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NetStat Agent 3.0 (Windows)

NetStat Agent is a extremely useful network tool for monitoring and diagnosing. It includes all useful network tools such as netstat, ping, traceroute, ipconfig, dns query nslookup, whois, arp, route and http checker, but in a clean graphical interface. NetStat Agent shows your TCP and UDP connections, the geographical location...

Tags: Computer Network, HTTP, Network, Microsoft Windows, Computer, Flexbyte Software, NetStat Agent, Productivity, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-28

US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew

The Obama Administration will one day have a whole slate of cybersecurity and cyberwar experts, but that doesn't mean the Defense community will be ready to let loose offensive cyber attacks. According to a report in Sunday's New York Times, planning for such attacks has been in...

Tags: Computer Network, Cyberattack, Attack, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-02

SwitchIP 3.5.6 (Windows)

SwitchIP Address software allows you to modify the IP address of your local machine with a single click. Especially handy for laptop users who travel between sites and need to constantly switch IP address, gateway address, subnet mask. With switchIP you don't waste your time reconfiguring computer network settings every...

Tags: Computer Network, IP, IP Address, Microsoft Windows, Laptop Computer, Yuval Faigel, SwitchIP Address Software, Networking, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-04-22

Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostage

What inquiring minds want to know about the Terry Childs business is How? How did a network guy earn $149,269 a year - and how could he have locked the city out of its own system so effectively that remediation is going to cost millions without bringing that system down?...

Tags: Computer Network, Network, Payroll, Computer, Productivity, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Networking, Finance, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Cyber confusion. What is the airforce talking about?

If you are like me your eyes cross and you feel a ringing in your ears when you are exposed to military-speak. The acronyms are fun and server to separate insiders from outsiders, kind of a tribal thing. But is sure makes it hard to figure out what is...

Tags: Computer Network, Network, Goal, Air Force, Cyber Command, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Networking, Productivity, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-01-24

Genetic Algorithm for Framing Rules for Intrusion Detection

With the rapid expansion of computer networks during the past decade, security has become a crucial issue for computer systems. The detection of attacks against computer networks is becoming a harder problem to solve in the field of Network security. Intrusion Detection is an essential mechanism to protect computer systems...

Tags: Algorithm, Computer Network, Network, Computer, Intrusion Detection, Productivity, Engineering, Network Security, Security, Networking

White papers 2007-11-01

Spammer says state law is unconstitutional

Is an anti-spam law unconstitutionally infringe on free speech? That's what a former spammer is arguing to the Virginia Supreme Court, The Washington Post reports. Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, N.C., was convicted in 2003 in the nation's first felony anti-spamming case sentenced to nine years in prison. Prosecutors said...

Tags: Computer Network, Speech, Anti-spam, Spammer, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-12

China preps for cyberwarfare

An annual report on China's military capabilities reveals that the country is eying cyberweapons, network attacks and other plans to wage information warfare.The report from the Department of Defense outlines China's overall military strategy and touches on some aspects of information warfare in a few throwaway paragraphs in a large...

Tags: General, Government, Security

Blog posts 2007-05-29

A Queueing Analysis for the Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks in Computer Networks

In most network security analysis, researchers mainly focus on qualitative studies on security schemes and possible attacks, and there are few papers on quantitative analysis in the current literature. This paper proposes one queueing model for the evaluation of the Denial of Service DoS attacks in computer networks. The network...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Computer Network, Reed Elsevier Inc., Network, Analysis, Computer, Attack, Security, Networking

White papers 2007-03-18

A Machine Learning Approach to Improve Congestion Control Over Wireless Computer Networks

This paper presents the application of machine learning techniques to the improvement of the congestion control of TCP in wired/wireless networks. TCP is suboptimal in hybrid wired/wireless networks because it reacts in the same way to losses due to congestion and losses due to link errors. The paper thus proposes...

