IT security
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16 May 2025
No workaround leads to more pain for VMware users
There are patches for the latest batch of security alerts from Broadcom, but VMware users on perpetual licences may not have access Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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16 May 2025
Security tests reveal serious vulnerability in government’s One Login digital ID system
A ‘red teaming’ exercise to simulate cyber attacks on the government’s flagship digital identity system has found that One Login can be compromised without detection Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Photo Story
30 Apr 2009
Photos: What went on at Infosec 2009
If you missed Infosec 2009, have a look at our photo story and it will feel like you were there! Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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24 Mar 2009
Get cracking crushing Conficker
Conficker will activate its botnet on April 1st. Sophos, Symantec, Webroot, BitDefender and other vendors say you should remove it ASAP before the real trouble starts. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2009
Photos: Top ten cybersquatter cases
Here's our top ten cybersquatting cases. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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Tip
27 Feb 2009
How to plant a listening device
Part two of our Les Goldsmith interview reveals how to plant a listening device if you feel like conducting a little industrial espionage. Continue Reading
By- Patrick Gray, Contributor
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23 Feb 2009
Exclusive: Computer Weekly publishes 'secret' gateway review
This is the first publication of an entire gateway review by an online news service. Continue Reading
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24 Dec 2008
Ian Yates' quite literal year in review
Ian Yates product reviews are unique and make ideal holiday reading. Continue Reading
By- Ian Yates
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10 Dec 2008
MoD was warned not to fly Chinook on day of crash
A senior defence official warned the Ministry of Defence to suspend flights of a Chinook helicopter because of safety concerns on the day the aircraft crashed... Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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08 Dec 2008
Chronology: The Chinook
1985 : Almost at the start of development of the Chinook's Full Authority Digital Engine Control ( Fadec ) computer system there... Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2008
Chinook ZD576: How the Fadec engine control software worked and what could have gone wrong
What follows is some of the evidence ... Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2008
Victory over Chinook crash after 14 years
A brave, independent stand by the Defence Secretary John Hutton and his predecessor Des Browne, against 14 years of obfuscation and immovable arrogance by the Ministry of Defence, has led finally to justice over the notorious crash of a Chinook helicopter in June 1994. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2008
Tens of thousands of IT jobs at risk in global finance sector
The investment banking industry will see thousands of job cuts as mergers are completed and companies prepare for a slowdown in business. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Dec 2008
How the Mytob virus caused havoc in the NHS
The Mytob virus has been removed from 5,000 PCs at Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2008
Using Wireshark to monitor and secure your network
Learn how to use packet analyser, Wireshark, in this illustrated tutorial. Continue Reading
By- Mike Chapple, University of Notre Dame
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Tip
01 Oct 2008
How to manage Hyper-V's security permissions
Learn how to operate Hyper-V's Authorization Manager (Azman) in this How-To guide. Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2008
Minister hails Fujitsu’s leaving NPfIT as sign of strength
The termination of Fujitsu's... Continue Reading
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16 Jul 2008
Facing up to security perils of outbound traffic
What about the threat from within and, more specifically, the security issues that arise from outbound traffic risks? Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2008
Gary McKinnon broke into 73,000 US government computers, Lords told
Self confessed British hacker Gary McKinnon, who is fighting extradition to the US, broke into more than 73,000 US government computers, including those of the US Army, Navy and Nasa, and deleted critical data, the House of Lords heard today. Continue Reading
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05 Jun 2008
Windows registry forensics guide: Investigating hacker activities
Ed Skoudis explains how investigators and administrators can interact with the Windows registry to analyse a compromised system. Continue Reading
By- Ed Skoudis, SANS Technology Institute
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Feature
28 May 2008
Chinook helicopter disaster - computer software failure or pilot error?
Chinook helicopter crash: was it computer software failure or a cause we'll never know? This article gives the background to the Chinook helicopter disaster with links to all the relevant articles published by ComputerWeekly and other useful web links. Continue Reading
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27 May 2008
New doubts raised on Chinook crash ruling
A former senior officer who helped write rules for RAF accident inquiries has spoken publicly for the first time about his concerns over the cause of a controversial Chinook helicopter crash 14 years ago. Continue Reading
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28 Apr 2008
What are the dangers of using Facebook, other social networking sites?
