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- The Enemy Within
- I just had a chance to talk to Brian Contos, Chief Security Officer of Arcsight about the insider threat. Brian is the author of a book to be published shortly titled” Enemy at the Water Cooler – True Stories of Insider Threats and Countermeasures” which you have to admit is...
- Tags: IT-Harvest Threatcast, infiltration
- Blog posts 2006-06-29
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- Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products
- UPDATE: McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position. In what appears to be either a common scenario of "when the security solution ends up the security problem itself", or a product launch basing its strategy on outlining the increasing number of critical vulnerabilities found in...
- Tags: Antivirus Product, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerate
- Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerateNo, ZDNet talkbacks are the reason[i]So, instead, they declare the Mac user irrational.[/i]5 minutes on ZDNet talkbacks are all we need to declare Mac users irrational. :)False on many frontsWhy PC users are not excited about their machines? Completely wrong. Plenty...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, job, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- We've been acquired: CBS buys CNET
- We've been acquired: CBS buys CNETRE: We've been acquired: CBS buys CNETMy sincere condolences ;)ThanksThanks for letting me know .. I will now promptly discontinue using any of your sites. I don't read anything the elitist monopolies decide shove down our throats.Bye .. it was nice while it lasted....
- Tags: CBS Broadcasting Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential
- Some of the big IT news over the weekend was the announcement that Forrester predicts that the Enterprise 2.0 space will be a $4.6 billion industry within 5 years. ZDNet's Larry Dignan had the full breakdown yesterday on Forresters bullish outlook while Dennis Howlett immediately took umbrage with...
- Tags: Software, Application, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Industry, Enterprise 2.0 Tool, Self-service, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- German court protects personal data privacy
- There is a right to personal computer privacy in Germany, after all, the country's high court said Wednesday. Data stored or exchanged on PCs are protected by the German constitution, the Federal Constitutional Court, AP reports. ''Collecting such data directly encroaches on a citizen's rights, given that...
- Tags: PC, Information Technology, Privacy, Desktops, Productivity, Strategy, Security, Hardware, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Government turns to SaaS to salvage IT failures
- Government turns to SaaS to salvage IT failuresThey're also not very good...at following pesky laws as they relate to IT. Maybe SaaS will help them figure out that they aren't allowed to conduct the nations business using private email accounts instead of the official ones which are mandated to...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Strategy, information technology, software-as-a-service, IT Failure
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
- Boeing 787 at risk of in-flight hacking
- The network architecture aboard Boeing's new 787 leaves the aircraft susceptible to infiltration by passengers during a flight. As reported by Wired: The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, ...
- Tags: FAA, Hacking, Network, Boeing Co., Flight System, Networking, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-01-05
- Ministry of Education Gains Cost-Effective Control of IT Threats
- The Ministry of Education is responsible for the provision of education to over 2,600 state and state-integrated schools throughout New Zealand. Many schools were running with inadequate or no anti-virus software, leaving them with little protection against virus infiltration. As a result, many school computers were infected with viruses and...
- Tags: Education, School, Antivirus, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Threat Management, Virus, Ministry Of Education, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Security
- Case studies 2007-11-05
- Apple rewards iPhone beta testers with $200 early buyer penalty
- Apple rewards iPhone beta testers with $200 early buyer penaltyBad stuffI am a big Apple supporter and customer but this move is pretty sleazy. I agree with the blog post, Apple needs to give early users some sort of refund or credit. $200 is way too much to eat.I don't...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, purchase receipt, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., buyer penalty, iPhone beta tester, early buyer penalty, beta tester, phone
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Are Chinese attacks blunders?
- Now the British press is reporting infiltration of Whitehall by the People's Liberation Army. You have to ask yourself is this just bad hacking on the part of the PLA? After all, a good cyber attack would either be super stealthy, thus undetected and never reported or, it would serve...
- Tags: China, Hacking, Western World, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Enterprise 2.0: The when and where
- Bringing Web 2.0 technologies to the enterprise today is mostly an academic exercise. Social media sounds just peachy until you ponder corporate must-haves like security and executive buy-in. But the log jam appears to be breaking based on two developments: CIOs at least know that social media is important and things...
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Oracle Corp., Social Media, Enterprise 2.0, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- New iMacs likely to be boon to Apple
- New iMacs likely to be boon to AppleSWEET!!!I'm all for two fers myself..heh heh heh. And yes Design matters.Pagan jimEducation? Waaay too late!Students return next week. Our last day to place orders from our IT admin was two weeks ago. I work in higher ed, and...
- Tags: Desktops, NEW iMac, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple iLife
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
- Davids versus Goliath: a comparison of wikis versus Blackboard CMS
- Davids versus Goliath: a comparison of wikis versus Blackboard CMSI am sadthere is not more discussion about this from educators and colleges. BB is way to expensive to justify given the alternatives of wikis and moddle. And we complain about the cost of education. Today many more...
- Tags: Wiki, content management system
- Discussion threads 2007-03-10
- Another suspected NASA hacker indicted
- Another suspected NASA hacker indictedScaryJust more prove that no one is safe.I hate hackers, they are so inconsiderate and clueless as to how much harm they cause everyone.One day when they are messing with government computers they are going to end up jeopardizing peoples lives, not just their finances.Hacking should...
- Tags: Hacking, hacker, burglar, job, security, NASA
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- Free long distance calls through Google?
- Free long distance calls through Google?Do you really want it to be publicThe problem with that idea is that you are going to make your number public to everyone. I think it is a ton of trouble just to get some free phone time. Most cell, and phone plans allow...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-17
- Secure the tools you use to secure the network: Prevent infiltration via your network management process
- Most security recommendations focus on protecting end users' data, resources, and network traffic, but the network management process itself, if improperly handled, can be an avenue for an attacker to gain a foothold on your network. Improper use of administrative tools can introduce security vulnerabilities just as easily as user...
- Tags: Security, Network, Tool, Network Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Networking, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-11-08
- Massive fraud, 'free' trades roil online stock brokerage
- The FBI, the SEC and the NASD are investigating losses at TD Ameritrade and ETrade stemming from “one of the biggest cases of identity theft to strike the U.S. securities industry,” online infiltration of customer accounts by computer hackers in Eastern Europe and Asia, according to Bloomberg reports: In one...
- Tags: TradeKing
- Blog posts 2006-10-24
- YouTube's 100 million videos: quantity vs. quality
- YouTube’s recent announcement that it now serves 100 million videos daily at its site was greeted with wide acclaim.YouTube has also been the star of tech and media conference circuits, taking center stage at both the Allen & Co. Conference and the Always On Summit.YouTube is now boasting a “rumored”...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube, video, YouTube&rsquo, s
- Blog posts 2006-07-28
- Fortune 500 target Social Web: investing millions in 'boring' Internet
- For Mark Cuban, “The Internet is Boring. Its old news.” For America’s Fortune 500 mega-corporations, however, today’s Social Web is the “coolest” thing around.As I discuss in “Corporate marketers to 48 million Internet users: 'share your stories'”:Web 2.0 Social Web start-ups, move over. From hotel chains to sports broadcasters, established...
- Tags: Social Web
- Blog posts 2006-07-13
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