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- OS earns highest-ever gov't security rating. Does that make it "most secure?"
- I have to admit that I had never before heard of a certification called EAL6+ High Robustness until the folks at Green Hills Software reached out to tell me that they were about to get it for their operating system, formally called INTEGRITY 178B. EAL6+ High...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Big telecom acquiring a Google fixation
- Big telecom acquiring a Google fixationPlease clarify.I don't understand your conclusion.Quoting:What Google, and all of us, most need to do is work that problem, finding business models through which content owners can profit while the end-to-end integrity of the search-and-find Internet is preserved.That will break the link between the content...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- WPA Wi-Fi encryption (partially) cracked
- Rob McMillan at IDG has the scoop on new research that shows it's possible to partially crack the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption standard. Full details of the theoretical attack is not yet known but McMillan reports that two security researchers -- Erik Tews and Martin Beck...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- No longer safe: WPA encryption cracked in 12 to 15 minutes
- No longer safe: WPA encryption cracked in 12 to 15 minutesI've said it before, I'll say it again...Wireless and Retail do not mix!http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45392&messageID=838312&start=-9957WPA is not cracked - only TKIP is, no access to data..Here is why :- Attack does not give you access to the data transmited- Why? Only the...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spaces
- Little reported amid the torrent of news and analysis on easily the most significant election since Ronald Reagan in 1980 (and given the economic crisis, perhaps the most significant since FDR in 1932), the FCC Tuesday voted in favor of White Spaces, delighting the tech industry and those in favor...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Mossberg laments lack of bargain Mac in his Fall Guide
- Mossberg laments lack of bargain Mac in his Fall GuideActually the Mac and OSXare not of marketable quality to the low end consumer.Those with less to invest in a computer will tend to purchase a unit that delivers more for less; they will aquire a Windows machineon the other hand...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Asus Essentio
- Unlike the other slim tower PCs we've reviewed this month, the Asus Essentio is the most unabashed about its intentions toward your living room. The combination of the small, high-gloss case, the HDMI video output, and the built-in wireless networking give you few reasons not to stick this little PC...
- Product reviews 2008-10-28
- Enhancing Your IT Environment Using Snapshots
- Snapshots and other SAN data copies enable your SAN to work harder for you. By using copies for various tasks, you get "double duty" from your data - while production operations continue at peak performance and parallel processing can take place. This report discusses how snapshots enhance backups by improving...
- White papers 2008-10-28
- Suit claims Google makes millions on typosquatting
- Suit claims Google makes millions on typosquattingSuit claims Google makes millions on typosquattingLOL! Burn Google Burn!RE: Suit claims Google makes millions on typosquattingThey also make Millions with supporting other cybercriminals who even actively abuse Google's own systems like AdSense. Sometime calling themselves "SearchEndineOptimiyers" or SOE, what they really are is...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Microsoft blacks out pirated desktops; Chinese bloggers fume
- Microsoft blacks out pirated desktops; Chinese bloggers fumeMS not helping itselfWith all of the bad press that Microsoft has received recently, one would think this would have been thought through a little more carefully. MS is putting millions into ad campaigns to try and change public perception about Microsoft and...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Data Doctor - MSI to EXE Creator (exe)
- MSI installer to exe installation setup creator software is capable to effectively create and maintain the functionality of your existing .msi setup even after it is converted into EXE installer package. Program provides option to select any MSI file, set path of converting data EXE file and also can give...
- Software downloads 2008-10-23
- Glassdoor.com allows students free access to impartial job reviews
- One of my first posts writing here was on Glassdoor.com and how you can see your potential future salaries. After being told by a public relations person, they've now opened up the entire Glassdoor.com database for students for free, without having to post anything. They have a...
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Is there a silver lining in cloud computing?
- Is there a silver lining in cloud computing?You need to break the cloud...into the two flavors that really exist. Home grown and third party. Those growing their own cloud will truly find a silver or possibly a gold lining. Thos using and providing third party clouds will eventually lose much....
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
- IT warning: Turbulence ahead
- The technology budget is on the skids. The business types don't quite get IT (and by the way you don't get them either). And amid all this turmoil all you have to do is keep your infrastructure humming and solve the 25 most contentious business-technology issues by the first half...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversations
- NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsThis could help the economy...The government should burn the recorded conversations to CDs and sell them. :-)NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsHrmmm I wonder if they are hiring?More lies from the Bush administration.http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060102/news_1n2bush.htmlIt only counts because AMERICANS are...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Building a Data Quality Scorecard for Operational Data Governance
- " Operational data governance is the manifestation of the processes and protocols necessary to ensure that an acceptable level of confidence in the data effectively satisfies the organization's business needs. In this white paper, David Loshin from Knowledge Integrity examines how a data governance program defines the roles, responsibilities, and...
- White papers 2008-10-09
- Google is at your service
- Google is at your serviceWe're not too clear on how an ISP worksI construct my web site then upload it to Google?Google holds every article,blog and comment entry forever?Google replaces my browser with theirs---Credibility is a trait that must be earnedHas Google earned that? To a very small degree, yes...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminumThat is patentable?This is getting ridiculous. Companies have been fabricating all types of items and enclosures out of "bricks" for years.How is this really unique in any way? Becuase it is a laptop enclosure?Does not sound cheapThis news does not...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Technology Facilitates Collateral Development While Helping Ensure Brand Compliance
- A large holding company in the entertainment industry - with 14 separate branded properties - wanted to find a way to improve the management and control of its brand identities. Each of its branded properties had been developing collateral independently, with the net effect of compromised brand integrity cross the...
- Case studies 2008-10-07
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