Ken Munro discusses the dangers associated with allowing employees to access social networking sites such as Facebook, and explains how corporations can avoid these risks by monitoring the information placed in employee profiles and using email filters. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2008
How to scope the liability clause in your software license agreement
Standard limit of liability clauses favour the vendor. Here's how to modify them to protect your firm from IT risk. Continue Reading
By- Matt Karlyn, Cooley LLP
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27 Mar 2008
Getting the best bargain on network vulnerability scanning
When it comes to enterprise network analysis, is it best to use a commercial vulnerability scanner or an open source product? Mike Chapple explains. Continue Reading
By- Mike Chapple, University of Notre Dame
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10 Mar 2008
Web 2.0 presents no new security challenges, is just marketing hype: Secure Computing
Secure Computing's Scott Montgomery says Web 2.0 security is marketing hype, application flaws come from overworked programmers and Australia is doing better at cyber-security than the USA and Europe. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Tip
10 Mar 2008
Five command line tools to detect Windows hacks
Learn about five of the most useful Windows command-line tools for machine analysis and how they can tell if a machine has been hacked in this tip. Continue Reading
By- Ed Skoudis, SANS Technology Institute
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06 Mar 2008
Losing the war to lock down networks might help enterprises innovate
While security concerns cannot be set aside, users unwilling to leave their own applications at home might bring some innovation to the office. Continue Reading
By- Michael Morisy, TechTarget
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11 Feb 2008
penetration testing tutorial day one the basics
TechTarget ANZ expert Ed Eliff explains botnets and offers advice on how to make sure your machines do not get get caught up in one. Continue Reading
By- Ed Eliff, Contributor
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23 Jan 2008
Network managers: master project management to get better salaries
Network technicians will need to learn project manager skills if corporate rollouts of wider and more advanced networks are to be successful, according to attendees at the Cisco Networkers 2008 this week. Continue Reading
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22 Jan 2008
Fujitsu may quit NHS National Programme for IT
The board of an NHS trust has learned of a "significant" risk of Fujitsu ending its £900m contract to supply and implement hospital systems across southern England as part of the National Programme for IT. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2008
Wireless network security made easy - from "The Book of PF"
How to get wireless networks running and some options for making your wireless network more secure, including encryption for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Continue Reading
By- No Starch Press
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16 Jan 2008
Wireless networks as secure as wired, study says
Wireless security may not be as dire as previously thought, according to a new 3Com study. Continue Reading
By- Voice & Data Staff
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13 Jan 2008
Holidays are over; now beware the gadgets
The post-holiday influx of consumer devices poses increased risk of data leakage and other threats to network security. Continue Reading
By- Michael Morisy, TechTarget
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13 Dec 2007
Virtualisation provides utilisation and IT efficiency boost
Yorkshire-based Raleys Solicitors has solved a space problem in its computer room by using virtualisation technology. Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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11 Dec 2007
Cisco Trusted Security to boost network security, management
Cisco's Trusted Security (TrustSec) hardens network security while easing some management. Continue Reading
By- Michael Morisy, TechTarget
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11 Dec 2007
San adoption cuts costs and power
Advanced storage driving datacentre area and energy consumption reduction Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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26 Nov 2007
Ofcom fines broadband provider
Ofcom has fined broadband provider Prodigy £30,000 for failing to comply with requirements to provide information on how it allows customers to switch broadband provider. Continue Reading
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22 Nov 2007
Security's dirty little secret
When Simon Sharwood met AVG's Larry Bridwell, he learned the security industry's dirty little secret. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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21 Nov 2007
Experts: Privacy and security officers living in silos
To better deal with the data breach threat, industry experts say security and privacy officers must break out of their silos and work as a team. Continue Reading
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20 Nov 2007
Unified communications considerations for 2008
Unified communications (UC) created awareness and confusion in 2007. Next year, UC will reach the masses and be used to its full potential. Continue Reading
By- Andrew R. Hickey
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14 Nov 2007
