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Enterprise software
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Inside MSRC: Microsoft updates WSUSSCAN issue
Christopher Budd of the Microsoft Security Response Center is urging customers to deploy the latest versions of the Systems Management Server Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates or Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer to receive all the current ... Continue Reading
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Why don't we have clustered FC block storage?
Is it odd that the industry has made such serious strides toward incorporating clustering concepts in both file-based storage and IP -based storage, but not Fibre Channel storage? Continue Reading
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Adobe Reader flaws spook security experts
Security experts sound the alarm over Adobe Reader flaws that could be exploited for cross-site scripting attacks and other mayhem. Continue Reading
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Top Web security tips of 2006
Check out the top five Web security tips of 2006 to get advice on securing Internet Explorer, ISA Server and Radius and a set of tools designed to secure the Web browsing experience. Continue Reading
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Storage Outlook '07: In search of better data management
Brian Peterson, storage architect for a Midwest-based Fortune 100 company, says better data management and business processes will be the main goal in 2007. Continue Reading
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Security pros glean insight from '06
Corporate acquisitions, an abundance of spam, and the White House's take on cybersecurity mark 2006. Continue Reading
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Storage Outlook '07: Seeking better backups and archives
Tom Becchetti, senior infrastructure engineer for a major national financial services company, says compliance, backup and archiving will be top priorities in 2007. Continue Reading
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Top Windows server hardening tips of 2006
Check out the top Windows server hardening tips of 2006 for helpful advice on domain controller penetration testing, security tips for the Windows Server 2003 OS and more. Continue Reading
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Top client security tips of 2006
A network user without the proper know-how is a ticking time bomb when it comes to security. Check out our top five client hardening tips of 2006 to get a head start on protecting yourself from potentially dangerous users. Continue Reading
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Cleversafe envisions a new world of storage
An organisation led by the inventor of the wireless thin client aims to combine storage and the Internet, and change how we think of both storage and computing. Continue Reading
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Top network security tips of 2006
The top Windows networking security tips of 2006 cover a range of topics, including network isolation, open source Windows security tools, VPN security and more. Continue Reading
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Enterprises are open to Asterisk
Organisations have become so comfortable with VoIP and standards that open-source technologies like Asterisk are being given serious consideration over big iron PBX platforms. Learn all about Asterisk here. Continue Reading
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Top storage tips 2006
What's on the minds of storage techies. What's hot, what's not, what works, what doesn't work. These expert tips cover the storage issues that take top honours when it comes to disaster recovery, NAS, SAN, backup and storage management. Continue Reading
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Review: Deep Security is a solid IPS
Third Brigade's Deep Security is a well-designed, effective product with strong configuration and policy control capabilities. Continue Reading
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Review: Lancope StealthWatch 5.5 offers more than IDS
Hot Pick: StealthWatch goes far beyond traditional intrusion detection, with powerful network-monitoring features. The optional IDentity-1000 is an essential addition. Continue Reading
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Hot technologies for 2007
"Storage" magazine's editors reviewed technology developments, product introductions and storage standards to come up with this short list of must-have technologies for 2007. Continue Reading
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Microsoft Vista could improve Internet security
Two new Microsoft Vista features -- Kernel Patch Protection and User Account Control -- could prove especially useful in preventing serious malware infections. Continue Reading
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Inside MSRC: Visual Studio flaw, tool extensions explained
Christopher Budd of the Microsoft Security Response Center sheds detail about a flaw in Visual Studio 2005 and explains that support for Software Update Services 1.0 will be extended. Continue Reading
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Infrastructure security: Remote access DMZ
An excerpt from Chapter 7: Infrastructure security from "How to Cheat at Managing Information Security," by Mark Osborne. Continue Reading
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Zero-day tracker a hit, but IT shops need better strategy
This week in Security Blog Log: Reaction to eEye's new zero-day tracker is positive, but some experts say it won't help unless IT shops have a layered defense to start with. Continue Reading
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MySpace, YouTube successes open door to Web 2.0 dangers
Web 2.0, and Ajax in particular, are introducing new threats to life on the Web. Many people are rushing to add interactive features to their Web applications using Ajax, but as columnist Mike Cobb explains, security has often been overlooked. Continue Reading
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Active Directory security school: Set up and configuration
An Active Directory security lesson. Continue Reading
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Recordless email: magical or menacing?
