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- Google Chrome Frame boosts IE speed up to Chrome levels
- If only it was for Firefox......but still astonishing results!Could this be the start of hybrid browsers? Will there be a FF version?irrelevantNobody uses IE 7 or 8 because of security.Making a bad product worse is not what windoze users need.This shows again the virtues of FOSS vs proprietary software.Corporate IT...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame
- "Latest" phishing/malware data from NSS Labsapplies to Chrome 2. The most current Chrome is 3.0.195.21. I'm not surprised Microsoft mentions it though; they need to say something. Concering Chrome running inside IE..Yea I think they do, sort of. Correct me if I'm wrong but in Vista and beyond that plugin...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- IE8 outperforms competing browsers in malware protection -- again
- A recently released study by NSS Labs is once again claiming that based on their internal tests, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 outperforms competing browsers like Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera and Apple's Safari in terms of protecting their users against "socially engineered malware" and phishing attacks. Not...
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection
- Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protectionWhaaaaat?"does it really matter that IE8?s outperforms the rest of the browsers in times when IE8 users are downgrading to IE7?"So, IE8 quickly picked up adoption throughout the week-end and suddently on monday it drops.I would expect that from Informationweek (who are actually behind...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-24
- Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection
- A recently released NSS Labs study, claims that Internet Explorer 8 greatly outperforms competing browsers in terms of protecting users against web based malware. According to the study based upon a modest sample of 492 URLs, not only is IE8's SmartScreen Filter achieving a leading position against...
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Trend Micro Endpoint Security: High Performance for Everyday Usage Scenarios as Tested by NSS Labs
- An exponential growth in malware is driving the need to add more technology to endpoint security to protect users from complex threats. This has resulted in many endpoint security products having an increasing impact on user productivity. Endpoint security can affect the performance of several everyday operations, including opening and...
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Why Use Cisco Network Storage Systems for Your Business
- This white paper highlights two new additions to the Cisco Small Business Network Storage System NSS line of products. The Cisco NSS2000 Series is a 2-bay network attached storage NAS system, and the Cisco NSS3000 Series is a 4-bay system. These desktop devices connect to the network through a switch...
- White papers 2009-02-01
- FalconStor
- FalconStor's product marketing manager, Peter Eicher, and I had a chat recently about Hyper-V, storage virtualization, life and the universe recently. The news is that FalconStor is supporting Microsoft's Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Multi-Site Clustering and Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Servers. FalconStor' NSS enables automated, application-consistent failover in geographically dispersed clusters...
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- IBM Proventia Server for Windows 2.0
- NSS Labs performed comprehensive testing of the IBM Proventia Server for Windows 2.0 software as a Host Intrusion Prevention System HIPS for use in payment card environments. This paper contains the conclusions and associated data from a series of exacting tests performed on a Windows 2003 Server installed in the...
- White papers 2008-10-16
- Globalization Firm Creates Flexible, Low-Cost Storage Environment With Virtualization
- Lionbridge Technologies provides world-class globalization, development, and testing services. With U.S. $452 million in annual revenue and offices in 26 countries, its success depends on ensuring that tremendous amounts of business-critical electronic data are readily available to its 4,600 global employees. Lionbridge needed to efficiently manage its storage and server...
- Case studies 2008-10-01
- NSS 1 (Windows)
- NSS Network Service Scanner is a small application for automatically checking the status of Windows services on multiple PCs and servers across a network. NSS provides the ability to search for services based on startup type and the current status of the services. NSS also allows you to start, stop,...
- Software downloads 2008-09-09
- eEye Retina Network Security Scanner v5.10 & REM Security Management Console: Product Report on PCI Suitability
- In Q3 of 2008, NSS Labs performed comprehensive testing of the eEye Retina Network Security Scanner v5.10 as a Vulnerability Assessment Scanner VA for internal use within payment card environments. This paper contains the conclusions and associated data from a series of exacting tests performed on software installed in real-world...
- White papers 2008-08-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Third Brigade - Deep Security Host Intrusion Prevention System (Solaris SPARC & x86): Product Report on PCI Suitability
- Off late, NSS Labs performed comprehensive testing of the Third Brigade Deep Security software as a Host Intrusion Prevention System HIPS for use in payment card environments. This paper contains the conclusions and associated data from a series of exacting tests performed on Sun Microsystems Solaris v8 and v9 Sparc...
- White papers 2008-07-14
- Motorola RAZR vulnerable, what's up with Motorola's update process?
- Update 05/27/2007: One of the comments in the talkbacks (thanks kd5auq!)mentioned that there is no patch to be downloaded for AT&T based Motorola RAZR phones. I've no idea if Motorola currently or formerly supported AT&T based RAZRs, as I'm an iPhone kinda guy, but I'd be curious to see if...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- IBM Proventia Network Multi-Function Security System MX1004
- The NSS Labs Product Reports on PCI are designed to address the challenges faced by IT departments in selecting security products to address the compliance requirements of the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard PCI DSS. This paper provides readers with empirically validated evidence about a product's suitability for use...
- White papers 2008-04-14
- Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power business
- Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power businessHah. Fat chance.Americans have been programmed to think nuclear radiation is the most toxic material on the planet.RE: Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power businessOne mention of the words 'Nuclear Power' and everyone freaks out. They immediately link it to nuclear fission, which...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- Virtual Iron partners with FalconStor
- In the not to distant past, I posted The dynamic duo of virtual storage and virtual processing that commented on a piece written by Ed Walsh, CEO of Virtual Iron. It's now clear that the paper was foreshadowing a partnership with FalconStor and, perhaps, other companies that focus on storage...
- Blog posts 2008-01-11
- Recover Data for Novell NSS 1 (Windows)
- Recover Data for Novell NSS is a Novell NSS data recovery software which recovers formatted, deleted data and files from the Novell NSS Volumes. Software restores nss data, files and folders which gets corrupted due to virus attack, power surges or due to human errors, accidental deletion of novell nss...
- Software downloads 2007-06-25
- Mozilla zaps Firefox security bugs
- Mozilla has rolled out a major security update to fix a total of seven vulnerabilities in its flagship Firefox browser.The batch of patches apply to users of Firefox 1.5.0.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.2 (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and are available as a free downloat at getfirefox.com."Due to the security fixes, we...
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
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