Monthly Archives: June 2002
Fixes, Not Patches, Are What IT Needs
Security researcher David Litchfields announcement that he will give vendors only one week to release security patches before he publicly announces new vulnerabilities highlights...
Intel Tries to Stabilize Its Motherboards
Unless youre a gamer or loved heathkits as a kid, motherboards are about as interesting as a box of nails. That might even be...
Sourcing in a Box
Although cash-strapped companies may not be spending millions on supply chain projects, private trading exchanges are still generating lots of interest. But there is...
Infiniband Future Up in Air as Intel Withdraws
Intel Corp.s decision to abandon its 2-year-old plan to produce Infiniband hardware will have a far-reaching effect on other companies efforts to bring the...
Intel Findings Show Itanium 2 Beats Sun Server in Performance
Intel Corp. says its upcoming 1ghz Itanium 2 chip will outperform Sun Microsystems Inc.s yet-to-be-released 1GHz UltraSPARC III, based on Intels own estimates, and...
Patches Pose Pesky Problems for OSes
Security patches remind me of the patches that drivers used to stick on the inner tubes of blown tires. Driving on a patched tire...
Coming Clean on Patches
A high-stakes battle is brewing between software developers and security researchers over when to release discovered vulnerability data and patches, and customers are caught...
Tools Can Streamline OS Patching
IT managers can and should demand cleaner code, and technology vendors can and should meet that demand. Vendors should also pay much closer attention...
On the Patch Patrol
Like everyone, Motorola Inc. CIO Bill Boni was still struggling early this year with the security implications of 9/11 when the second shoe dropped:...
Sun Setting, Not Rising?
When you watch something long enough, patterns emerge. When you watch something a really long time, you start to think youre watching the sequel...