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Risk Shield Pocket Edition 1.2 (Mobile)

Risk Shield offers a Windows Mobile solution for users who wish to start enterprise risk management with some basic risk assessments. This solution offers user access to a pre-defined risk matrix. A pocket version of the Risk Shield's Risk Register module. Single risk dimension in assessing risk impacts.

Tags: Mobile, Risk Shield, Enterprise Risk Management, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Business Security, Business Operations, Marketing, Management, Software

Software downloads 2006-05-29

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Zero-day flaw found in web encryption

Bad oneBecause the bug is actually in the spec and because of an incomplete spec there is no obvious solution which will not risk breaking a lot of software.On the positive side, the vuln can only be exploited by someone on the network path (it is a man-in-the-middle attack), which...

Tags: NETWORKING, SECURITY, Web, zero-day bug

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Aspirin really is a drug

There are a lot of drugs we take so reflexively we don't even know they're drugs. One such drug is aspirin. The natural substance from which it was first derived was known to Hippocrates. The first aspirin tablets were sold in 1900. An aspirin...

Tags: Aspirin, Tablets, Strategy, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-14

When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies & Customers Don't Mix

My wife and I get our health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, here in Virginia. Because my wife is a cancer survivor our insurance rates are exorbitant. Last year, we had a $500.00 deductible each and were paying more than $1600 a month for coverage that at...

Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance Company, Customer, Health Care, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-04-03

Microsoft neuters UAC in Windows 7

Microsoft neuters UAC in Windows 7They'll trot out Mark Russinovich..who, under most circumstances has highly intelligent insights, but who will undoubtably say something idiotic to gloss over this shortcoming in Windows 7 UAC.Anyone else remember the infamous "it's not a security 'boundry'" comment when people were trying to understand Vista...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

SMobile Security Shield for BlackBerry (Mobile)

SMobile Security Shield for BlackBerry is the first Antivirus and Anti-theft security suite available to protect BlackBerry devices. VirusGuard provides users with protection against over 400 instances and variants of mobile Malware. These viruses, worms and trojans can infect and cross-over between mobile devices via the memory card, web-browser and...

Tags: Mobile, Backup, RIM BlackBerry, Virus, SMobile Systems, VirusGuard, Security Shield, Update Capability, Cyberthreats, Handhelds, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-11-25

Might the SAP Mentors inherit the earth?

Rather than attending last week's SAP TechEd in Berlin as a 'pure' blogger, I was also wearing my SAP Mentor hat. Unlike SAPPHIRE, where the exec team gets down and dirty with the press, analyst and blogger contingent from the business perspective, TechEd is all about the 'make guys.'...

Tags: SAP AG, Hervé, Team Management, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Open Source, Management, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-20

WiFi, Cancer, and Legal Liability

WiFi, Cancer, and Legal Liabilitybluetooth aint infra-redhowdy mr. murphy,um, er, your said ..."Bluetooth (the infra-red communication standard for mobile phones)"... and that's SO wrong! [*grin*] i dang near snorted my iced tea thru my nose. it's 2.4ghz radio. lookee ...http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Technology/Works/Compare/take care,leeRE: WiFi, Cancer, and Legal LiabilityGiven the penetration of the...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, cell phone, radiation, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-26

Enabling Your Mobile Workforce without Putting Your Data at Risk

As the global workforce becomes increasingly mobile, it's more important than ever to prevent that workforce from becoming a liability to your organization. If just one employee loses a laptop, USB drive, or handheld device or uses sensitive data in unintended ways, your entire company could risk a highly public...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Mobile, Workforce, Advertising & Promotion, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Marketing, Human Resources

White papers 2008-07-01

Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008

Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008Stats prove itFrom http://www.jmu.edu/safetyplan/vehicle/generaldriver/safetybelt.shtml* Approximately 35,000 people die in motor vehicle crashes each year. About 50 percent (17,000) of these people could be saved if they wore their safety belts.* For every one percent increase in safety belt...

Tags: Cellular phones, belt, seat belt, phone, CD

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

An (Imaginary?) Hannaford Conspiracy

The regularity with which geezers like me see history repeating itself suggests some combination of memory influencing perception with an amazing continuity in the forces driving human behavior. Worse, our perceptions of what happened then may be wrong but influence our interpretations of what's happening during the perceived re-run anyway,...

Tags: Point-of-sale, Debit Card, Computer, IBM Corp., Hannaford, Data Breach, Linux, Financial Services, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-04-08

Inside China's Golden Shield

"The connection was reset." That's the message Firefox gives me when I try to connect to a link posted by a Chinese commenter to this blog. A similar error message is the title of a fascinating piece by James Fallows...

Tags: China, Error Message, James Fallows, Internet, Tcp/Ip, Government, Productivity, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-20

So the net routes around censorship? Tell it to China

China has succeeded in blocking the flow of news about its crackdown on Tibetan protesters â€" at least in China. While Western news outlets are getting information out to the rest of the world, many Chinese remain in the dark. (This photo is of Tsezin Totsang (a 32-year old male...

Tags: China, Censorship, Tibet, Internet, Blogging, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-18

How dangerous is the pacemaker hack?

How dangerous is the pacemaker hack?That's not the point.I don't think that is the point. Devices like pacemakers, car GPS systems that receive traffic updates over radio, etc, have not been designed to authenticate/validate data coming in. This could be a serious problem if someone sent a whole...

Tags: Investment, stock, Pacemaker, pacemaker, security

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for use

U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for useWhat does 16000 USD matter...When you're saving 45k USD annually, per illegal immigrant employed?Europe is allowed to have work camps for their detainees from africa, why is it we have to embrace people who are breaking our laws with open arms?$135 per...

Tags: Real estate, fence, virtual fence

Discussion threads 2008-02-23

Missile+strikes+ailing+U.S.+spy+satellite

Missile+strikes+ailing+U.S.+spy+satelliteArms test?Well of course it was silly. Hey, its no fun owning such cool toys if you can't play with them now and then. ;-)I'm shockedChina and Russia called it an arms test? Shocking.Missile Shield.A missile shield I believe is the practical use of this tech. An...

Tags: ICBM, Aegis, VLS, missile

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

Disks that look like tape

Disks that look like tapeRE: Disks that look like tapeIn a previous blog talkback, the possibility of making 5.25" hard disks with slow but massive storage was brought up, and you mentioned that this slow-but-massive storage would make a good replacement for tape. Is this "Disks that look like...

Tags: disk, storage

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

PCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices. Version 5 introduces new under-the-hood protection--and a number of nettlesome software glitches. In testing done by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor did shield us from and...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, PC Tools, PCTools Spyware Doctor, PC Tools Spyware Doctor

Product reviews 2007-03-22

Application Firewall Overview

The Intelligent Application Gateway IAG 2007 application firewall component is a next-generation positive logic firewall designed to secure applications from network and application-layer attacks through an easy-to-manage and integrated approach. Recognized by industry analysts as a leading secure application firewall in its own right, the application firewall is a critical...

Tags: Application Firewall, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking

White papers 2007-02-01

Taking stock of Google YouTube

In my first reaction to the Google YouTube announcement last Monday, I put forth “Google buys YouTube on the ‘cheap’: $1.65 billion in Google stock”:Google’s mastery at financially savvy, shrewd strategic transactions continues apace: Google is acquiring YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction.Google proudly noted during the joint...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Google Inc., YouTube

Blog posts 2006-10-16