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The empty debate over open source security

The empty debate over open source securityAll Code InsecureGo browse OWASP. This article really doesnt say much of anything.Inherently Insecure Open Source! - COXMy rep almost lost his appetite as he told me about all of the years old Open source viriuses! He described it as a boiling over sewer...

Tags: open source security, open source

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Web publishing, CMS, BI most hot for open source disruption, but ESB and security are not?

Acquia, KnowledgeTree and JasperSoft touted new open source web publishing, social software, content management and business intelligence products at the Open Source Business Conference this week. Acquia, of Andover, Mass., said it is on track this fall t ship a new social web publishing platform...

Tags: Business Intelligence, Security, JasperSoft, Web-publishing, Content Management System, KnowledgeTree, MuleSource, MuleSource 2.0 Community Edition, Open Source Security, 3D System, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Service Bus, Management, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Open source security arrives with Untangle

Open source security arrives with Untanglenothing newYes untangle looks pretty cool. But you act as if there have never been any open source firewall distributions and that simply isn't true. You might take a look at smoothwall or i.p.cop which have both been around for a number of years. I.p.Cop...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, OS Security, distro, Linux, Open Source Security

Discussion threads 2007-07-05

Open source security arrives with Untangle

A few months after launching this blog I asked why there was no open source security.Now there is. Untangle has released its network gateway under GPVv2. CEO and blogger  Bob Walters compares his product to SONICwall and Watchguard, saying "we’ll sell services and premium products on top of it."Load the software...

Tags: Security, resellers, mass market, GPL, General, business models, Applications

Blog posts 2007-07-05

When will open source security grow up?

When will open source security grow up?Linux security products are mainly for babysitting Windows..They are out there..I found some....Ethereal, Snort, Nessus, Tripwire, YaST.. There are a bunch. What is it you want to do? Active directory style policies? If so get eDiretory from Novell.But for everything else try insecure.org.There are...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Linux security product, SpamAssassin, developer, open source, Linux, security, open source security, firewall, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-03-28

When will open source security grow up?

There are great open source products for nearly every purpose. But I have yet to find many in the security field. Most seem hand-written, based on books like the O'Reilly Secure Progrmaming Cookbook. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough. If I'm not, please point to your favorite open source security...

Tags: open source, open source security

Blog posts 2005-03-28

Additional Resources

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Survey: IT workers eyeing security certifications

No government healthcareIf the Gov goes with this socialist health_care scheme it will be the end of the free market.With Billions in waste from fraud in medicare/medicade and welfare running rampant with no checks in place.All we need is this community leader telling people we need to go TRILLIONS more...

Tags: security, security certification, survey

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Skype open source? Ain't gonna happen

EncryptionEven if Skype could legally release source code, it would not do so. Skype encryption is so good that no one, except perhaps some governments working in secret, have broken it. The company is not about to give that asset away for free.If Skype were to release source code, the...

Tags: Engineering, SECURITY, open source, Skype Technologies S.A., source code, encryption, algorithm, Blowfish

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6

Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Making a foundation a real solution to the mySQL mess

Sounds good. Too good?This sounds like a great solution to a problem that is probably costing Oracle, destroying what little credibility Sun has as a brand, while ensuring that every website on the planet virtually retains access to a free, secure and efficient database. If we don't do something, the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Dana, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals

Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's ambitious push into cloud computing -- and the enterprise. Ubuntu is best known for its Linux desktop and there are several desktop improvements in this upgrade -- including a faster boot and login and enhanced audio and and 3G broadband connectivity. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Eucalyptus, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Desktops, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down

Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, invariant, software, Clearview, erroneous execution

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

The month ahead: Will Droid do damage to the iPhone's mojo?

Droid, iPhone, and Windows 7IMHO Droid will likely carve out its own niche - but won't really replace the iPhone or the Blackberry.And I think they may be underestimating Windows 7 a bit.I don't understand the Android guysDo you seriously think you can sell a phone OS as a feature?...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, VZW, Apple iPhone, Droid, Apple Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Black Duck finds its business makes sense

managing dual-use encryptionThe important lesson from the Jonathan Erickson (Dr. Dobbs) piece is that a simple application filing averted the panic that ensued when he received a "charging letter" from U.S. export enforcement officials. 88% of all export applications qualify for exceptions given to ?mass market? or ?unrestricted? retail...

Tags: SECURITY, encryption

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...

Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

True System Security Tweaker 1.1.1.2 (Windows)

True System Security Tweaker is a freeware security utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows operating system. It can simply be used as a portable application to customize and secure your PC to meet your safety requirements. You can define access level to lots of Control Panel applet functions including Desktop,...

Tags: Freeware, Applet, SSS Lab, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-27