Monthly Archives: August 2002
Windows .Net Server Security Is Looking Up
The preventative focus on secure installations in the upcoming Windows .Net Server is visible right from almost the first click on the installer. When...
.Net Server RC1 Stays on Course
The first release candidate of Windows .Net Enterprise Server fixes some major security problems in Windows 2000 and provides an integrated development platform for...
The Bombs in Our Basements
Whenever Im out of the loop for a week or more, I wonder what kind of time warp Ill experience when I return. When...
Awaiting a Resolution
When the federal government decided to prosecute Microsoft Corp. for antitrust violations in the high-flying boom times of the late 90s, corporate America was...
Microsofts Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Rolls Out Trouble
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 was released earlier this month, consolidating more than a year of security patches and other bug fixes since Service...
Linux Desktop Due
Linux vendors are showing a renewed interest in developing a desktop version of the operating system to challenge Microsoft Corp. But many corporate users...
Security: The Feds Can Help
Richard Clarke, chairman of the Presidents Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, has been teasing us with snippets of a long-awaited federal cyber-security plan, due Sept....
How Real Is the Threat?
For nearly a year, federal officials have been telling anyone willing to listen that terrorists have the knowledge and equipment to carry out sophisticated...
Microsoft Security Under Fire
Microsoft Corp.s commitment to security, specifically its Trustworthy Computing initiative, is being questioned after its inaction regarding two new reports of security vulnerabilities in...
Symbol Pushes WLAN Security
With the long-awaited WLAN security standard known as 802.11i hung up in the approval process, some vendors are moving ahead with their own security...