingMerger & acquisitions...Merger & acquisitions is nothing new. Secure Computing is a good match for MacAfee.However about your Sidewider T-shirt, you can use it as an sleep shirt and when it wears out you can use it as an cleaning rag.
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Secure Computing Corp., CipherTr, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- News to know: Windows 7; Oracle OpenWorld; Adobe CS4; Search 2.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Windows Live team confirms Win7 to replace subsystems with services Ed Bott: How to set up a new PC in one easy session ...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, BEA Beehive, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Open World, Help Desk, Java Development Tools, E-books, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Software
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- McAfee buys CipherTr-- err, Secure Computing
- Like every other red-blooded American I take a quick peak at my collapsing retirement and savings portfolios in the morning just to give me that extra kick to head into the office. So I pull up Google Finance to see Secure Computing SCUR is, up some 23%, one of...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Secure Computing Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Spam, Financial Accounting, Viruses And Worms, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Security, Spam And Phishing, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Labor Finders Gets Enterprise-Style Security at SMB Prices
- Growing from a single office to 35 offices in a relatively short period of time presents special challenges, Labor Finders had legitimate concerns about competitors and others attempting to cause denial-of-service attacks. The customer database as well as employee database also required special treatment, since this information would be very...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, VPNs, Storage, Databases, Networking, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-03-31
- Secure Computing Case Study: Frontier Airlines
- Frontier Airlines had to make sure that their security infrastructure was capable of handling the company's rapidly growing demands. To accommodate their growth, they wanted to provide IT with easier management tools, and provide network users with more reliability, Frontier undertook a complete overhaul of their network architecture. Central to...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Network, Security, Networking
- Case studies 2008-03-28
- Secure Computing Case Study: Plexus Systems
- Located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the company employs over 100 people and serves over 300 corporate customers at over 1,200 sites around the world. Plexus Systems needed a reliable firewall to replace their existing legacy firewall which had produced numerous security and reliability problems with frequent downtime, costing them maintenance...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Plexus, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Case studies 2008-03-25
- Vista SP1 rolls up 551 bug fixes
- Vista SP1 rolls up 551 bug fixesAnd How Many Bugs Will It Create?Start the counting folks.You Forgot Two1 Uninstalls Windows Vista1 Reinstalls Windows XP ProfessionalAre you sure you have the real SP1??SJVN thinks MS is lying to you! http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Vista/Vista-SP1-RTMs-and-Lies/The RTM bits are not the real RTM bits!Seriously though; Thanks...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, SJVN, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Pragma Systems: Using SSH for PCI Compliance
- The objective of this paper is to examine the federal and industry regulatory environment and to analyze the benefits of utilizing Secure Shell SSH in achieving PCI compliance. In addition, to review the role Pragma Systems, Inc. and its FortressSSH product can play in a robust, secure computing environment. In...
- Tags: Payment, SSH, Pragma Systems, PCI, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Finance
- White papers 2008-01-18
- RingCube - taking your mojo with you
- I had an entertaining conversation about MojoPac with Ron DiBiase, VP of Sales and Business Development for RingCube, a short while ago. When I was first approached, I was puzzled by their use of the term "desktop virtualization" because it is not at all clear what layer or layers of...
- Tags: Desktop, RingCube, MojoPac Enterprise Suite, MojoStation, MojoDrive, MojoNet, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-01-14
- Secure Computing Case Study: FW Murphy
- FW Murphy is the leading manufacturer of gauges and controllers for engines and engine-driven equipment. Spam surges were impacting FW Murphy's ability to function. Some executives were experiencing over 100 spam emails a day in their inboxes. The company was also concerned about their Exchange server sitting on the edge...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., FW Murphy, E-mail, Patches, Strategy, Online Communications, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-11
- Virtual labs and education
- Yesterday, I asked for people to share their thoughts via a guest blog on virtualization in Ed Tech. Guest blogger Erik Josowitz provided us with the following (thanks, Erik). Feel free to talk back or submit your own guest blog with some specific experiences or implementation details...Chris Dawson...
- Tags: Education, Software, Environment, Lab Environment, Lab Management, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, ejosowitz@surgient.com
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- SANS Institute paints gloomy security picture
- SANS Institute paints gloomy security pictureMy suggestion - shut down the internetIs there anyone willing to do that ? Well, I didin't think so. So stop whining, and take care of your turf. Accept that we're not at a point where we have a world police, but we are at...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Spyware, adware & malware, Deodorant, gloomy security, security picture, Internet, rich content, SANS Institute, security, village, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-28
- Secure Computing Case Study: Niagara Corporation
- Niagara Corporation is one of the world's foremost producers of high-quality specialty and commodity steel bars. The company wanted to improve security and reduce costs by replacing outdated firewalls, improving remote access, connecting the US and UK and reducing the dependence on UK leases lines. As they preferred a Linux-based,...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Remote Access, Linux, Firewalls, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Networking
- Case studies 2007-11-07
- Build an 8 PS3 supercomputer
- Build an 8 PS3 supercomputerConsumerisation=toys not computing"On StorageMojo I’ve often addressed the consumerization of IT. The PS3 represents the consumerization of supercomputing. That will benefit us all."I'd change the last sentance to "That COULD benefit us all."But will it? Reading through a few channel 9 blogs a couple of days...
- Tags: supercomputer, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 2
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Secure Computing Case Study: Concord Publishing House
- Concord Publishing House is a publishing company that owns multiple newspapers and various other publications, boasting an approximate circulation of 44,000 subscribers. With more than 200 employees working in multiple locations, including home offices, Concord Publishing needed to ensure that its employees have unrestricted access to many different sites, including...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Concord Publishing House, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- More facts and less hysteria on Vista, please!
- In the latest round of hysteria to be written about Windows Vista, Don Reisinger regurgitates the usual hysteria about Windows Vista mixed in with a pinch of facts here and there. Don spouts off the usual nonsense about sales, UAC, and even DRM. Despite the fact that bashing Vista is quite...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Don Reisinger, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
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