Home Office awards £650m e-Borders contract
The Home Office has awarded its £650m eBorders contract to a consortium led by Raytheon Systems. Continue Reading
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06 Nov 2007
Adaptec reports losses
Adaptec's revenue was down year over year, as well as sequentially; DataDirect says the InfiniBand business is booming. Continue Reading
By- SearchStorage.com Staff
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06 Nov 2007
CommVault revenues spike after update of Simpana backup app
CommVault attributes a spike in sales to the integration of features such as archiving, replication and search into its backup products. Continue Reading
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06 Nov 2007
Cisco upgrades Catalyst 4500 and 6500 switches
Cisco today released updates to its modular Catalyst 4500 and 6500 switch series to add more capacity, scalability and redundancy. Continue Reading
By- Andrew R. Hickey
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01 Nov 2007
ISCSI storage gets performance makeover
Suppliers, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products. Continue Reading
By- SearchStorage.com Staff
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01 Nov 2007
Riverbed adds disaster recovery features to WAFS
A new version of Riverbed's software will sense when users are doing massive restores over the Wan and optimise traffic accordingly, the company says. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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Feature
31 Oct 2007
Vanderbilt hospital fights archive growth with grid
Vanderbilt University Medical Centre simplifies document management using Bycast's archiving grid system. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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28 Oct 2007
NetApp releases $3K iSCSI SAN
NetApp pushes further down-market with the release of the S300, the latest SMB iSCSI SAN in its StoreVault line. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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21 Oct 2007
Tackling the backup and recovery challenges of tomorrow
Your data backup and data recovery challenges never stop changing. In this videocast, an EMC executive and a storage analyst discuss the new approaches you'll need to solve tomorrow's backup and recovery challenges. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2007
Intellectual property lawsuits dog storage industry
The proliferation of patent litigation among data storage companies could stifle technological innovation and drive up costs to the user. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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Tip
21 Oct 2007
USB storage devices: Two ways to stop the threat to network security
USB storage devices pose a significant threat to network security. This tip discusses some basic strategies for blocking unauthorized USB device use. Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2007
SNW Preview: Data protection makes a stand
Led by EMC's integration of data deduplication and CDP into its backup software, data protection products are prominent at Storage Networking World. Continue Reading
By- Dave Raffo, News Director; Beth Pariseau, News Writer
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11 Oct 2007
Juniper updates network access control
Juniper has updated its Unified Access Control NAC products to include better pre- and post-admission, identity and role awareness and other new features. Continue Reading
By- Andrew R. Hickey
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Feature
10 Oct 2007
Checklist for purchasing hardware-based encryption
Encryption appliances sit inline on a network and use specially designed electronics to encrypt data at line speeds, essentially eliminating the performance penalty imposed by encryption software running on a general server. While software-based encryption is typically handled as a specific event or process (e.g., encrypting data during a backup process), appliance-based encryption normally can handle any quantity of data in flight. Continue Reading
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10 Oct 2007
Researchers warn of new attack methods against Cisco IOS
Several new attack methods against Cisco IOS were uncovered during an analysis conducted by researchers at Information Risk Management. Continue Reading
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05 Oct 2007
Podcast: the true cost of IT security
In this interview, Cliff Saran speaks to Martin Sadler, director of HP's Trusted Systems Lab, about how much should we be expected to spend and how much security is enough. Hackers are getting smarter and Martin believes newly trained IT professionals are ill-equipped to deal with the sophisticated nature of modern attacks due to limitations in the current way IT security is taught. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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04 Oct 2007
Pillar announces support for 1 TB SATA drives
Pillar is one of the earliest to announce 1 TB SATA drives in an enterprise array. IBM's SVC becomes the first storage virtualization product certified with VMware. Continue Reading
By- SearchStorage.com Staff
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Feature
01 Oct 2007
How to select the right IP PBX
Selecting the right IP PBX system for your company can be complicated. Here are some important things to consider when purchasing an IP PBX. Continue Reading
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01 Oct 2007
UK will lead £13m study on electronic ID
