The old saying that “you can only manage what you can measure” happens to be true, so what can you …
Security needs to be ‘baked in’ say experts
A panel of security experts agreed that security needs to thought of a lot earlier in the software development lifecycle, …
Selecting an UTM
While information security has became the most important aspect for any form of business process, the mushrooming of vendors in …
Data about US presidential helicopter leaked via P2P
A company that monitors peer-to-peer networks said it found classified information about the systems used onboard the U.S. president's helicopter …
Cloud computing not ready for critical apps
Educational Testing Service (ETS), developer of the SAT and other tests, runs applications on software-as-a-service platforms such as Salesforce.com. And …
Microsoft won’t fix Excel bug on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Corp. last week said that three Windows security updates, including one rated “critical,” will be released tomorrow. The company …
Juniper introduces Adaptive Threat Management
Juniper is this week introducing software that lets security platforms – even those made by other vendors – share and …
Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchers
An unpatched bug in popular PDF viewing and editing applications is much more dangerous than first thought, according to security …
Security expert worries about smart phone, TinyURL threats
It’s just that F-Secure’s chief security advisor doesn’t want people overlooking the other 29,999 malware files his company sees a …
Sun’s stellar NAS in a can
Not so long ago, we tested the Sun Fire X4500 Storage Server, aka Thumper, which was a dual-CPU, dual-core Opteron-based …
Users gain options for mobile voice encryption
U.S. President Barack Obama's dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems …
Sybase unveils SMS services for mobile location and advertising
Sybase has announced two new mobile services based on SMS messaging, one for phone users to get turn-by-turn directions, another …
Corporate SaaS considerations myriad, complex
Amid the growing popularity of software-as-a-service, IT managers are faced with a sometimes monumental task of developing big-picture strategies and …
Patching it up
By all accounts, patching software is a disruptive, time-consuming process requiring IT departments to test any new software patch before …
Virtualisation: What are the key steps?”
For those of us who grew up praying in the temple of the mainframe, the concept of virtualization is nothing …
Mozilla patches eight Firefox bugs, six critical
Mozilla Corp. patched eight security vulnerabilities in Firefox, half of them critical memory corruption flaws in the browser's layout and …
Vendors see future in iPhone business applications
The iPhone may generally be considered a consumer device, but several vendors at the Cebit trade show this week are …
Alcatel-Lucent launches unified communications support
Alcatel-Lucent announced support today for smartphones and high-definition videoconferencing in its new OmniTouch 8400 Instant Communications Suite of products. The …
3 Nightmares When Managing Macs
How hard is it managing Macs in the enterprise? Harder than you might think. Expect lackluster enterprise support from Apple …
Microsoft Windows on a mainframe?
Software that for the first time lets users run native copies of the Windows operating systems on a mainframe will …