Saturday | 6 September, 2008
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Open Enterprise: Desktop Linux remains hard sell 21/03/2006 11:39:23
Major software updates are always disruptive, and with as many as six separate SKUs for the U.S. market alone, Windows Vista will be no different. As if the launch plans for Vista weren't confusing enough, Microsoft execs have played up the steep hardware requirements of the operating system's bells and whistles, prompting many IT managers to wonder whether the upgrade might signal a jumping-off point for shops that have grown tired of life under Redmond's collective thumb. - +
Researchers: Security 'holiday is over' for Mac users 27/02/2006 08:08:12
The flurry of security issues involving Apple's Mac OS X over the past week once again hammers home the fact that no technology platform is invulnerable to attacks, whatever the perception might otherwise be, security analysts said. - +
Symantec report sparks safe-browser debate 21/09/2005 11:58:28
In its latest Internet Security Threat Report, released Monday, security vendor Symantec noted that in the first six months of 2005, the open-source Firefox Web browser had more confirmed vulnerabilities than Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. So does that mean that the Mozilla-based browser is less secure than proponents have said and that Internet Explorer is more secure than believed? - +
Antispyware firm warns of massive ID theft ring 08/08/2005 07:43:01
Officials at Sunbelt Software, a US-based vendor of antispyware tools, said the company stumbled upon a massive ID theft ring that is using a well-known spyware program to break into and systematically steal confidential information from an unknown number of computers worldwide. - +
Trojan e-mails suggest trend toward targeted attacks 20/06/2005 08:01:31
A report on Trojan e-mail attacks against critical infrastructure systems in the U.K. highlights an emerging trend away from mass-mailing worms and viruses to far more targeted ones, analysts said. - +
New virus being distributed in fake FBI e-mail 24/02/2005 14:39:03
A fake e-mail that purports to be from the FBI is circulating on the Internet with a computer virus as its payload. - +
Symantec expands beyond security via Veritas purchase 24/12/2004 07:12:46
Symantec's planned acquisition of Veritas Software gives the IT security vendor an opportunity to significantly expand its presence in the market for enterprise software, users and analysts said last week. - +
Symantec to buy IDS company Platform Logic 10/12/2004 07:49:02
Antivirus software company Symantec signed an agreement to buy Platform Logic, a maker of intrusion detection software (IDS) for an undisclosed sum, according to information obtained by IDG News Service. - +
CA to acquire Netegrity for US$430M 07/10/2004 11:20:49
Computer Associates (CA) will acquire identity management software vendor Netegrity in an all-cash transaction valued at $US430 million. - +
Phear of phishing 17/06/2004 14:33:34
Dear Citibank member, As part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our Web site, we are undertaking a period review of our member accounts. - +
Intrusion-prevention start-up touts 'memory firewall' 08/06/2004 08:08:48
The growing speed at which malicious hackers can exploit new vulnerabilities is creating a need for intrusion-prevention technologies capable of proactively detecting and blocking attacks even before software fixes become available for them.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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