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Using Security Labels to Control Message Flow in XMPP Services

XMPP the Internet Standard eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol is widely used by military and government organizations with stringent security requirements. It is critical to ensure that sensitive information is not sent to inappropriate individuals or domains. Security Labeling is the mechanism of choice for handling sensitive information in high...

Tags: Isode, Security Labeling, Security

White papers 2008-11-06

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High-risk vulnerabilities hit Google Chrome

This software was programmed by Google, did anyone not see this happening? Google has the worst programmers because they don't give two squats about anything except playing with their office toys all day.For a browser built from the ground up with security in mindthere seem to be more than...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., sandbox, vulnerability, Web browser, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Google blames 'human error' for search 'malware' hiccup

Google is blaming "human error" for today's search results screw-up that flagged the entire Web as serving up malicious code. But the company's explanation, detailed in a blog post by VP of search products and user experience Marissa Mayer incorrectly linked StopBadware.org to...

Tags: Google Inc., Malware, Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Channel Management, Search, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-31

Will EDoS be the next DDoS?

Will EDoS be the next DDoS?All DDoS is 'EDoS' - this isn't a new concept.Most DDoS for the better part of the last decade has been directly economically motivated - i.e., DDoS protection rackets, in which the attackers DDoS a victim, then send a demand for payment to make the...

Tags: SECURITY, distributed denial of service, EDoS

Discussion threads 2009-01-25

Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted online

Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted onlineWatSo you point out an unlikely scenario by putting forward an idea that is FAR MORE unlikely.Nice.Because a crime was committed...Because a crime was committed... Thats how you know when a Demoncrat is at work. Very simple.Devilcrats Strike againThe Demoncrats know they are...

Tags: Sarah Palin, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up

Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...

Tags: SECURITY, Google Chrome vulnerability, Google Inc., Google Chrome, vulnerability, Chrome, programming

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software Updates

Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software UpdatesPsystar a Mac Cloner?It is common to label the Psystar Open PC a Mac clone. But this labeling has no justification what so ever. Psystar did not copy proprietary Apple hardware. As long as apple used Motorola and Risc Power PC CPUs it had its...

Tags: Desktops, Patches, software, Here Psystar, Psystar, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Wrapping Up a New Network: B&H Labeling Overhauls Its Network Infrastructure to Provide Secure Access Globally

B&H Labeling needed to completely rebuild network infrastructure to securely connect multiple locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Mexico. The challenge was to provide remote access for traveling employees with a minimum of IT management overhead and Leverage Web conferencing for customer presentations and to choose network architecture...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Network Infrastructure, Network, Juniper Networks Inc., Remote Access, VPNs, Networking, Network Administration, Ssl/Tls, Network Security, Telecommunications, Security

Case studies 2008-02-01

Access Control Using Security Labels & Security Clearance

Security Labels provide an important mechanism for controlling access to information in many high security environments, and are also useful in environments with lower security requirements. This paper provides a reasonably detailed description of how security labels and clearances work, while attempting to avoid the high level of technical complexity...

Tags: Access Control, Security

White papers 2008-01-31

Windows Defender (version 1593)

Microsoft Windows Defender is perhaps the best free antispyware application we looked at this year, but we disagree with Microsoft's aggressive need to verify our Windows license--not once but twice--before allowing us the opportunity to download and install Windows Defender. Given that it's a free app, we would prefer that...

Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Microsoft Windows Defender, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2007-12-13

Solaris vs AIX (2)

Solaris vs AIX (2)umm, dead wrong on everything, I thinkYes Solaris/Sparc does support partitioning, has for years. But ldoms are ldums - put in to sell to people who think this stuff is critical but not conceptually part of Unix.Containers are - they're an upgrade on the users/groups business.Basically one...

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, IBM AIX, Unix, virtualization, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

Phone carriers quiet on U.S. surveillance program

Phone carriers quiet on U.S. surveillance programYesThe companies should be more polite to their employees.Read the articleThe companies have been ordered by the Executive Branch to withhold information. The companies are caught between a rock and a hard place.The Executive branch is a valid branch of the U.S. government with...

Tags: Linux, phone, Executive Branch, Caliphate, U.S. Congress, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Removing private data (Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser)

Removing private data (Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser)NoScript!I've my enterprise PCs secured, in part, with NoScript, as well as having trained my family and friends on using it.NoScript!If you install only one add-on it *HAS* to be NoScript!Magic, there's no other word for it.Yes, NoScript...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, SECURITY, Googling, Mozilla Corp., hacker attack, Web browser, NoScript

Discussion threads 2007-07-09

UK Microsoft: Label incompetent IT pros

UK Microsoft: Label incompetent IT prosLet's see, maybe we should start with companies that produce shoddysoftware, resulting in millions of vulnerabilities, and untold damages to the industry. We also need categories for companies that refuse to comply with standards, and create no end of problems for people like, say, web...

Tags: Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Quality, Self-Policing, IT Certifications, Professional Organizations, information technology, incompetent IT pro, malpractice, IT Pros, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-24

Vista branding is confusing, but is it criminal?

Vista branding is confusing, but is it criminal?But Microsoft doesn't...put the stickers on, the PC makers do. So shouldn't she be suing the company that sold her the PC? If I sold her a toaster with a "Vista Capable" sticker on it, would she still sue Microsoft? Well, they do...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Vista Capable, PC, Vista branding, branding

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

Windows Defender

Microsoft Windows Defender is perhaps the best free antispyware application we looked at this year, but it's lacking when compared to brand-name antivirus-plus-antispyware solutions. We also disagree with Microsoft's aggressive need to verify our Windows license not once but twice before allowing us the opportunity to download and install Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Windows Defender, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2007-03-15

Microsoft's IE 8.0: More than just vaporware

Microsoft's IE 8.0: More than just vaporwareProcessAs a former member of the IE team and the person that ran their blog before I left, the process for builds is not that mysterious. Builds are generated on a regular basis for most components in Windows as part of the Windows builds....

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-12

Mac OS X UDIF disk image critical exploit released

Mac OS X UDIF disk image critical exploit releasedThank you GeorgeThanks for the heads-up George!Drop automatically open "safe" files"Since the DMG image structure files can be downloaded and automatically executed as a "safe" file by Safari, it is highly recommended that Mac OS X users deactivate the open after download...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, disk, ABM'ers, Apple Inc., exploit, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

Google: Can users trust it with their data?

Google Director of Engineering, Alan Warren, proudly disclosed to the New York software community Monday night that Google “safeguards” its users data across multiple redundant data storage facilities located throughout the world (see "Google NYC First Look: Top Google engineer talks to NYC software industry"). Google’s persistent storage of...

Tags: SECURITY, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-18

Volume Activation 2.0: Another Potential Vista Gotcha?

Windows Genuine Advantage WGA isn’t the only Microsoft anti-piracy scheme that might raise the hackles of future Vista customers. Volume Activation 2.0 is worrying some Vista testers who’ve had a chance to dabble with early versions of that technology. Potential false positives – Microsoft labeling legitimate copies of Windows as...

Tags: Volume, Volume Activation, Volume Activation 2.0

Blog posts 2006-10-02