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WinMend System Doctor 1.4 (Windows)

WinMend System Doctor is a Windows-based security application. With its innovative, intelligent detection engine, WinMend System Doctor can effectively detect and fix security vulnerabilities in the system, fix software vulnerabilities in third-party applications, and prevent the running of malicious startup programs, Trojans, BHOs, processes and system services to significantly improve...

Tags: Security Risk, Microsoft Windows, WinMend, WinMend System Doctor, Security

Software downloads 2009-07-06

Who said outsourcing was a security risk?

Who said outsourcing was a security risk?Its a quit old picIts a quit old pic circulating in emails.RE: Who said outsourcing was a security risk?Since when ZDNet writers started relying on forwarded mails? This is an ages old pic featuring in a much forwarded email. And BTW, those are electricity...

Tags: Managed hosting, Phil, security risk, outsourcing, security

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Who said outsourcing was a security risk?

Telephone wires, India by Phil Fersht

Tags: Security Risk, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Security Task Manager 1.7h (Windows)

Security Task Manager displays detailed information about all running processes (applications, DLLs, BHOs, and services). For each process, it improves on Windows Task Manager, providing a security risk rating, a process description, file path, CPU usage graph, start time, embedded hidden functions (for example keyboard monitoring, autostart entry, and browser...

Tags: Security Risk, Monitoring, A. & M. Neuber, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-03-16

Netbook security risks?

Netbook security risks?Netbook security risks?Having linux on the netbook is an automatic security risk. Linux lacks any central management as you stated, but in its very design lacks security. It leaves the telnet port open. Its required to check the installed application version for each package - remember...

Tags: Operating systems, security, NetBook, security risk, Netbook security risk, netbook, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

Understanding and Mitigating Security Risks in Virtual Environments

While virtualization has operational and economic rewards, the reality is that when information security controls are improperly implemented or neglected in virtualized environments, real security risks and exposures can be created faster than ever. The good news is that information security can take some practical steps right away to limit...

Tags: Information Security, Security Risk, Virtual Environment, Tripwire, Security

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Is Chrome a security risk?

Is Chrome a security risk?My scary experience with chromeI am the kind of guy who would even use IE without fear because I know how to stay away/get out of trouble.So I downloaded chrome after reading all the hyped stories and this is what happened to me in the first...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, security risk, security, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Virtualization: What are the security risks?

Virtualization: What are the security risks?The biggest security risk in virtualizationis the usual suspect: the administrator. The only difference is that with virtualization there is a chance that the administrator may let his guard down in areas in which he thinks he is safe when he isn't.RE: Virtualization: What are...

Tags: Firewalls, Utility computing, Storage management, virtualization, security risk, security, firewall

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Virtualization: What are the security risks?

Virtualization will become dominant in enterprises, but the security risks are fuzzy at best. Meanwhile, the usual defense--firewalls, security appliances and such aren't ready for virtualization. Those are some of the big takeaways from a ThinkEquity report by Jonathan Ruykhaver. Another big takeaway is that enterprises could...

Tags: Hypervisor, Security Risk, Environment, Virtual Machine, Attack, Ruykhaver, Reflex Security, BlueLane, Catbird, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Security, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Apple's AirPort Extreme can pose security risk

Apple's AirPort Extreme can pose security riskUh OhHere we go...Incoming! ;)So better title is Airport Extreme can pose a security risk if users don'tapply patches that have been created to address it. Ok.The problem has already been fixed dietrich .LOLS - teh macs are teh suck!!:DYou beat me to...

Tags: security risk, Apple Inc., Apple AirPort Extreme, security, Apple Airport

Discussion threads 2007-04-09

Stopping insider attacks: how organizations can protect their sensitive information

In its 2005 global business security index report, IBM uncovered the growing threat of data theft and security risks for smaller corporations. This white paper outlines the issues related to insider attacks and offers suggestions for mitigating these security risks.

Tags: Sensitive Information, Security Risk, IBM Corp., Attack, Security

White papers 2006-09-01

iPods are security risk, warns analyst

iPods are security risk, warns analystNews FlashWorkers are security risks. Does that mean we should ban workers?Oh PleaseNo new Microsoft viruses these week yet so we get iPods are a security risk.Yes these kind of devices could be a problem - but only for companies that have sensitive data and...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Digital music, Digital media, Fax, security risk, Gartner Inc., Apple iPod, security, iPODS, worker

Discussion threads 2004-07-06

Experts: Windows leak not a security risk

Experts: Windows leak not a security riskSo true, just less work with the actual source, and they have had it anywayThey keep the source code on Windows servers for cryin' out loud. The source code is available to college students and un-trusted foreign governments all over the world. I would...

Tags: Operating systems, source code, security, Microsoft Windows, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Richard Stiennon, security risk

Discussion threads 2004-02-13

Spam seen as security risk

Spam seen as security riskThen someone sends the payroll to NigeriaEvery now and again, you hear that someone embezzled a ton of money at work and sent it to a Nigerian advence fee fraudster who contacted them by e-mail.The amusing ones are where the board of directors approved the plan....

Tags: security risk, security

Discussion threads 2004-02-11

Additional Resources

Paying for what does not work remains popular

We are already there, DanaYou said "But at some point your neighbors, who are paying for your excess, whether in the form of insurance or in the form of taxes, are going to start asking these hard questions"We are already there. I agree with you that many of us...

Tags: Insurance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, prostate cancer, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame

A security researcher in the Microsoft Vulnerability Research MSVR has discovered a "high risk" Google Chrome Frame security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass cross-origin protections. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Practical Approaches for Securing Web Applications across the Software Delivery Lifecycle

Enterprises understand the importance of securing web applications to protect critical corporate and customer data. What many don't understand, is how to implement a robust process for integrating security and risk management throughout the web application software development lifecycle. Securing the web application lifecycle does not...

Tags: Software, Web Application, Cloud Computing

White papers 2009-11-19

Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware

RE: Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scarewareI'm glad Microsoft Windows goes the extra mile to protect users from this kind of mischief. In Microsoft Windows I can set security zones in the Internet Options window so that only trusted sites will load, or set it so internet...

Tags: Operating systems, Construction, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Web site, Web, Loverock Davidson, Linux, window, Microsoft Windows, security, Windows User, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole

I hope Jeremy got some sleep last nightbecause he probably won't be getting much in the near future.first of many zillionsis there anything worse than being MS security programmer?poor bastards.YesYeah, being a mindless repetitive troll.yeah, being a poor Mac user. yeah, being a poor Mac user....

Tags: Wireless LANs, Firewalls, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, zero-day hole, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows, firewall

Discussion threads 2009-11-12