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IT Security Management as a Business Enabler

Effective IT security management is based on a comprehensive and integrated strategy that includes three major components: Identity and Access Management IAM, Security Information Management SIM and Integrated Threat Management ITM. Properly managing all three of these core requirements, in an interconnected way, can help one to more easily and...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, IT Security Management, Computer Associates International Inc., Effective IT Security Management, Business Structures, Security, Finance

White papers 2006-10-01

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ElcomSoft uses NVIDIA GPUs to speed up WPA/WPA2 brute-force attack

Russian security firm ElcomSoft has released software that leverages NVIDIA GPUs to speed up the brute-force cracking of WPA and WPA2 pre-shared WiFi keys. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: NVidia Corp., ElcomSoft, GPU, Attack, Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead

Governments all across the world are responding to the current financial crisis with a range of nationalization initiatives, and increased support of various parts of the financial services industry through guarantees and pumping in increased liquidity. You know what it means when there's more government involvement with...

Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Management, Government, Finance, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)

Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Text messages save elephants' lives, villagers' crops

As elephants' habitat is destroyed, the great beasts frequently leave their protected reserves, barging into villages and eventually are killed by rangers. But in Kenya, there is a better way: text messaging. A group called Save the Elephants has outfitted a huge bull elephant named Kimani with...

Tags: Elephant, GPS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Google ignores some reported security problems?

Aviv Raff posted a public disclosure of a minor security risk that could be a major problem if used in conjunction with another type of problem. It's true that his discovery isn't really one that by itself should keep you up at night, but it's one that I'm surprised...

Tags: Google Inc., Security, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-10-11

IBM signs up new client for sustainability consulting

A financial investment firm from Boston, Jantz Morgan, is turning to IBM's green consulting services arm (aka IBM's business strategy consulting practice) to help it integrate the idea of sustainability into its corporate operations. The focus will go beyond the company's impact on the environment; it will...

Tags: Sustainability, Consulting Service, Consulting, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Wireless soil sensors to help farmers

A research team at Iowa State University ISU is developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming while minimizing environmental impacts. ISU says that 'the prototype sensors are designed to collect and send data about soil moisture -- and eventually soil temperature and nutrient content -- while working completely underground.' According...

Tags: Iowa State University, Sensor, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions

I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...

Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-10

My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services

Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...

Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversations

NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsThis could help the economy...The government should burn the recorded conversations to CDs and sell them. :-)NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsHrmmm I wonder if they are hiring?More lies from the Bush administration.http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060102/news_1n2bush.htmlIt only counts because AMERICANS are...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone sex, NSA, Eavesdroppers, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

US proposes DNS fix: digital signaturesGold mineExpect that if VeriSign has the key authority, they'll require VeriSign certificates. In effect, this will amount to VeriSign being paid for every domain, and considering the number of domains at stake and VeriSign's rates, that's a [b]very[/b] large sum of money that...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, DNS, VeriSign Inc., e-mail, DNS machine, centralized authority, DNSSEC, digital signature

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...

Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

America's airways ready for NextGen

It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...

Tags: FAA, Air Traffic Control, Greenhouse Gas, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 criticalFunny...Looks like none of the usual trolls want to touch this one. Not after this disaster:http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2017Eeewww! There we go again !! ntEeewww! There we go again !! nt

Tags: MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...

Tags: SECURITY, Web browsers, EXPLORER, UAC, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., Tool, UAC, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, uac, vista, norton, microsoft, security

Image galleries 2008-10-10

Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware

The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company's senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. ...

Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, Microsoft, VMWare

News items 2008-10-10

Consumers score a partial win against Walmart

Walmart has done a 180 on its earlier decision to pull the plug on its DRM servers (thereby locking customers' music collection to whatever PC it happened to be on at the time) and decided to keep the DRM servers running - for now. Important Information About Your Digital Music Purchases ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Digital-rights Management, Server, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10