Monthly Archives: January 2004
Big, Fat Geek Wedding
Having once awoken in Nevada to find himself wed to his old high-school cafeteria lunch lady after a chance meeting and a wild night...
Chips Zero In on Mobile Users
Chip Makers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Transmeta Corp. are unveiling a wider range of processors as they jostle one another to...
Locking Down SQL Server 2000
While the Blaster worm and Sobig virus garnered the lions share of attention and fear last year, 2003 began with a worm that caused...
Security Vendors Seek More
The recent flurry of acquisitions may be just the opening rumbles of a major shake-up that could change the face of the security industry...
Partnership Aims to Strengthen Cockpit Doors
Shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration moved quickly to batten down the hatches of airplanes—literally.Backed...
F-Secure Software Locks Down Desktops
F-Secures Internet Security 2004 software suite provides an easy-to-use firewall/anti-virus utility for Windows desktop users.Internet Security 2004, which shipped last month, can be downloaded...
New DHS Border Plan Scrutinized
As the Department of Homeland Security works to iron out wrinkles in its new biometrics-based, border-entry program, experts familiar with the technology and the...
What Price Security? US-VISIT
Attention taxpayers: The United States government is about to spend at least $10 billion to build a state-of-the-art nationwide computer system that will use...
Yahoo Proposes Anti-Spam Standard For Internet
When it comes to proposed technical solutions to spam, Im a pessimist in general and confirmed skeptic at heart. Such proposals, in their attempts...
Kattoon: January 12, 2004
Read this weeks Spencer column.