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Can Linux Stage a Coup D’Etat?

Give office workers familiar with the Microsoft XP operating system an opportunity to try the same navigational tasks at a Linux-based desktop. Then step back and wait for the reaction. First will come the surprised look. Then questions like "where did the command line go?" will soon follow ...

Who’s Winning the ID Theft War?

Depending on which set of criteria you reference, ID fraud either is on a significant decline or will be a lingering threat for several more years ...

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nineMotion: Outsourcing Niche Tech Talent to the SMB

There are approximately 20 million small businesses in the United States. Even for a large firm, finding the right person for any given job can be like finding a needle in a haystack. When you're a small business, finding reliable and affordable talent can be even more difficult ...

When a Wiki Goes Corporate

Wikis are finally becoming a useful tool for collaboration and information sharing in the workplace. However, like all business tools exposed on the Internet or corporate intranet, IT managers have to view their deployments with a stern eye regarding who can use them and what corporate information may be at risk ...

Can E-Mail Authentication Kill Spam?

A study by the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA) shows that more than half of all e-mail is authenticated. However, the Alliance wants the industry to push for higher adoption. AOTA has issued a call to action to implement e-mail authentication at the top level corporate domain within the next six months ...

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BigThink.com: Seeking Big Thinkers and Big Sponsors

It could only be a matter of time before someone found a formula for taking the immediacy of YouTube and the entrepreneurship of eBay and wrapping them around an original Internet mainstay -- the conversation of the Bulletin Board System (BBS). That time has arrived with the debut of BigThink.com ...

Kace Tucks Virtual Systems Management Into VMware Infrastructure

Kace announced Monday what it called the first virtual systems management appliances to run natively within the VMware infrastructure ...

PostPath Offers Up Alternative to MS Exchange

PostPath on Wednesday announced the release of PostPath Email Server 3.1, which offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an alternative to Microsoft Exchange ...

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New Analytics Tool Puts NetFlow Data Under the Microscope

In January, network security tools startup Packet Analytics launched Net/FSE, or Network Forensic Search Engine. Net/FSE is the first commercial search engine for enterprise network data to focus on security incident response by harnessing the analysis of NetFlow data. It is designed to exploit the forensic potential of NetFlow data to dig deep into network alerts...

Old Hack, New Twist: When Rootkits Grab Hold of MBRs

In order to turn bigger profits from their armies of compromised computers, hackers this year will use a new tactic in targeting master boot records with viruses that plant rootkits on computers' hard drives, security experts warn. These infections activate during the boot sequence before the operating system starts ...

A Far-Fetched Fix for E-Voting Woes: Open Source

The 2008 presidential primaries capture the lion's share of election season media exposure, but an equally critical campaign is running quietly in the background ...

Symantec Goes Myth Busting With New IT Risk Management Study

Managers of enterprise networks are becoming more aware of the importance of IT risk management issues even though they still cling to four so-called myths that give a false sense of security, according to Symantec ...

Black Duck Offers Developers a New Tool to Manage Code

Black Duck Software announced today the availability of Black Duck Code Center software to help manufacturers accelerate software development through the managed use of open source and third-party code. Code Center manages software component selection, project approval and license tracking designed to maximize benefits to organizations from their reuse of open source and other third-party software components...

HP Unveils Three-Pronged FOSS Governance Initiative

HP announced Thursday a three-part software governance initiative to help companies address the legal, financial and security demands associated with using free and open source software (FOSS) ...

McAfee Aims to Padlock Confidential Customer Data

McAfee announced Monday a security suite that provides enterprise users with host data loss prevention, device management and endpoint encryption to ensure compliance and limit exposure to fines ...

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Payoneer: Taking Prepaid Debit Cards to the Next Level

The growth of e-commerce and the continuing expansion of outsourcing and the remote workforce are fueling a new approach to paying for services. Internet-focused companies are replacing traditional online payment transactions with prepaid debit cards ...

Is Hidden Open Source Code Putting Your Apps at Risk?

Many companies are running software on their Web servers that contains open source code with known vulnerabilities, a security firm has found ...

Coders Going Mercenary: From Community to Corporation

The career path to the software industry used to be cut and dry. Coders had a choice of either developing projects as part of a remotely dispersed community or punching a clock as a slave to a commercial software house. The former usually meant being considered a player in the software bush league. The latter meant a promotion to the industry's majors...

Open Source Census: An Enterprise Head Count

OpenLogic, a provider of open source packages, has begun the task of quantifying the extent of open source code used on enterprise computers. The company will roll out its global Open Source Census in several phases over the next six months ...

Earning Your Linux Diploma

Certifying Linux technicians is a developing trend. The Linux OS is growing up. This is pushing many computer engineers and IT professionals to prove their skills as programmers and systems administrators ...

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