The UK is to spearhead a £13m pilot project covering 13 European countries to test the interoperability of several electronic identity verification systems. This may eventually give citizens and businesses access to e-government services across the EU, if governments can agree to accept one another's vetting processes. Continue Reading
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27 Sep 2007
Pacific Hydro finds UTM improves its environment
Renewable energy company Pacific Hydro has found Watchguard's unified threat management devices make a valuable contribution to its defence in depth strategy. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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26 Sep 2007
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 RC0
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) is now available for customer review. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2007
How to purchase a data encryption product
Data security is now a critical problem for every company, regardless of size. This buying guide explores the factors involved in purchasing data encryption hardware and software products. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2007
ITIL v3 Service Operation: FAQs on Book 4
ITIL expert David Pultorak answers common questions about the new ITIL Service Strategy Core Practice Book 1. Continue Reading
By- David Pultorak
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24 Sep 2007
PCI council adds Pin security to remit
The PCI Security Standards Council has added Pin Entry Device (PED) security technology to its payments industry testing portfolio to streamline standardisation. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2007
Storage session downloads: infrastructure track
This track looks at San and Nas issues, virtualization, distance demands, remote offices and how to build out systems. Continue Reading
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17 Sep 2007
Bringing the network perimeter back from the 'dead'
Many have expressed the importance of endpoint security, going so far as to say the perimeter is dead. Not so fast, says network security expert Mike Chapple. Continue Reading
By- Mike Chapple, University of Notre Dame
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16 Sep 2007
Communications-as-a-service taking hold
Communications-as-a-service is taking hold worldwide as a viable hosted IP telephony system. Continue Reading
By- Andrew R. Hickey, News Editor
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16 Sep 2007
NAC switches, appliances help track users, malware
Some vendors are offering switches and appliances to monitor traffic for malware and unauthorized access, as the NAC market sorts itself out. Continue Reading
By- Neil Roiter, TechTarget
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09 Sep 2007
Virtual appliance lets users convert DAS to iSCSI San
LeftHand Networks has released an edition of its SaniQ iSCSI San software that will convert locally attached disc to networked storage. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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07 Sep 2007
Microsoft update to patch critical Windows flaw
Microsoft plans to patch a critical flaw in Windows and plug holes in MSN Messenger, Visual Studio, and Windows services for Unix. Continue Reading
By- SearchSecurity.com Staff
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07 Sep 2007
Government warns of dangerous QuickBooks Online flaw
Attackers could exploit two flaws in the popular Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition to cause buffer overflows and download or upload files in arbitrary locations, US-CERT warned. Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2007
Cybercriminals employ toolkits in rising numbers to steal data
The market is increasing for crimeware toolkits that help cybercriminals avoid detection and exploit flaws, according to new research from security vendor, Finjan. Continue Reading
By- Robert Westervelt, TechTarget
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Feature
06 Sep 2007
Understanding VoWLAN
Like VoIP, VoWLAN contributes to cost efficiency. Because calls can be routed over the data network internally or over the Internet externally, mobile telephony costs can be eliminated or decreased significantly. In the long term, VoWLAN deployment is a significant step toward interoperability and seamless mobile connectivity between private WLANs and public wireless and cellular networks. Continue Reading
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06 Sep 2007
Data security breach at Pfizer affects thousands
A Pfizer employee removed files exposing 34,000 people to potential identity fraud, according to the company. It was the third data breach at the company in three months. Continue Reading
By- SearchSecurity.com Staff
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05 Sep 2007
NAC switches, appliances help track users, malware
Some vendors are offering switches and appliances to monitor traffic for malware and unauthorized access, as the NAC market including Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP sorts itself out. Continue Reading
By- Neil Roiter, TechTarget
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05 Sep 2007
Firefox security issues persist despite update
Despite Mozilla's recent Firefox security update, researchers say there's another way attackers could exploit the browser for malicious purposes. Continue Reading
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02 Sep 2007
Now the dust has settled on pornography filtering...
