Monthly Archives: February 2004
Sun Scales Up Blade System
IT managers looking for a well-managed, high-density server blade system to host Linux or Solaris applications should consider the latest blade system offered by...
The Katt in the Black Hat
The Gossip Gatherer gleaned that once-infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick doesnt seem to impress the security-savvy crowd these days. Mitnicks flagging street cred was betrayed...
Microsoft Sets Its Sights on Productivity Measures
Microsoft Group Vice President Jeff Raikes says its time to move beyond the industry debate over whether IT offers companies a competitive advantage. Instead,...
Microsoft Enhances Biz Portal
The latest version of Microsoft Corp.s Business Portal provides users of the companys Great Plains and Solomon business applications with new collaborative capabilities.Microsoft Business...
Ultralight ThinkPad Offers Rapid Recovery
IBM is set to launch a lightweight, ultraportable notebook that features, among other things, a new one-touch file recovery system.Depending on configuration, the ThinkPad...
Stop Anti-Virus Gateway Responses
Im very, very sorry. it appears that I, Jim Rapoza, am one of the worst virus spreaders in the world, and you can lay...
Intrusion Protection Needs Balance
Network-based intrusion prevention systems are coming into bloom. This is good news for IT professionals, who should consider deploying them in addition to—not instead...
MyDoom DoS Attack Fizzles
Microsofts main Web site last week showed no ill effects from the scheduled denial-of-service attack generated by computers infected by the MyDoom.B virus.Machines infected...
SnapGear Boosts Net Protection
Although its a tiny package, barely the size of a sandwich, CyberGuards SnapGear SME575 VPN/firewall/IDS turned in an impressive performance during my tests at...
PredatorWatch Minds the Store
Testing company systems for vulnerabilities to known security problems and for regulatory compliance can be a daunting task for small companies with limited resources....