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• March 07, 2005 07 Mar'05

  Windows vulnerable to LAND attack

  Security researchers say this type of attack leaves enterprise customers of popular Windows products open to a denial of service. There is good news, though.

• February 28, 2005 28 Feb'05

  Leading UK firms fail the Google test

  Most top UK companies are spurning search engine optimisation and pay-per-click opportunities on the web with the result that...

• February 25, 2005 25 Feb'05

  Intel offers 64-bit desktop processors

  Intel has introduced five processors for desktop computers using its Extended Memory Technology, EM64T, which supports hybrid...

• February 24, 2005 24 Feb'05

  Security Bytes: Cisco patch available for ACNS flaws

  Workaround outlined for new php exploit. IBM issues patch for DB2 flaw. Payroll service goes offline to investigate security claims , and BoA loses personal data on customers.

• February 22, 2005 22 Feb'05

  Accommodating arrays

  Modern storage arrays offer disk types to meet any need -- costly Fibre Channel (FC) disks for high-end applications requiring superior performance and availability, and lower-priced SATA disks for less-critical data. The arrays also come with mixed...

• February 17, 2005 17 Feb'05

  Do you speak geek: All hail e-mail!

  Test your knowledge of e-mail security with this quiz.

• February 15, 2005 15 Feb'05

  Federal agency security still poor, but improving

  Report cards give federal security a D-plus average, but the Homeland Security Department is still failing.

• February 14, 2005 14 Feb'05

  Local mirror

• February 14, 2005 14 Feb'05

  Local backup

• February 14, 2005 14 Feb'05

  Strategic Storage: DR planning blueprint

  Developing a good disaster recovery (DR) plan is similar to good dental hygiene -- and almost as exciting. Similar to going to the dentist twice a year, you should also test your DR plan with the same frequency. Wait too long to clean up your plan ...

• February 09, 2005 09 Feb'05

  The Controversy of Hacking Books and Classes

  Read this excerpt and download Chapter 1, Ethics of Ethical Hacking from Shon Harris' All-in-One Gray Hat Hacking.

• February 08, 2005 08 Feb'05

  Loop switch

  Loop switch

• February 07, 2005 07 Feb'05

  SATA drives product roundup

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• February 07, 2005 07 Feb'05

  CEOs and CIOs split on IT success

  Business and IT directors are still at loggerheads on key technology issues, according to a new survey by the Economist...

• February 03, 2005 03 Feb'05

  Expect 13 Windows patches, some critical

  Microsoft will release patches Tuesday to fix critical security holes in Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Office and Visual Studio.

• February 02, 2005 02 Feb'05

  Compressed files strike another blow to AV

  The "alternative" .rar files are picking up where popular .zip files left off as attack vectors.

• January 31, 2005 31 Jan'05

  ID theft remains No. 1 worry

  For the fifth straight year, the FTC said most complaints came from identity theft victims. And that's a problem for enterprises.

• January 23, 2005 23 Jan'05

  Cyberstorm chasers: The folks who look out for the latest Internet threats

  They keep a 'round-the-clock watch on conditions in cyberspace. CTO Johannes Ullrich discusses the volunteer effort behind the SANS Internet Storm Center.

• January 19, 2005 19 Jan'05

  Sun develops Centera competitor

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  'Benevolent' NT4 patches a surprise to some

  Microsoft's first security bulletins of the new year included fixes for the now-unsupported Windows NT Server 4.0. On a related note, administrators are cautioned to apply one of January's patches in a specific order to avoid problems.

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Computer Weekly barred from briefing on national programme

  The first media demonstration of new multibillion-pound NHS IT systems took place in Whitehall last week - but technology...

• January 11, 2005 11 Jan'05

  A 'critical' Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft issues three security bulletins for January, two of them critical. Attackers have already exploited some of the vulnerabilities.

• January 10, 2005 10 Jan'05

  Security Bytes: George Mason U. hacked; new Trojans on the loose

  Hackers steal personal data of more than 30,000 members of George Mason University. Two new Trojans emerge. BMC Software buys a Parisian company.

• January 10, 2005 10 Jan'05

  Security on a Shoestring: Creating Internet policies on the cheap

  No matter how small the organization, it's impractical to stand over employees and make sure they properly use the Internet. So here's how to write a decent acceptable use policy, and make sure everyone abides by it.

• January 05, 2005 05 Jan'05

  New solutions for the zero hour

  IT vendors are looking to fill the gap between when a virus first hits and when its remedy is released.