A new startup promises recordless email. Is this a stroke of genius that will reward the company with billions of Internet bucks, or is it the end of the world as we know it? Continue Reading
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Security Blog Log: Sailing a sea of spam
This week, bloggers struggle to purge their bloated inboxes. Their experiences lend weight to recent studies showing a breathtaking spike in spam. Continue Reading
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Security Blog Log: Dissecting Firefox 2.0
This week, bloggers examine the security features of Firefox 2.0 and come away with mixed reviews. Does it fare better than Internet Explorer 7? Continue Reading
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Review: Arbor Networks' Peakflow X 3.6
Hot Pick: Peakflow isn't cheap and requires an intimate understanding of data flows, applications and network infrastructure. But the investment will pay dividends. Continue Reading
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Review: Network Intelligence's enVision
enVision offers excellent value and is highly configurable, though typically that means you have to put a lot into it to get the most out of it. Continue Reading
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Production databases find a home on IP SANs
Dow Chemical will be cutting costs with a NetApp system; AirClic goes with EqualLogic's newest SAS array after evaluating both NetApp and EMC. Continue Reading
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What storage managers are buying and why, page 4
What storage managers are buying and why Continue Reading
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Security Blog Log: Taking Google Code Search for a spin
This week, the blogosphere is buzzing about Google Code Search. Despite concerns that the tool will aid attackers, some see it as a boost for security. Continue Reading
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Inside MSRC: Public vulnerability disclosures on the rise
Even though irresponsible publicly disclosed vulnerabilities seem to be on the rise, Microsoft's Christopher Budd discusses how the software giant was able to quickly release a fix for the recent VML flaw, plus offers best practices on how to make ... Continue Reading
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ZERT rekindles third-party patching debate
This week in Security Blog Log: IT security pros express more reservations about third-party patching, including the CEO of a company that released one a few months ago. Continue Reading
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On privacy laws, every state is one of confusion
It's getting increasingly difficult for US firms to comply with regulations . David A. Meunier feels that it's time to develop safeguards and processes for this ever-changing regulatory environment. Continue Reading
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Top 5 free Windows security downloads
The place where you can find free tools that help you crack passwords, remove troublesome spyware and enhance network security. Check out our five most popular tools and find out what you've been missing. Continue Reading
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NetApp operations chief talks growth
Tom Georgens, executive vice president and general manager at NetApp -- also rumoured to be in the running as next CEO -- discusses what's driving its growth. Continue Reading
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Security Blog Log: Word doc scam evades spam filters
Also this week: A researcher gets a harsh reward after flagging a University of Southern California Web site flaw, and more blogs are keeping an eye on the latest security breaches. Continue Reading
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Protecting wireless networks: Step 3
Security testing expert Kevin Beaver covers the tools and techniques needed to find and exploit insecure wireless networks. Continue Reading
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Protecting wireless networks: Step 2
Security testing expert Kevin Beaver covers the tools and techniques you'll need to find and exploit insecure wireless networks. Continue Reading
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Wireless network security testing
Attack your own wireless networks to find vulnerabilities before malicious hackers do. Continue Reading
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Identity and Access Management Security School
This Security School explores critical topics related to helping security practitioners establish and maintain an effective identity and access management plan. Continue Reading
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Security blog log: Fear and loathing in MS06-040's wake
This week, security bloggers wonder if some of the MS06-040 warnings have gone too far. Meanwhile, Symantec uses its blog to warn about the timed release of exploits. Continue Reading
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Inside MSRC: Time to rethink security workarounds
Christopher Budd of the Microsoft Security Response Center recommends implementing one of several security workarounds to ensure a secure infrastructure until this month's most important Windows update can be installed. Continue Reading
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Thwarting IM management challenges
Product review: Information Security magazine's Sandra Kay Miller says Symantec's IM Manager 8.0 has limited public network features, but offers excellent reporting Continue Reading