Andrew Collins looks at the controversial topic of Internet porn filtering in Australia, now that the federal government has enacted its hotly debated plans. Continue Reading
By- Andrew Collins
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31 Aug 2007
User performs data storage U-turn
U-Store-It, a national self-storage company, decentralized its data centers, migrated data from SAN to DAS and de-clustered Exchange to simplify storage management. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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30 Aug 2007
Network access control vendors: Attraction vs. retention
Network access control (NAC) vendors were evaluated based on attractiveness and customer retention in a recent survey by Current Analysis. Continue Reading
By- Andrew R. Hickey
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29 Aug 2007
Rootkit found in older Sony USB device
F-Secure says it discovered rootkit technology in Sony's Micro Vault USM-F fingerprint reader software. The find comes two years after controversy over Sony's DRM technology. Continue Reading
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29 Aug 2007
SaaS apps being deployed by business units, not IT
When it comes to deploying applications via SaaS, IT is still behind the curve. What's preventing IT from getting control over the programs business units want? Continue Reading
By- Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates
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28 Aug 2007
Unified communications slow to change U.S. work culture
Unified communications implementation is still high, but many enterprises have yet to allow users all its advantages. Continue Reading
By- Kate Dostart, Associate Editor
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28 Aug 2007
Data archives overview
When a file is lost due to user error, or data is corrupted because of system problems, the affected data can be restored from a backup. An archive is different from a backup because the data may not be used for months, even years, but must be accessed quickly when needed. There is simply no time to search through burgeoning volumes of tape or optical media to locate important files. Traditional backup platforms are poorly suited for archival data storage, and users are relying on disk storage systems for a mix of performance and reliability. Files can be archived to any disk storage system, but content-addressed storage (CAS) technology has appeared to support archiving efforts. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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28 Aug 2007
SANS: Attackers may be attempting Trend Micro exploits
The SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) warns that attackers may be attempting to exploit flaws in Trend Micro products to hijack computer systems. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2007
Nokia Intellisync boosts device management
Nokia Intellisync has released updates to its Mobile Suite to enhance remote device support, loss and theft protection, and management capabilities. Continue Reading
By- Andrew R. Hickey, News Editor
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Feature
23 Aug 2007
Experts: IDS is here to stay
IDS technology has survived predictions that it would be replaced by IPS. One expert says it will remain a separate product while IPS is folded into firewalls. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2007
Trend Micro fixes flaws in ServerProtect, PC-cillin
Attackers could tamper with servers and run malicious code by exploiting flaws in Trend Micro's ServerProtect, Anti-Spyware and PC-cillin products. But fixes are available. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2007
Microsoft adds CA vets to anti-malware team
Microsoft has hired Jakub Kaminski, one of CA's more talented and well-regarded antivirus researchers, and three of his colleagues from CA's Australian lab. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2007
Attackers target two Microsoft security flaws
Symantec warned customers about attacks targeting two Microsoft security flaws -- an unpatched DirectX Media vulnerability and the XML Core Services flaw patched in MS07-042. Continue Reading
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21 Aug 2007
Backup reporting expands to add capacity planning
Aptare adds capacity planning for primary data storage to its product line, joining Symantec in recent attempts to broaden the appeal of reporting software. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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21 Aug 2007
Nigel Phair, author of 'Cybercrime: The Reality of the Threat', on Australia's response
In the first instalment of a three part interview, TechTarget Australia's Patrick Gray interviews Australian Federal Police Agent Nigel Phair about his new book: Cybercrime: The Reality of the Threat. Until recently, Phair was the Team Leader of Investigations at the Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) in Canberra. Continue Reading
By- Patrick Gray
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News
20 Aug 2007
Sourcefire acquires open source ClamAV
Sourcefire, maker of the popular Snort open source IDS tool, has acquired ClamAV, an open source email gateway scanning tool. Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2007
VMware acquires HIPS provider Determina
VMware, the leader in virtualization software, has acquired Determina, a provider of host IPS technology. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2007
College campuses prepare for Microsoft Vista challenges
With new Vista machines coming to campus, the IT shops of academia have no choice but to embrace the latest Windows OS and its security implications. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2007
Wal-Mart deploys new data security system
Wal-Mart Stores has deployed a data security and encryption system to secure data going over its global network. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2007
Network analysis -- Enhancing security assessments
Network security assessment doesn't have to rely on expensive automated tools. In this tip, learn how to use data from freely available tools to produce a comprehensive view of network security. Continue Reading
By- Dave Piscitello
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16 Aug 2007
TJX profit takes hit over data breach
TJX says it has spent $256 million responding to the massive data breach that exposed 45 million customers to identity fraud, and the bottom line has suffered as a result. Continue Reading
By- SearchSecurity.com Staff
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16 Aug 2007
Firewall deployment options increase for enterprises
With a growing number firewall configuration options, companies need to spend more time and put more effort into determining how to design and deploy firewalls. Continue Reading
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15 Aug 2007
Latest Microsoft flaws affect Windows, IE, Excel
Microsoft released nine security updates Tuesday -- six of them critical -- for flaws in Internet Explorer, Excel and other programs within the Windows OS. Continue Reading
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15 Aug 2007
How to test Snort
VARs should test Snort to ensure the open source IDS is detecting malicious activity. Continue Reading
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14 Aug 2007
Novell to acquire Senforce for endpoint security
Novell is acquiring Senforce, an early network access control supplier, to integrate its endpoint security features and develop an endpoint management suite. Continue Reading
By- Robert Westervelt, TechTarget