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Study: Linux attacks outpace Windows

Study: Linux attacks outpace WindowsTHE PAIN IN THE OSS COMMUNITY MUST BE UNBEARABLEAll this negative news and only positive news for Microsoft must be killing them! Linux is doomed. All the security vulnerabilities and spaghetti like code will be banished forever. We should sue anyone associated with...

Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, confidential data, attack, Linux, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-02-20

Security will ride shotgun with data in 2004

Security will ride shotgun with data in 2004This is why we deployed ISA ServerI made a statement at one of the many speeches I give that this was inevitable. One of the students in the crowd asked me how I keep a bullet proof infrastructure. I told him very bluntly,...

Tags: Viruses and worms, security, attacker, confidential data, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-01-29

Additional Resources

Keeping the web open, by letting the EU deal with things

Privacy International have said that Google's new Street View tool could breach data protection laws if people's faces are shown, according to the BBC, whereas the creator of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has made it clear that the success of the web has been because it's open for...

Tags: Imagery, Google Inc., Web, European Commission, Europe, Street View, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Mossberg's review of iPhone 3G: Newer, Faster, Cheaper

The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg has been testing the iPhone 3G for a couple of weeks and today posted his review. As you'd expect, he loves the "between three and five times as fast" 3G networking, "wireless synchronization with corporate email" and the App Store which gives iPhone 3G...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mossberg, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins

Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...

Tags: Attacker, Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Outlook, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-08

A Modest Privacy Proposal

The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Privacy Implications of Online Advertising. Appearing before the committee headed by long-time Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) are lawyers for Google and Microsoft, as well as Facebook's chief privacy officer -- and Robert R. Dykes, the chairman...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Microsoft delivers 'important' patches

Microsoft on Tuesday delivered nine important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

ICANN says hijacking attack due to breach at their registrar

As we commented on, ICANN, the group that manages top-level domain TLD naming systems for the web, recently had several of its domains hijacked by a Turkish hacking group.  ICANN has now commented that the hijacking was due to a security breach at the registrar that manages those URLs.  From...

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-08

ICANN says registrar was hacked

Two weeks after ICANN's own domains were hijacked by Turkish hackers, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it was its registrar -- not ICANN's servers themselves -- that were attacked. On June 26, a number of ICANN sites popped up with this message: ...

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-08

They don't all really need laptops, do they?

I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't...

Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Productivity, Benefits, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-08

PlateSpin Launches PowerConvert 7.0

PlateSpin, a recent acquisition of Novell recently announced PowerConvert 7.0, The company was quick to point out that this is the first product launch since the acquistion. Why would they go to such great lengths to mention that? They want to convince the market that PlatSpin will continue to be...

Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Center, Migration, PowerConvert, Aragorn, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Document Management, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-08

News to know: Linux; iPhone; Gmail; Insecure antivirus software; SAP

Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com Dennis Howlett: Ticking bombs in enterprise land Garett Rogers: Your Gmail is now a lot more secure Dancho Danchev: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products ...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Linux, Google Gmail, SAP AG, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Bestel Video to DVD Creator (exe)

Bestel Video to DVD Creator is the most easily used DVD Author/Burning tools. Lets you convert all favorite movies to DVD movies and burning it onto DVD Disc, and then watch them on home DVD Player, car DVD Player, or any other portable DVD Player. Burn DVD Movie Layout from...

Tags: Bestel Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2008-07-08

Kiwi Application Monitor (zip)

Kiwi Application Monitor is a small program which lets you monitor your applications/processes. It collects data about their running time, memory usage and cpu time usage. It also monitors your computer's memory load RAM. It also has an process viewer included. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Monitor, KozMos, Kiwi Application Monitor, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-07-08

Live Webcast: Unified Communications Beyond IP Telephony

No one can doubt the value of Unified Communications. From small and medium businesses to even the largest commercial enterprises, organizations of all sizes are now migrating to IP telephony solutions in record numbers. Some might even call it a communications revolution. But beyond simple voice and...

Tags: Telephony, Webcast, Unified Communications, IP Telephony, IP, Unified Communications Beyond IP Telephony, Collaboration, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Webcasts 2008-07-08

U.S. Justice Department to be sued

From Slashdot: tpaudio writes "The ACLU and the EFF are suing the Department of Justice over how the government might be using GPS and location data from cell phones. With over 200 million Americans carrying cell phones, this could be pretty important for setting guidelines. We have already seen...

Tags: Phone, American Civil Liberties Union, Cell Phone, U.S. Department Of Justice, Government, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Ticking bombs in enterprise land

I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKenna  where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...

Tags: Software, Audit, Francine, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-07

UPDATED: Learning how to use "green" and Microsoft in the same sentence

NOTE: I've updated this post to include another link with tips on other Microsoft technologies that can contribute to your company's green credentials as well as the link for the Imagine Cup winners. It being the week of Microsoft's annual big-deal partner conference and all, I thought...

Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-07

SIMORE dual SIM converter smartchip

Ever wanted to put two SIM cards into your GSM/3G phone so you can have two phone numbers or separate voice and data accounts? Now you can. Read the original article and watch a video here: FrankenBerry, It's Alive! by Jason Perlow

Tags: SIM Card, Phone, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow, simore, sim, mobile, 3g, gsm

Image galleries 2008-07-07

$1 Million prize offered for cracking an encryption algorithm

$1 Million prize offered for cracking an encryption algorithmSchneier thought the sameIf you read Bruce Schneier's history on his website, he claim to have discovered the same revelation. He says he used to believe that if he found the perfect encryption, the world would be secure. He later...

Tags: encryption algorithm

Discussion threads 2008-07-07