Open Source is a Virus

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	Open Source is a Virus In the computing industry, open source technologies are well known and sometimes even looked down upon; however, many of these solutions have taken root as industry standards and are as common place as many better known technologies such as Microsoft Office. In this blog, I point out 2 extremely successful open source solutions that the average person interacts with daily without even knowing it. Read... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Designing Tomorrow's Ethernet-Based Metropolitan Area Networks Click to continue In this Issue iPad Security Breaches Show Danger of Rushing Into Consumer Technology Heartland ramps up first end-to-end encryption Essay forensics: The German caper Report points to fraud in Research 2000 polling data Android's enterprise features put it on par with iPhone, not BlackBerry Hot stuff: Summer gadget guide 2010 WHITE PAPER: Qualys Inc. 12-point checklist outlines key considerations Discover a 12-point checklist for choosing the best vulnerability management solution for your organization. Read now! iPad Security Breaches Show Danger of Rushing Into Consumer Technology A number of highly publicized security vulnerabilities are creating concern over enterprise adoption of the Apple iPad. A security group that had identified a long-standing buffer overflow vulnerability in the Safari browser claimed this week that the browser flaw was fixed in MacOS but left unpatched on the iPad. Read More Heartland ramps up first end-to-end encryption Heartland Payment Systems, the victim last year of a massive data breach of sensitive card data, vowed after that devastating event to develop new security gear based on end-to-end encryption between itself and its merchants to prevent such a breach from occurring again. That's now taking shape, but slowly. Read More DOWNLOAD: Qualys Inc. Security & Compliance Suite Trial QualysGuard Security & Compliance Suite Trial The 14-day Trial includes: • Unlimited network mapping and discovery • Unlimited network perimeter scans • PCI Compliance scanning • Web application security scanning • IT security policy creation, scanning and reporting Learn More! Essay forensics: The German caper I recently had the unpleasant duty of reporting one of my undergraduate students to the Norwich University Academic Integrity Committee (AIC) for suspected academic dishonesty. In this report, without compromising the student's identity (something forbidden by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or FERPA), I want to show academic readers the investigative procedure that resulted in conviction of the student by the AIC and a resulting grade of F on his entire course. Read More Report points to fraud in Research 2000 polling data This is a must-read story for political junkies and anyone who just flat-out doesn't trust opinion polls. ... In fact, it's an even more important read for those who do trust opinion polls. The liberal political blog Daily Kos hours ago alleged in a post that it has been the victim of a fraud perpetrated by the polling firm Research 2000 (R2K). In essence, a trio of researchers has shown that poll... Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware New Threats Require Real-Time Protection First generation IPS devices match patterns (or "signatures") of known attack vulnerabilities to safeguard networks. However, a significant amount of threats are dynamic and not addressable by static signature-based IPS devices. Read More Now Android's enterprise features put it on par with iPhone, not BlackBerry The official launch this week of the Android 2.2 (a.k.a., "Froyo") platform has been Google's most significant step toward making Android enterprise-friendly. Read More Hot stuff: Summer gadget guide 2010 It's nearly summer: Time to start singing that piña colada song, slip on your sandals and figure out how many vacation days you have left this year.These 10 gadgets and gizmos will help you enjoy the sun and step away from the computer for a much-needed respite. They're particularly well suited to IT gurus who appreciate a few high-tech features on their summer gear. Read More
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