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OS earns highest-ever gov't security rating. Does that make it "most secure?"

I have to admit that I had never before heard of a certification called EAL6+ High Robustness until the folks at Green Hills Software reached out to tell me that they were about to get it for their operating system, formally called INTEGRITY 178B. EAL6+ High...

Tags: Security, Certification, Operating System, EAL, Quality, Operating Systems, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

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RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs (with a dash of DRM)

RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs with a dash of DRMScam for your moneyWorthless...!Since most companies are going Media Centerstyle, this is a stand alone product.Facts do not say anything about HD resolution.Only thing this would be good for is laptops and travel. Buying licenses for multiple pc's is not my idea...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, digital-rights management, RealNetworks Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

The cost of mainframe Linux

Here's the opening bit from a widely quoted network world report by "layer8" on IBM's recently announced plan to save $250 million by replacing 4,000 small servers with 30 mainframes: Talk about eating your own dog food. IBM today will announce it is consolidating...

Tags: Linux, Data Center, Network, Intel X86, Mainframe, Server, IBM Corp., Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2007-08-15

Microsoft to partners: It's time to change

Microsoft to partners: It's time to changeBroadband is still too flakyfor a company to depend on for its IT operations. Services hosted off site will not be available 100% of the time.On the other hand, companies with less than stellar IT departments may find their services available even less.Companies...

Tags: Business structures, Operating systems, Patches, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Windows environment, Right Now IT, broadband, Microsoft Corp., partnership, Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-07-10

E.A. Langenfeld Utilizes Iomega's OfficeScreen Managed Security Service to Deliver Superior Retail Services While Reducing Networking Costs and Overhead

E.A. Langenfeld Associates, Ltd. is a professional sales and marketing organization for the retail industry. EAL doubled and then tripled in size each year, which overburdened its decentralized infrastructure. Consequently, there was a lot of duplication between groups, significant administrative overhead and limited corporate-wide collaboration. Projects took longer to complete...

Tags: Iomega Corp., Network, E.A. Langenfeld, E-mail, VPNs, Network Security, Networking, Sales Strategy, Firewalls, Security, Online Communications, Sales

Case studies 2007-04-01

Windows vs. Unix, part duh!

Windows vs. Unix, part duh!HopeWell, with Linux evolving into what UNIX should have becomethere is hope for us allthe masses. Having a good filesystemis also important and UNIX/Linux users are spoilt for choicein that department unlike M$ users :-)Peace of mind is also important ...My personal experience is that it...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Linux, Operating systems, network, virus, Unix, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-03-07

Red Hat's Szulik responds to Oracle's frontal assault

Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik responded to Oracle's attack on its business, slashing supports costs for Red Hat Linux by half, by saying that his company will not cut prices. The remarks were made during an interview on CNBC, after the Red Hat stock tanked by nearly 25 percent after...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux

Blog posts 2006-10-30

RedHat working on secure Linux

RedHat working on secure LinuxTry Novell's SuSE EnterpriseWhy don't you try using NOvell's SuSE Enterprise? It already has EAL 4 and its AppArmor configuration tool is far superior and easier to use than anything RH has. HOIATL

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2006-07-07

Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by Feds

Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by FedsBackdoors by design or accident?Surely you jest, Mr. Stiennon.In 2000, one year after Check Point's Firewall-1 was certified by the NSA as the only EAL-2 compliant application & traffic firewall product, a group of security researchers ripped the product to shreds in a...

Tags: Firewalls, ASICs, Network security, SECURITY, Symantec Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., firewall, Sourcefire Inc., ASIC, acquisition

Discussion threads 2006-03-05

Small businesses still resist open source

Small businesses still resist open sourceFree as in free speechObviously, small businesses would be very interested in alternative operating systems if they could save money, and there are lots of blueprints they could follow to make this happen. However the point that seems to be missed, for whatever reason, is...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, video editing, small business, Linux, Microsoft Windows, open source

Discussion threads 2005-07-08

Sun has second thoughts about Linux on Solaris

Sun has second thoughts about Linux on SolarisGee, no one here to defend Linux?I guess they're all too busy bashing Microsoft in other forums.Sun is rightSolaris is a very good UNIX OS and targeted towards corporate markets. It therefore makes little commercial sense to support Linux apps on Solaris as...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, GPL, Linux, Sun Solaris, Xen, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-06-15

Boston tea party

Our reporters went to Boston for a nice quiet LinuxWorld and Comdex broke out. Just a few highlights:Novell CEO Jack Messmansaid he hasconvinced CIOs that "open source and Linux in particular is the center of the enterprise." Novell also called its new line-up of products "hardened for mission-critical applications,"launching what...

Tags: Linux

Blog posts 2005-02-15

FBI supplier readies secure Linux

FBI supplier readies secure LinuxSo Bit....still think patents will sink linux?;-)They are not using Trustworthy Computing?FoolsWon't be longtill Novell get SuSe at EAL4. They are already certifying for EAL3. One step at a time. When SuSe is at EAL4, then the wings of Windows will fall off.Dept...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Federal government, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Trusted Computing, FBI, Sun Solaris, FBI supplier, operating system, supplier, security

Discussion threads 2004-10-20

Mandrake in contract to boost Linux security

Mandrake in contract to boost Linux securityFrench protectionist economic policies at work.It's no suprise that the contract benifits a French company. They are big time protectionist there and it is screwing their economy. Compete or die.Great to see people all over the world helping out.It is great to...

Tags: Airbus S.A.S., French company, French Government, Linux, Mandrake, Microsoft Corp., protectionist, security, software

Discussion threads 2004-09-23

Interior Dept. back online as judge mulls site security

Interior Dept. back online as judge mulls site securityYou spent 10's of millions on what???Taxpayer money down the tubes. Government agencies need to communicate and not duplicate efforts or spend their way out of trouble. Security is the issue? Here!!!http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/It doesn't cost 10's of millions.RE: whatThat is NOT Gov approved...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux security, OpenBSD, Linux, security, window

Discussion threads 2004-03-25

SuSE wins Linux a new security badge

SuSE wins Linux a new security badgeNo big surprise hereNovell has always been known for it's security as a network OS provider. Now that they have SUSE this just makes sense.Ms windows already 'more' securethan linux and as secure as the Unix systems? This security evaluation must be really easy...

Tags: Quality, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, security, SuSE, certification, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-01-21

SuSE to announce Linux security certification

SuSE to announce Linux security certificationRight on!This is good stuff. The more Linux proves itself, the happier I get. We're about to set up an Opteron-Debian-Beowulf cluster, and couldn't be happier. Keep it up, Novell!!!EAL4 nextNow that SUSE has passed EAL3, EAL4 is next. Seeing as...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Quality, Testing, Linux, EAL4, SuSE, certification, security, LINUX IS, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-01-20

Red Hat Linux nears security clearance

Red Hat Linux nears security clearancetypo?"Besides Windows 2000, Sun Microsystems' Solaris, IBM's AIX and Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX, all have the higher EAL 4 certification."-i know that win2k is probably the best m$ ever produced, but is it really at the eal4 level? i can't believe it is up there with Solaris,...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Linux, Domain registry site, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Red Hat Inc., Linux, certification, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2003-12-03