• December 30, 2004 30 Dec'04

  Archive: Bits & Bytes column library

  Bits & Bytes column library archive -- 2003 to 2004

• December 20, 2004 20 Dec'04

  Fixes, workaround for Kerberos 5 vulnerability

  A security hole could be exploited to launch malicious code. But there are fixes and a workaround.

• December 19, 2004 19 Dec'04

  Transforming the cybersecurity culture

  Eleven New Year's resolutions can help employees at all levels empower the security function at their organization.

• December 19, 2004 19 Dec'04

  Security Bytes: Be aware of Google Desktop 'glitch'

  Cisco acquires Protego; Hotmail switches to Trend Micro; Red Hat, Mandrakesoft and Gentoo fix flaws.

• December 09, 2004 09 Dec'04

  Data storage history quiz

  We tend to take storage for granted these days, and expect bigger, better and faster performance out of our hardware and software. But did you know that storage has a long and illustrious history that started out not so big or so fast? Take our data...

• December 08, 2004 08 Dec'04

  The security lingo of 2004

  This was the year of botnets, zombie PC armies and phishying online schemes.

• December 05, 2004 05 Dec'04

  Think Sarbanes Oxley extension changes things? Think again

• December 01, 2004 01 Dec'04

  Phreaks love Bluetooth

  Bluetooth is becoming the vector of choice for next-generation phone phreakers to swipe files from other users, make calls or render mobile phones completely useless.

• November 30, 2004 30 Nov'04

  Botnets target the enterprise warn experts

  Versatile and increasingly vicious bots will cause enterprises a lot of grief in 2005, security experts say.

• November 21, 2004 21 Nov'04

  Crash Course: Recovery

  What good is backing up your data if you can't get it back? The goal of this Crash Course on recovery is to make sure you can effectively and efficiently recover data no matter what iteration of the lifecycle it's in. Included here are also hints on...

• November 12, 2004 12 Nov'04

  NTFS permissions

  This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" discusses the advantages of using NTFS for access control.

• October 31, 2004 31 Oct'04

  Fast Guide: Storage Management

  Managing your storage infrastructure has never been harder. Complex systems, unbelievable data growth rates and squabbling vendors are just a few of the issues hampering your ability to manage storage. This Fast Guide to storage management has ...

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  MoD may write off £200m Chinook helicopters

  The Ministry of Defence could write off more than £200m spent on eight Chinook Mk3 helicopters.

• October 27, 2004 27 Oct'04

  Spamming the universe

• October 26, 2004 26 Oct'04

  IBM sharpens blades

  IBM has announced new management tools and upgraded models of its HS20 and JS20 blade servers.

• October 26, 2004 26 Oct'04

  Clear double advantage

  ClearSpeed Technology has doubled the performance of its high-performance computing co-processor for scientific workstations and...

• October 18, 2004 18 Oct'04

  Smaller companies installing SP2; larger firms not

• October 08, 2004 08 Oct'04

  First integrated children's system goes live

  The first web-based system to help councils meet new legal requirements for information sharing among teachers, social workers...

• October 04, 2004 04 Oct'04

  Symantec offers bare metal restore software

• October 03, 2004 03 Oct'04

  Training for CISSP Certification: SearchSecurity.com's Security School

  Study guides for each of the ten domains of the CBK for those preparing to take the CISSP exam or expanding their knowledge of security concepts and practices.

• September 27, 2004 27 Sep'04

  Fast Guide: iSCSI

  If you need to come up to speed rapidly on iSCSI, you've come to the right place. In this Fast Guide, we touch upon the basics and then we walk you through the pros and cons of iSCSI and Fibre Channel.

• September 27, 2004 27 Sep'04

  Five steps to using the Kerberos protocol

  This excerpt from "Windows Server 2003 security infrastructures" explains the basic Kerberos protocol as it is defined in RFC 1510.

• September 26, 2004 26 Sep'04

  Authorize.Net says it has 'learned' from attack

  The credit card processing service was unprepared for the kind of attack it suffered last week, but it will use the experience to improve security.

• September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04

  Multiple strategies guard youth services agency

  Major corporations aren't the only ones who need to protect confidential information, ward off spam and malware, and defend against intrusion. Local youth service agencies must do the same, with far smaller budgets.

• September 22, 2004 22 Sep'04

  Security Bytes: New .jpg attack imminent; CA agrees to pay $225 million for federal violations

  Sanjay Kumar is indicted for securities fraud and conspiracy, while Authorize.Net is knocked offline by massive DDoS attacks.