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Jim Stickley, CTO of TraceSecurity makes his living sneaking into other peoples' businesses and leaving with their data Stickley robs banks, but unlike conventional thieves, he is not after what is locked inside the vault. Instead, he steals personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers a...
A coalition of major technology users and vendors organized by the SANS Institute announced Monday what it called a first-of-its-kind testing and certification program for software programmers The new examinations are designed to enable reliable measurements of technical proficiency and expertise in identifying and correcting the common programming...
Consumers and enterprise workers will not likely soon see cute marketing labels such as "Linux Inside" or images of penguins pasted on the outer casings of their favorite entertainment and communications products. Nor will products they buy be touted as using Linux in advertising campaigns Regardless of labels, unless the manufacturer is a propriet...
Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 by Terra Soft Solutions may not yet have the name recognition of Red Hat Linux, Novell Suse Linux or relative newcomer Ubuntu Linux by Canonical, but it is already well-established as an OS provider to some of the biggest names in the Power Architecture computing industry Terra Soft Solutions showcased its Yellow Dog Linux (YD...
Red Hat announced Wednesday the release of its Enterprise 5.0 Server and desktop/workstation versions of its open source Linux operating system Red Hat also announced the availability of the Linux Enterprise 5.0 Advanced Platform, which provides the architecture to manage end-to-end open source applications run from a single platform....
Symantec's latest security suite, Norton 360, gives less-experienced consumers a fresh approach to hardening their computer security with a from-the-ground-up rebuild of its Norton Internet Security Suite into a product that offers anti-intrusion, PC optimization and backup modules Norton 360 is a step up for Symantec, as it competes with McAfee To...
Consumers and network administrators often become complacent about security, trusting their anti-intrusion efforts to security product self-updates and older security technology RSS reader software can heighten the potential for intrusion, warn some security experts. IT managers often fail to ensure that their networks are not at risk from the use ...
Enterprise and consumer computer buyers will have to speak louder if they want to influence manufacturers to offer Linux and open source applications preinstalled on new computers Without stronger guarantees of consumer and enterprise interest, computer makers have no financial incentive to offer non-Microsoft software options....
IT management firmKace released this week an enhanced version of its Kbox 1000series systems management appliances While previous versions of the Kbox supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, a key component of the latest Kbox release is enhanced support for Red HatEnterprise Linux 5.0, which gives access to a line of turnkey IT automationapplic...
On-demand business management software firm NetSuite announced on Thursday the release of an advanced e-commerce business suite that extends the functionality of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications to the online operations of mid-sized companies NetSuite also announced new features added to its e-commerce on-demand business management suite ...
PC Guardian, a manufacturer of computer and data security products, has introduced a product line that puts a new twist on some old security issues involving physical computer theft and data loss through exposed USB devices Cable locks for laptops are nothing new. On nearly all laptops and numerous peripherals, the security slot to receive a lockin...
Recent high-profile data breach incidents have placed in the spotlight for many IT departments and corporate executives the importance of innovative solutions for effective identity and access management (IAM) solutions. Imprivata, which specializes in identification and access management appliance solutions, is positioning itself as the vanguard for better corporate security...
Sun Microsystems announced this week the release of an optimized AMP stack for its Unix-based Solaris 10 operating system and an expansion of its open source developer tools Sun released a new distribution of its Solaris Express, Developer Edition and announced an expanded pricing structure for its Startup Essentials program. The Startup Essentials...
Last year, the average click fraud rate of pay-per-click advertisements appearing on search engine content networks rose to 19.2 percent for the last quarter of 2006, the highest yet, according to Tom Cuthbert, CEO of Click Forensics As detailed in Part 1 of this series, Internet advertisers and security pros are seeing increases in click fraud act...
As the five versions of Microsoft Windows' new Vista operating system sit on store shelves, current Windows users are taking their time deciding if they will upgrade from Windows XP or buy new computers with Vista installed. The push for buying Windows Vista follows an epidemic of computer viruses, spyware and adware intrusions and carries the promise of a more secure computing environment...
Sun Microsystems is an industry leader in network security. It offers its own open source operating system, Solaris, and a Java desktop system Sun's influence with network encryption and security solutions permeates the computer industry. TechNewsWorld discussed security issues with Dr. Vipul Gupta, Sun distinguished engineer, Sun Labs....
AlterPoint is a network configuration management provider that recently joined the open source ranks with the launch of its ZipTie community -- and are now members of the Open Management Consortium The goal of ZipTie is to create a community that will advance network management beyond the limitations imposed by proprietary, vendor provided device m...
Microsoft last week unleashed its six versions of its new operating system, Vista. The software maker's promises of a more robust kernel and built-in security enhancements have created the impression among consumers that third-party security solutions for antivirus, spyware and adware will become a thing of the past Meanwhile, computer security fir...
Click fraud is a growing problem for online advertisers who rely on paid search services. Marketing experts are urging e-commerce vendors have to take proactive steps to combat it Online advertisers pay the search engine company hosting their ad a set amount of money each time a computer user clicks on the ad. Click fraud occurs when an individual ...
In the years leading up to the dot-com bust, the Internet was unchartered turf to which countless entrepreneurs flocked in pursuit of easy money. Just like the Gold Rush of the Old West in the 1800s, the dot-com business surge had its fling and then fell off Just like the rise of the Old West to a thriving community of states, the Internet is now a...
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