Monthly Archives: April 2008
Cisco NAC Can’t Keep a Secret
A serious security flaw in the Cisco NAC (Network Admission Control) appliance can allow an attacker to obtain the shared secret that is used...
After Criticism, Apple Software Updater Gets UI Makeover
Apple has made a small but significant tweak to its Automatic Software Update utility to make a clear distinction between security patches and new...
Attack Code Posted for MS Works Zero-Day Flaw
Hackers have posted attack code for what appears to be a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Works, the productivity software suite aimed at small businesses...
IT Worker Confidence at Lowest Point Since 2005
Reports that the high-tech industry added nearly 100,000 jobs in 2007 have done little to improve the confidence of IT workers, which, according to...
WordPress 2.5 Is Top Choice for Blogging
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With the recent release of WordPress 2.5, the popular open-source blogging application has greatly improved its already good administration...
IBM Ponders Future of System x
When IBM released its first quarter 2008 financial numbers this week, the company's upbeat report, coupled with Intel's quarterly numbers, signaled that two bellwethers...
IBM Database Business Keeps Growing
With all the talk surrounding IBM's successful first quarter for 2008, the company's data server business could get lost in the shuffle. But the...
Amid Losses, AMD Looks to Restructure
By year's end, Advanced Micro Devices might look like a different company.During the company's first-quarter 2008 earnings call April 18, CEO Hector Ruiz told...
Secure Software Developer Might Be Next Hot IT Niche
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' 10-year economic outlook, computer software engineers who work in the application professions sector are expected to...
Middleware Eases Database Consolidation
Database consolidation may have just got a little easier, according to officials at ANTs Software.Roughly a year after demonstrating the technology at the Independent...