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In case you haven't noticed, most of us are about 3 weeks away from the beginning of school (GASP!!!). Are you ready? Many of you work year around and have probably spent the summer working madly around the janitors to fix 9 months of damage inflicted by...

Tags: janitor, cable, computer

Blog posts 2006-08-10

InstallFix Security Suite 1.3 (Windows)

ISS is made up of installers that function as programs: TuffCookie deletes tracking and ad cookies. Janitor clears caches and malware. QuickFix combines elements of the two and runs at startup. Full Service runs several applications in sequence.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cookie, Mike Ciance, ISS, Janitor

Software downloads 2006-04-25

Beware the 'pod slurping' employee

Beware the 'pod slurping' employeePodslurping MisnomerCoining the action 'pod slurping' may cause the wrong response to occur. I could see some one reading this and banning the use of iPods at their company while totally overlooking other media players, cameras, external harddrives, portable video game systems,PDAs and many of...

Tags: Digital music, Desktops, Digital media, TrueCrypt, janitor, cellphone model, pod

Discussion threads 2006-02-15

Additional Resources

New iPhone worm found in the wild

But I thought Apple OS X was immune from ALL such things. nt...When you jailbreak your iPhoneyou give it the ability to run things other the "Apple Only" software.Any I thought Zdnet was immune to trolling?Just kidding. I knew it wasn't.I don't think that Apple ever claimed their OS...

Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Operating systems, iPhone platform, Apple iPhone, worm, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases

nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...

Tags: Notebooks, maid, BIOS, laptop computer, USB, Evil Maid, hard drive, Evil, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases

Security researcher Joanna Rutkowska has released a PoC proof of concept of a keylogger that is capable of logging TrueCrypt's disk encryption passphrase enabling the attacker to successfully decrypt the hard drive's content. Dubbed, the 'evil maid' attack due to its 'plug-and-exploit' functionality requiring 1-2 minutes for...

Tags: Disk, Passphrase, USB, Laptop Computer, Attack, TrueCrypt, Hotel Room, Mobile Proximity Alarm, Notebooks, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Companies to offer free foreign travel for their sick

Wow, a great way to force our overpaid doctors to compete. Doctors should have a comfortable life, but, they do not need to earn 100x what they do in other countries.and if there are complications?If a US citizen travels abroad for a procedure and returns home, who will treat any...

Tags: Financial Planning, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Does good Betsy McCaughey exist?

all very interesting, but...Is ZDnet now a health-oriented web site? Should we start looking forward to more political articles?A Ph.D. is a doctorate[i]"When McCaughey uses the title ?Dr.,? it?s based on her Ph.D from Columbia. ... to refer to her as ?Dr. McCaughey,? is to endorse a deception."[/i]Sorry, Dana, but...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, SECURITY, Betsy McCaughey, deception, good Betsy McCaughey, doctorate, health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010

RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010HELL noI'll quit having a mobile phone if it comes with one of these. Sure its a great feature, but not "all" phones should/will have them. RFID is a huge privacy concern and I'm sure there are controls, but I still would...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Big Brother, RFID, phone, GPS, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

President 1.0 (Windows)

President, also known as A-hole, Janitor, and probably many others is a card game played by three or more players each attempting to rid themselves of all of their cards. The first player to play all cards becomes the President and earns the most points. The first person to 100...

Tags: Card, President, Microsoft Windows, Jamie Munro, A-hole

Software downloads 2009-06-09

RIM records all employee calls

RIM records all employee callsCreepyWhile RIM certainly has the right to do all the things they are talking about, the terms and phrasing used give a creepy spin on how they go about protecting their IP. And she looks so friendly...shit what a freak there should be laws again...

Tags: E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Big Brother, Research In Motion Ltd., employee call, phone

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins

Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun beginsmerger mayhemIf Yahoo had succumbed to the M$ takeover - the outcome would have been the M$ acquisition of the search feature, the anihilation of the downloadable office package [why would M$ allow this to exist when they are SELLING their inferior...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Yahoo! Inc., merger, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

Are White House computers a crime scene?

Are White House computers a crime scene?Really pointless attention huntingI am surprised that it takes some news author to bring up the issue of proper care and archiving of official communication and proper treatment of electronic information carriers.For one, it would take real numskulls in the president's entourage to leave...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Whitehouse, crime scene, White House, Bush-bashing, computer, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

How many printers do we need?

How many printers do we need?As long as you always have one working laser you're fine.Having someone go out and grab papers for the teacher should be a non-issue. Tip the janitor if you have to. More printers equals more maintenance, more toner, and more wasted electricity. ...

Tags: Printers, Document management, Projectors, Copiers, printer, printing, laser, inkjet printer, projector

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

Tech giants may face dollar daze

Tech giants may face dollar dazeMerchants of chaos strike againand they can't resist putting a negative spin on ANY news, even items that are contradictory. So, when the dollar declines, it's bad. When the dollar stops declining, it's bad.Journalists must be some amazingly depressive people to be around.The most important...

Tags: Operational accounting, Tech Giants

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

More details on the Pwn2Own Flash flaw that won the Vista machine

More details on the Pwn2Own Flash flaw that won the Vista machineOr should we blame MicrosoftFor their inability to push DEP sooner and get more of a response out developers sooner and breaking applications that have been coded wrongly for years.That would be the ABMer's excuse anyway.NBMer would say that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, SECURITY, Pwn2Own Flash, Pwn2Own Flash flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista, data execution prevention, Vista Machine, Java, flaw, Nate, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

48% of Americans have known of a married colleague having an affair

According to Vault.com, 48% of respondents have known a married colleague to have an affair with someone at the office. In addition, 40% know of a married or seriously involved co-worker who had a romantic liaison with someone other than their partner while on a business trip. 82% of respondents...

Tags: Office, Business Structures, Finance, AM

Blog posts 2008-02-16

Customer blames bankruptcy on IBM IT failure

Customer blames bankruptcy on IBM IT failureIT personnel often don't understand...the business aspects of what makes a company work. From accounting, to management, to marketing and everything else in between. IT is meant to facilitate all of these and by itself is worth nothing.The best IT personnel I have ever...

Tags: Strategy, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, IBM Corp., information technology, IBM IT failure, Intel x86, bankruptcy

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Hacking and the modern hospital

Hacking and the modern hospital..and restore!You have to restore from backups every so often to make sure the system works!Very misleading logic....Regarding risk of loss of records...how is this any better from the paper world scenario of a janitor who could take a match to all the paper records...of which...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, SECURITY, hospital, logic bomb, hacking

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Epicor Software Case Study: LaBarre Machine Works

Founded during World War II, LaBarre Machine Works started out making taps and dies for the U.S. war effort. Today the company manufactures parts for the petrochemical industry, such as mechanical seals and hydraulic valves. Current owner and president Gary Landers first joined the company in 1980 as a janitor....

Tags: Epicor Software Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Case studies 2007-12-12