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- Some U.K. bank users ready to embrace biometrics
- Some U.K. bank users ready to embrace biometricsFingerprint authentication for online services is a no-brainerFinger scanning offers "low friction" means for authentication, allows more than one user in a household to individually authenticate using a *single*, shared device into as many sites as accept it, and the device is worthless...
- Tags: Scanners, SECURITY, password, fingerprint, fingerprint authentication, authentication, biometrics, scanner
- Discussion threads 2005-05-07
- Fingerprint Authentication: Technical White Paper
- Biometrics, the science of applying unique physical or behavioral characteristics to verify an individual's identity, is the basis for a variety of rapidly expanding applications for both data security and access control. Numerous biometrics approaches currently exist, including voice recognition, retina scanning, facial recognition and others, but fingerprint recognition is...
- Tags: Fingerprint Authentication, Fidelica Microsystems, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security
- White papers 2002-07-25
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- Data Doctor Financial Accounting Software (Standard Edition) (exe)
- Business financial accounting and billing software maintains financial operations and transaction records in an efficient manner. Software centralized the task of creating or modifying reports, tracking inventory details, creating invoice, and purchase order statements. Business and corporate users can access all accounting information in less time and efforts to manage...
- Tags: Software, Accounting, Billing, Financial, Data Recovery Services, Bookkeeping Software, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Financial Services, Finance, Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802
- The 18-inch laptop has truly come into its own, with recent systems from Sony, Acer, HP and now Toshiba threatening to clutter the desks of multimedia enthusiasts everywhere. The Qosmio G55-Q802 is the odd man out among this group in that it does not offer a Blu-ray drive or even...
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Qosmio G55, Cell, Intel Core 2 Duo, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-08
- Palin e-mail hacker indicted, pleads not guilty. Is justice being served?
- Palin e-mail hacker indicted, pleads not guilty. Is justice being served?RE: Palin e-mail hacker indictedIf someone opened your U.S. mail box and took your mail he or she would be prosecuted and possibly jailed . . . this is no different.RE: Palin e-mail hacker indicted, pleads not guilty. Is justice...
- Tags: Social Security, Palin, Palin e-mail hacker, e-mail hacker, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClick
- Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClickRequires Firefox pluginAre you afraid of offending Microsoft or just being unhelpful hurried?To use the only available cure right now requires adding the plugin you mention -- NoScript 1.8.2.1 -- to your Firefox browser. There is no fix for Internet Explorer, Opera,...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, NoScript, ClearClick, flaw, Adobe Systems Inc., Web browser, Opera Software, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- TRO hearing today on RealDVD
- Federal Judge Marilyn Patel will hear arguments today on whether Real should be temporarily restrained from selling its RealDVD copying software. The software has been unavailable since Friday, when the Hollywood studios won an emergency halt on sales, a move that Real claims caused them "irreparable harm." ...
- Tags: DVD, RealDVD, Real, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Samsung HT-X710T
- We recently looked at the HT-TZ512T from Samsung, a solid home theater-in-a-box that focuses on DVD playback and offers wireless rear surround sound. The TZ512 also offers a few additional audio inputs as well as compatibility with various digital file formats. The HT-X710T, reviewed here, keeps most of...
- Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, DVD, Samsung HT-X710T, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV, video, subwoofer
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- Dell Inspiron 1525-139B
- Note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Dell's Inspiron 1525 is an excellent mainstream choice for basic computing, especially because the direct-from-Dell version is highly flexible, offering extensive configuration options. For those...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron 1525, Dell 1525, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, Intel Pentium, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-02
- Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- again
- Never let a human do a malware infected host's CAPTCHA recognition job. On their way to abuse the DomainKeys verified server reputation in order increase the probability of their spam emails reaching the receipts, spammers and malware authors are once again attempting to break Microsoft's "revisited" CAPTCHA, and are able...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Spammer, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Neocleus secure access
- I'm doing my best to go through my VMworld notes and post on a few of the more interesting demonstrations seen there. While walking the trade show floor at VMworld, I saw an interesting presentation of how a type 1 hypervisor combined with isolated Windows virtual machine could add up...
- Tags: Information Technology, Environment, Neocleus, Remote Access, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Telecommunications, Security, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Defense-in-depth in practice
- A long portion of my career in information security was spent as a security consultant. I would come into an engagement and either analyze data or an architecture and provide recommendations to the client on improvements they could make in their security posture. Maybe 9 times out of...
- Tags: Layer, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Apple plugs gaping holes in Java for Mac
- Apple today released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 with patches for a total of 25 documented security flaws that could expose Mac users to malicious code execution attacks. Two of the 25 flaws are specific to Apple and could be exploited to launch...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Programming Languages, Apple Mac OS X, Java, Desktops, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- About those personal laptops...
- I'm still in favor of them. I still want my users to bring them in and augment what I can provide for them. I still want my users to be able to work at home easily and, well, always be working. Productivity is good. ...
- Tags: Password, Domain, Laptop Computer, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Bit Parity Tools (zip)
- Bit Parity Tools is a small package of PC tools based on a bit parity utilization routine. Consists of mdiff a file compare utility that uses bit parity hashing in determining difference between two files, boc a file fingerprint generator that creates a binary file that maintains bit parity and...
- Tags: Parity, Tool, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-09-24
- Another online poker site caught cheating: UltimateBet
- MSNBC outed Ultimate Bet last week as being under investigation for enabling certain users to cheat their regulars out of tens of millions of dollars. The cheat involved allowing certain customers were able to view the hole cards of opponents. Like other incidences of online poker fraud, this...
- Tags: MSNBC, Poker, Litigation, Security, Web Site Development, Business Operations, Internet, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Live Webcast: Is Strong Authentication Strong Enough? Why Out of Band, Two-Factor Authentication is the Only Way to Truly Protect Your Corporate Network
- Every day we hear news reports of data breaches among America's leading corporations and the identity theft and fraud that results. Corporate networks are under attack, and the frequency of assaults and sophistication of the methods employed are increasing. Recent attacks even claim to defeat some two-factor methods, the industry...
- Tags: Webcast, Network, Two-factor Authentication, Positive Networks Inc., Authentication, Attack, Security
- Webcasts 2008-09-22
- Webmail providers can fix Palin hack-style problems
- One of the most important questions we should be asking ourselves in light of the Palin webmail hack discussed at length here, here and here is how it could have been prevented. There are several software techniques that I can think of off the top of my head that...
- Tags: Software, Technique, Password, IP, Productivity, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-21
- Lenovo ThinkPad X301
- The ThinkPad X301 boasts the same 13.3-inch display, 3.3-pound weight, and 0.7-inch thickness as its predecessor, the ThinkPad X300. In fact, with the exception of a new DisplayPort connector, the X301's case is essentially identical to that of the X300, right down to the built-in DVD burner. The real change...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., ThinkPad X301, IBM ThinkPad
- Product reviews 2008-09-19
- VMWare issues 'critical' ESXi security advisory
- VMware has released new ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages to fix a "critical" security issue that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to launch harmful code on the host running the hypervisor. According to this VMWare advisory, the patches fix two remote buffer overflows in the handling of...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Authentication, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
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