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Akonix A-Series offers complex, best-of-breed IM security
Product review: Information Security magazine's Sandra Kay Miller says The Akonix A-Series instant messaging security appliances works well but needs better documentation. Continue Reading
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Security event management, no strings attached
Product review: Information Security magazine's Joel Snyder says Check Point's vendor-agnostic Eventia Analyzer 2.0/Eventia Reporter is worth consideration despite limited BI options. Continue Reading
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Web services represent security's next battlefront
The evolution and mainstream use of Web services has placed the nascent technology in the crosshairs of attackers, and one firm in particular says it can mitigate the threats. Continue Reading
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PING with Heidi Kujawa
Heidi Kujawa, director of enterprise architecture services for Sony Pictures Entertainment, explains how combatting piracy takes more than just keeping bootleggers out of the theatres Continue Reading
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Automated provisioning quiz answers
the key questions answered Continue Reading
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Inside MSRC: Debunking Excel exploits
Microsoft's Christopher Budd puts the magnifying glass to Microsoft's July bulletinsand says one alleged Excel exploit isn't what it seems. Continue Reading
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XML Security Learning Guide
Securing XML is an essential element in keeping Web services secure. This SearchSecurity.com Learning Guide is a compilation of resources that review different types of XML security standards and approaches for keeping your XML Web services secure. Continue Reading
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Case study: A valuable solution
A new telephony and call centre solution from Inter-Tel has transformed the way that e.surv Chartered Surveyors is able to work. Continue Reading
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Storage Word Search: Summer IT fun
How about some summer storage fun? Try out SearchStorage.com's Word Search game. See if you can find the 15 terms listed. Continue Reading
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SMB finds the perfect host
When All3Media, a medium-sized TV programming producer, inherited an inflexible communications system, it turned to a more appealing, hosted alternative. Continue Reading
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Industry chiefs to declare war on for-profit cyber criminals
IT industry leaders reaffirm the importance of security to a digital economy beset by money-driven cyber criminals. Continue Reading
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Be careful you don't get more than you pay for with VoIP
Implementing VoIP is attractive for all companies in particular SMBs. However, there are issues to address that may cost you more than what you save Continue Reading
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Voicing concerns on Skype
Skype has blazed a trail in the Voice over IP arena; its popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by the hacker community however Continue Reading
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Lost at sea: securing the channel
As attacks seem to proliferate almost unabated, it’s worrying to think that of the three interested parties in the security technology market — the technology makers, the technology sellers and the technology users—not everyone shares a common view ... Continue Reading
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Riding the wave of change
CIOs can thrive as pace of change quickens, argues Des Lee Continue Reading
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B&Q boosts efficiency and cuts costs by replacing e-mail with workflow software
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delivering profits
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Storage 911: How to troubleshoot your storage
Our emergency guide takes you through the steps you can take to prevent disaster, and then, more importantly, offers an organized list of usual suspects, from the complex to the deceptively simple. Continue Reading
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Controlling IT waste and redundancy through recentralization
A typical decentralized organization has many different departments such as accounting, HR, and manufacturing—all are defining and building IT infrastructures to support applications. In a decentralized environment, there is a structure in ... Continue Reading
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Learning Guide: Low-cost storage
Resources on low-cost networking, iSCSI, SATA and IP storage Continue Reading
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Managed services: Looking to the long term
IT directors looking for an easy way to manage increasing volumes of data by buying more hardware could be storing up problems... Continue Reading
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Financing the future
Don't get a headache working out the best ways to pay for hardware and software. Danny Bradbury offers a user-friendly guide to... Continue Reading
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Grid gobbledygook hits storage
Fearful as always of missing the boat, storage vendors are jumping on the grid bandwagon, unveiling visions that are about as useful today as a chocolate teapot. Continue Reading