Tags: Computer Network, Congestion Control, Network, Loss, Wireless, University Of Liege, Tcp/Ip, Productivity, Networking

White papers 2007-01-01

The OSI Model: Understanding the Seven Layers of Computer Networks

This white paper will provide you with an understanding of each of the seven layers of the OSI Model, including their functions and their relationships to each other. It will also compare the theoretical OSI model and the functional TCP/IP model.

Tags: Computer, Computer Network, Global Knowledge, Network, OSI

White papers 2006-06-01

Defense in Depth: A Strategy to Secure Federal Networks

U.S. federal agencies depend on their computer network infrastructure to perform critical functions; as a result, successful attacks on government networks can have major consequences on the nation. This paper describes Defense in Depth, a strategy being used by U.S. federal agencies to protect their network infrastructures. This paper also...

Tags: Computer Network, Network, Juniper Networks Inc., Networking, Strategy, Management

White papers 2005-04-05

Disk Mirroring - Local or Remote

Advances in storage technologies and significant breakthroughs in both networking technologies and telecommunications make disk mirroring an important tool for data replication, migration, and consolidation as well as backup/restore and business continuation/ disaster recovery. This white paper describes the factors impacting information storage and access in enterprise environments, defines disk...

Tags: Computer Network, Disk, Mirroring, Computer Network Technology, Disk Mirroring, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2003-08-19

Network Technology Advances Quality Assist, Inc., an Educational Consulting Firm

Quality Assist, Inc., an early childhood educational consulting firm, faced communications challenges and computer network shortcomings. With the help of its technology provider, it successfully deployed Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server to improve efficiency, communicate more effectively, and empower its employees to better fulfill their mission of improving children's lives.

Tags: Computer Network, Consulting Company, Network, Network Technology, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Outsourcing, Networking, Productivity, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

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Google announces Public DNS

Designed to replace the DNS services provided by ISPs or companies, Google says that its DNS will be faster and more secure than many other DNSs, and won't filter content. Google has launched Google Public DNS as an alternative domain name service for any Internet user. Designed to replace...

Tags: Google Inc., DNS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Google, Rupert Goodwins ZDNet UK

News items 2009-12-03

Patch time for FreeBSD users as Zero-Day exploit is published

See if you get that type of transparency and responsiveness from MSNot gonna happen.Microsoft provides quite a bit of information in their patch reports.[i]See if you get that type of transparency and responsiveness from MS[/i]Have you ever read a patch report from Microsoft? I doubt it.HeySomeone on ZDNet actually notices...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Patches, setuid, zero-day bug, FreeBSD, Linux, Microsoft Corp., BSD

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Corner Bowl Log Manager 9.0.91 (Windows)

Corner Bowl Log Manager is a network-wide Event Log, syslog and application log management tool that enables Systems Administrators to automate log monitoring, consolidation and archiving requirements set forth by management and regulatory agencies.Consolidate and archive logs to SQL Server, MySQL, a log appliance or a network location. Monitor logs...

Tags: Network, Archiving, Auditing, Microsoft Windows, Corner Bowl Software, Networking, Servers, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-12-02

Desktop Orbiter 7.0.3 (Windows)

Desktop Orbiter is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, computer security administration solution. With Desktop Orbiter, protecting multiple local and remote machines is a matter of a point-and-click procedure. Security features include a suit of desktop security settings, and filtering capabilities to stop users from running untrusted Web sites or forbidden applications. Also...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Computer, Anfibia Software, Desktop Orbiter, Desktops, Productivity, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-12-02

Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter

THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...

Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Clientless SSL VPNs expose corporate users to attacks

Solution: use a real VPN.Or even just a basic SOCKS proxy.RE: Clientless SSL VPNs expose corporate users to attacksEvery VPN poses a risk to the Corporate LAN, even if you force the end-user to a physically separate appliance at their home because they can still physically switch their computer to...

Tags: VPNs, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, SSL/TLS, VPN, Clientless SSL VPN, attack

Discussion threads 2009-12-01