Monthly Archives: April 2004
Starting Pay for DBAs With No Experience: $0
Even though our government is spending training dollars to turn people into Oracle DBAs, the truth is that there are zero jobs for DBAs...
Key Considerations for Outsourcing Security
As last summers virus attacks vividly demonstrated, companies of every size are finding themselves hard pressed to maintain around-the-clock network security. Arriving nearly simultaneously,...
Avoid Accidentally Replying To Spammers
If you use Microsoft Outlook, heres a tip that may help eliminate some spam. Unless you check all the setting options in Outlook, you...
The Lookout: MyDoom Hobbles E-Mail
A powerful worm known variously as w32/Novarg.A, w32/Shimg, w32/Mydoom, or w32/Mimail.R began devastating personal and corporate e-mail systems across the globe in late January....
Press to Pass
The APC Biometric Password Manager doesnt just put your online passwords at your fingertips, it uses your fingerprints to remember passwords for you. Compatible...
Free Reporting for Microsoft SQL Shops
Database administrators and programmers working on the Microsoft SQL Server platform have had to turn to other tools (such as Crystal Reports) for their...
Understanding Directory Harvest Attacks
Think you can protect your in-box by carefully guarding your e-mail address—not posting it in online forums or Usenet messages, using disposable e-mail addresses...
Security Alert: Sharepoint Vulnerability Could Lead to Theft of User Credentials
Editors Note: A security alert is presented daily to eWEEK.com readers by iDefense Inc., a security research company based in Reston, Va. /zimages/3/72206.gif
Severity: Medium
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Lindows to Reveal New International Name
Desktop Linux vendor Lindows.com Inc. announced Tuesday that it will begin to change its international corporate name April 14.
The San Diego, Calif.-based company had...
Gomez Updates Web Testing Platform
Gomez Inc. turned up the heat in the market for Internet performance testing services Tuesday when it launched the latest version of its Gomez...