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The gift of CRM
For Red Letter Days, a provider of gift experiences for corporates and consumers, a CRM system was essential to give it market... Continue Reading
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Achieving the goal of CIO
What exactly does a chief information officer do?Paul Burfitt, global CIO at AstraZeneca, analysed the various aspects of his job... Continue Reading
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Thought for the day: Flights of fancy
The Windows versus Linux debacle continues to escalate into a heady mix of emotion, mud-slinging and complexity Continue Reading
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Thought for the day: Flights of fancy
Launch a Java-based office suite? Simon Moores questions the sanity of any company that would consider doing so, even if it is... Continue Reading
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Insurance lacks pulling power
Insurance companies need to give their e-initiatives a radical makeover as their present inward focus is driving customers away Continue Reading
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CBI warns on cybercrime
A new survey warns that UK e-commerce is being stifled by rising crime and consumer caution about buying goods on the Internet Continue Reading
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Taxing times for global issues
International traders have always had to overcome a complex array of tariffs and local tax laws. But with the advent of... Continue Reading
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Government picks pathfinder councils
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Government makes grants to council IT schemes
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Growing pains
Five e-commerce companies tell E-Business Review how they overcame initial teething problems Continue Reading
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When all is safely gathered in
Portals are a great way to gather all of your company's services into one easily accessible place. Danny Bradbury takes a look at... Continue Reading
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Leaked MoD notice reveals new Chinook system hazard
The MoD has claimed that the problems with the Chinook's Fadec software were minor faults. Yet a leaked MoD notice warns of a... Continue Reading
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Growing pains of dotcom start ups
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Grpup-buying sites prove unpopular
Group buying sites seemed like a good idea, but failed to attract much attention. Sun and Microsoft's sites, on the other hand,... Continue Reading
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Spring has sprung for Spring
Spring Group has moved its business environment on-line with the development of a fully integrated web operating system. Continue Reading
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The 3 flavours of 2001
Before the end of the year, three new technologies will emerge triumphant. Sanjay Manandhar reports. Continue Reading
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Towards an inclusive future
Leeds City Council is fighting social exclusion using customer service centres. Paul Donovan reports Continue Reading
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A big blueprint for e-business
Companies have been making mistakes with their e-business strategies since the whole brouhaha over online commerce started. But... Continue Reading
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Not-very-mobile-commerce
Mobile commerce is a dream coming true, say the telcos. Well they would, wouldn't they? Simon Quicke reports Continue Reading
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Chinook report slams flawed MoD procurement methods
Public Accounts Committee report into fatal crash of a Chinook Mk2 helicopter focused on a report by independent contractor EDS-Scicon, which was hired to assess the Chinook’s Fadec engine control system Continue Reading
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Pathway and the Post Office: the lessons learned
The infamous 1996-1999 Pathway project aimed to computerise the nation’s post offices and tackle benefit fraud. But 18 months... Continue Reading
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Customers could be winners as Abbey risks opening up to rivals
Abbey National's online mortgage service will break new ground, but it is not without risks. Nick Huber reports Continue Reading
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The Chinook accident in 1989 - the facts
Problem with fault logic of FADEC software identified at key meeting Continue Reading
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Planning for e-commerce: balance your workload
Capacity planning isn't easy, but it's not rocket science either, says Danny Bradbury. And that makes the recent failure of some... Continue Reading
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January-February
Tesco target of 300 online shops within one year Continue Reading
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Case Study: ProLiant servers by Compaq
Building a gas pipeline connecting Britain and the continent proved to be an enormous task, but it’s proved to be a project built... Continue Reading
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White Paper: Software solutions for effective network power management
Uncertain power conditions can wreak havoc on small businesses, however, there are ways to limit the risk of computer data loss Continue Reading