July 2007

July 13, 2007 13 Jul'07
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for SMBs: How much do you know?

Dec. 15 is quickly approaching. For public SMBs, this means the extended Sarbanes-Oxley Act deadline is almost here. Is your company prepared? Are you? Take our quiz on the latest SMB-related Sarbanes-Oxley news to find out. Continue Reading
July 13, 2007 13 Jul'07
NAS upgrades buying guide: general purchase considerations

The purchase considerations that are common to many types of NAS products. Continue Reading
July 13, 2007 13 Jul'07
Patch Tuesday turns up six aggregate security problems

Of the six July patches, the worst of the bunch are targeted at Active Directory and the .NET Framework. Continue Reading

July 13, 2007 13 Jul'07
Symantec fixes flaws in AntiVirus, Backup Exec

Symantec fixed flaws attackers could exploit in AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Backup Exec to launch malicious code, gain elevated user privileges or cause a denial of service. Continue Reading
July 13, 2007 13 Jul'07
Antispyware legislation gets tepid reviews

Congress is debating three different bills that would punish spyware pushers, but some IT professionals have their doubts about legislation as a solution to the problem. Continue Reading
July 13, 2007 13 Jul'07
Your shout: NHS IT, the value trap, NPfIT

Readers discuss working in IT for the NHS, CIOs stuck in the value trap and the NPFIT in the light of recent terror attacks Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Local government software market dominated by six firms

Six companies dominate the local government software market, says the Society of IT Management (Socitm). Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Expand your focus when recruiting

Organisations are limiting the pool of potential talent available to draw on when recruiting staff by insisting on essential requirements that are too constrictive Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Hacking poses threats to business

The internet provides an open market for trade in malicious software. Dan Ilett finds out who the hackers are, what they do and what businesses can do to keep them at bay Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Slow e-mail responses may lose customers, study says

A slow response to customer-service e-mails could be extremely damaging to UK businesses, according to a survey commissioned by Fasthosts... Continue Reading

July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Red Hat releases JBoss Enterprise Platform 4.2

Red Hat has released JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2 to allow companies to more easily migrate legacy applications to an open source architecture. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Trinity Horne launches FTSE 100 productivity index

Trinity Horne has launched the UK's first annual Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Index that ranks the FTSE 100 companies by their operational efficiency. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
PatchLink completes SecureWave takeover

PatchLink, has completed its all stock takeover of SecureWave, an endpoint security solutions provider. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Anti-virus software market grows

The world market for anti-virus software products reached £2.46bn last year, up 17.1% from the previous year, according to analyst Frost & Sullivan. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Adobe patches three Flash security flaws

Three critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player that potentially allow attackers to take control of users' systems. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Faster Payments delayed

The UK banking industry will not see the benefits of the Faster Payments system this year as tests prove more complex and time consuming than first thought, according to APACs. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Government outlines ID-card security measures

The government outlined measures it will take to ensure the privacy of ID-card holders at a Westminster eForum seminar on Thursday. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Grid computing can power your business

Distributed computing is an increasingly attractive option for many firms seeking increased processing power to fulfil high performance computing needs. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Denial-of-service attacks get easier to set up

New modes of attack are making it cheaper to hire a botnet to deliver a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, says Darren Rennick, CEO of Prolexic. Continue Reading
July 12, 2007 12 Jul'07
Server 2008 beta to improve security, say analysts

This promises to be a big year for Microsoft. It started 2007 with the consumer roll-out of its new client operating system, and it will see the year out by shipping the long-awaited Windows 2008 Server. Continue Reading

Integrating AI and blockchain technologies in the enterprise

In his new book, Ganesh Prasad Kumble explores the impact of AI on blockchain applications and the value the combination of the ...

Trump's dangerous US TikTok ban

President Trump's U.S. TikTok ban over national security is resting on a vague foundation. The concern can be applied to multiple...

MSP roles and responsibilities are undergoing rapid change -- here's why

It's a new era for managed service providers and CIOs. MSPs increasingly act as strategic partners, helping IT teams fulfill the ...

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Cyber attacks on schools increasing amid remote learning shift

The pandemic forced schools to make a quick transition to remote learning with little resources and weak security postures, and ...

Top 4 firewall-as-a-service security features and benefits

Firewall-as-a-service offerings implement security policies across consolidated traffic headed to all locations. Learn about four...

Gartner: Paying after ransomware attacks carries big risks

The average cost of a ransomware payment in Q1 2020 was $178,254, according to a session at Gartner's Security & Risk Management ...

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Learn the key differences between 4G vs. 5G networks

Yes, 4G and 5G network architectures will differ, but organizations may not see change for some time. This feature explores 4G vs...

Palo Alto SD-WAN gets analytics, Prisma security

The Prisma integration and root cause analysis in the Palo Alto SD-WAN could help it standout in a market packed with competitors...

Enterprise 5G deployment options and how to procure them

Enterprises have to choose from three main 5G deployment options to make 5G work: public services from a mobile operator, network...

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Discover the main differences between COTS vs. GOTS

When admins compare government versus commercial software options, they must consider cost, use cases and available support as ...

6 steps for effective real-time monitoring across hybrid IT

Infrastructure monitoring can span multiple stakeholders, data center sites and metrics. Use the five W's to establish a ...

IBM roadmap promises a 1,121-qubit quantum computer by 2023

IBM outlined plans to deliver a series of quantum computers over the next three years culminating with IBM Quantum Condor, a ...

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Pandemic exposes difficulty of data management in education

Limited resources and a shift to remote learning have shown the inequalities across school districts when it comes to data ...

Aerospike Connect improves integrations with NoSQL database

Aerospike updates connectors for popular data query and event streaming tools, including Kafka, Spark, Pulsar and soon Presto, ...

Explosive Snowflake IPO advances cloud data warehouse fortunes

Snowflake goes public in a big way on the New York Stock Exchange, raising more than $3 billion as enterprises increasingly move ...