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 Improve Windows Security with Smart Cards
By Tapas Pal -
Published March 12, 2010
Security authentication and single-sign on are among the benefits to enterprises using Vista and smart cards. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Apple Updates Safari for 16 Flaws
By Sean Michael Kerner -
Published March 12, 2010
More than half the Apple browser's security flaws are in the WebKit rendering engine, which is also used by Google's Chrome. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
W3C Hires Former Novell CTO Jeff Jaffe as CEO
Published March 12, 2010
Jeff Jaffe is a controversial figure in some open source circles for his support of the Novell-Microsoft patent deal.
Laptops vs. Lectures: Let's Ban Lectures!
By Mike Elgan -
Published March 12, 2010
Few would argue with the idea that the Internet, PCs and mobile devices open up massive new opportunities to transform university education. So why the resistance to laptops in class? [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]
Ponemon Survey Names Twenty Most Trusted Companies for Privacy
Published March 12, 2010
Tech companies IBM, HP, and E-Bay make the top five on the list of those most trusted for privacy.
Top 100 Sites in 2010: Search Giants, Shopping, Facebook and a Bit Of Porn
Published March 12, 2010
New graphic offers an interesting view of the Web's most popular categories.
Linux.com Launches Linux Online Store
Published March 12, 2010
T-shirts, hats, mugs, stickers and some baby onesies at the new Linux.com store designed to reflect open source geek culture.
Chinese Minister Insists Google Obey the Law
Published March 12, 2010
China warns Google to censor the Internet or "pay the consequences."
Former Sun Open Source Chief to Join OSI Board of Directors
Published March 12, 2010
Simon Phipps says as director he'll revitalize the Open Source Initiative.
Study Finds Few People Are 'True Twitter Users'
Published March 12, 2010
According to Barracuda Networks, 74 percent of Twitter users have less than 10 followers.
Google App Shows Shoppers What's In Stock Nearby
Published March 12, 2010
So far the new product search tool only works with five retailers.
Storage Networks and Solid State Drives: the Right Choice?
By Henry Newman -
Published March 12, 2010
Your storage area network can benefit greatly from selecting the best solid state drive (SSD). It's also essential to choose the right controller to get the most out of the expensive drives. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]
Apple Now Taking IPad Pre-Orders: Five Things To Consider
Published March 12, 2010
The Apple Store began accepting pre-orders for the iPad this morning at 8:30.
Can Ubuntu Server Be a Datacenter Leader?
By Kenneth Hess -
Published March 12, 2010
The flexibility of Ubuntu's cost structure offers a competitive advantage: companies purchase support for it only if they need or want to. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]
Awareness Console Helps Biz Manage Social Networks
By David Needle -
Published March 12, 2010
The new Awareness Social Marketing Hub is designed to help businesses leverage multiple social networks without a lot of heavy lifting. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]
Understanding the Governance Side of IT-Business Alignment
By Faisal Hoque -
Published March 12, 2010
For your IT strategy to be successful, IT-business alignment has to be the goal, writes CIOUpdate columnist Faisal Hoque of the BTM Corp. Carlson Companies chairwoman Marilyn Nelson Carlson shows the way. [more from www.cioupdate.com]
Tech Comics: "Men and Facebook"
By Oliver Widder -
Published March 12, 2010
Men are sometimes not too communicative, yet Facebook helps with that. Sort of. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]
Disaster Recovery: Getting Back to Business
Published March 12, 2010
Getting data back is easy, knowing what is going to happen with that data after it is restored is more difficult to plan for.
Westin Hotel's POS Hacked
By Larry Barrett -
Published March 12, 2010
A cyber attack breached the Los Angeles Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites point-of-sale systems for several months last year. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Seagate Armors Small Business for Storage Networking
Published March 12, 2010
The company has announced a new suite of network-attached, workstation and portable storage solutions for small businesses.
Flash: The Opportunity and Threat to Storage Vendors
Published March 12, 2010
Storage function is slowly and steadily migrating back toward the CPU supported by flash technology. This means big changes are afoot for storage and server vendors.
3PAR Automates Sub-volume Tiering with SSD
Published March 12, 2010
The new Adaptive Optimization software is designed to squeeze more out of the company's high-end storage servers.
Cyber Attack Dents Body Shop
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
The attack resulted in the theft of more than $200,000. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Estonian Malware Writer Jailed
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
Artur Boiko was convicted of creating the Allapale worm. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Preventing Data Theft
Published March 12, 2010
A white paper from FireEye offers guidance of protecting data from malware-related theft.
Kurdish Hackers Arrested
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
At least 23 hackers associated with the PKK have been arrested in Turkey. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
VA Security Breach Accessed 18 Years of Data
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
A physician's assistant allegedly downloaded the patient data at the Veterans Affairs Department's Atlanta medical center. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Playstation 2 Emulators Deliver Trojan
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
The downloads come with the CodecPack-2GCash-Gen trojan. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Evaluating Password Protection Reset Questions
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
Researchers find that hackers have a one in 80 chance of guessing common security questions within three attempts. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
Apple Ships Safari Security Update
By eSecurityPlanet Staff -
Published March 12, 2010
The update patches 16 documented vulnerabilities. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]
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