Monthly Archives: March 2001
Plugging Holes
A spate of recent computer attacks indicates that software fixes distributed after the fact cannot make the Internet safe, and are themselves too numerous...
Corporate Privacy: Disunited Front
Even as corporate foes of federal privacy regulation champion the release of new data detailing the lofty cost of such rules to businesses and...
Products Block Hacker Attacks When ISPs Use Them
Denial-of-service attacks, typically launched by malicious hackers from commandeered servers, can be stopped with security products that can detect and block outgoing attacks, security...
Exchange SP 1: More Secure, Scalable
An upcoming service pack for Microsoft Corp.s Exchange Server 2000 will offer corporate IT managers new scalability and security features.The added functionality in Exchange...
Securant Adds Control to Security
Securant Technologies Inc. is looking to take some of the heat off overworked security administrators with the launch this week of its Enterprise Transparency...
Custom-Fit Security Apps
If last year saw the birth of managed security services, then this is the year they will come of age, evolving from one-size-fits-all services...
Look Whos Talking: March 19, 2001
What inspired a cover story on Apple Computer? It started when one of our curious editors, Suzanne Deffree, asked me whether Mac OS X...
Whats the Buzz?
Steve Jobs loves to play the hero. And once again, his damsel in distress is Apple Computer.The original Apple turnaround story is now a...
Apples Missteps
Heres a sampling:Be: Apple discussed buying this OS company in 1996 but instead opted to acquire NeXT in 1997. Be was founded by Apple...
Room to Swing a Katt at Internet Show
As the Katt traveled out west recently, he felt like one of the pioneers when he cast his gaze across the wide-open expanses. Unfortunately,...