Monthly Archives: May 2005
Auditing IRS Security
Walk around the elephant of the Internal Revenue Service, and like the six blind men of the fable, youll find a menagerie of beasts....
Windows Patch Management Still a Work in Progress
Its good to see that Microsoft has beefed up its infrastructure for managing Windows patching. However, the functionality that WSUS still cant provide—namely, patching...
Microsoft Puts IE Enhancements on Fast Track
"Longhorn" wont make its first appearance until the end of next year at the earliest, but with enterprises demanding better security tools, Microsoft Corp....
So Far, Smooth Sailing for Windows Server 2003 SP1
When Jonathon Addington began introducing Microsoft Corp.s Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 into his companys server environment a few weeks ago, he had...
Windows Server 2003 Beefs Up
Service Pack 1 has the potential to tighten the security and ease the management of Microsoft Corp.s Windows Server 2003, but it also has...
HFNetChkPro 5 Plus Catches Up with Rivals
Shavlik Technologies LLCs HFNetChkPro 5 Plus features several long-overdue improvements for large networks and remains one of the easiest-to-use patch management packages eWEEK Labs...
Windows Patch System Closing Gap
Windows Server Update Services represents a gargantuan leap forward for Microsoft Corp.s no-cost patching solution. WSUS overall feature set falls short of many competing...
Orion System Ships With 96 Processors
Orion Multisystems last week began shipping a 96-processor clustered workstation aimed at users who want to run complex tasks on their desktops.The DS-96 is...
Keep Your Eye on Ubuntu Linux
If youre a watcher of the world of Linux distributions, youve likely been hearing about Ubuntu, a relatively new entrant thats managed to win...
Endpoint Spec Gains Traction
The movement toward a vendor-neutral, open architecture for endpoint security will pick up momentum this week when the Trusted Computing Group consortium unveils new...