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Sharpen penetration tests to foil cybercrime

Sharpen penetration tests to foil cybercrime

...need to establish a basic understanding of the organisation's current security standards, as well as the overall business and security objectives. The testing itself... Read more

20 March, 2011 by Alan Calder
The c-words that curse data breaches

The c-words that curse data breaches

...companies storing credit card numbers anyway? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requires that payment card numbers are never stored without a... Read more

27 July, 2011 by Alan Calder
What if cloud computing never matures?

What if cloud computing never matures?

...that is least contentious is that provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist), Information Technology Laboratory. Nist distils cloud computing down to... Read more

29 July, 2010 by Lori MacVittie
IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors

IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors

...as exponentially expanding the available address space, one single /64 allocation — the standard user allocation block — is enough to contain four billion times more addresses... Read more

4 June, 2011 by Rik Ferguson
Why success could stymie cloud's giants

Why success could stymie cloud's giants

...includes producing technical materials and participating in community-based forums and industry standards organisations. MacVittie has extensive programming experience as an application architect, as well... Read more

1 October, 2010 by Lori MacVittie
How big data in the cloud can drive IT ops

How big data in the cloud can drive IT ops

Exploiting big data is not just a resource for business users. It can also transform IT, says Lori MacVittie Read more

12 May, 2012 by Lori MacVittie
Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

...can't serve as a desktop, of course. Because Slackware adheres to standards, you'll find that server documentation, such as that for Samba and... Read more

24 July, 2011 by Jack Wallen
How IPv6 will work as IPv4 wanes

How IPv6 will work as IPv4 wanes

The stock of internet addresses based on IPv4 is on the brink of exhaustion, so IPv6 expert Tim Chown explores what will happen now organisations must face the switch Read more

2 February, 2011 by Tim Chown
IPv4 to IPv6 switch: When protocols collide

IPv4 to IPv6 switch: When protocols collide

...world — every single device out there — from what has been the only standard the internet has really known to its successor, IPv6. Given the reliance... Read more

11 June, 2011 by Lori MacVittie
Smartphones power shift to smarter cars

Smartphones power shift to smarter cars

...develop in-car applications. The automotive industry is heavily focused on pursuing standards with bodies such as the Genivi alliance — which includes large automotive manufacturers... Read more

18 January, 2011 by Gary Atkinson
Ten features that Ubuntu 11.04 should offer

Ten features that Ubuntu 11.04 should offer

...combination of Compiz and RGBA Ubuntu would be far superior to the standard desktop. Of course, Gnome 3 will need to beef up the built... Read more

26 November, 2010 by Jack Wallen
Ten essential traits for good software

Ten essential traits for good software

...depending on a third-party debugging tool is not user-friendly. 9. Standards-basedStandards are created to make interconnectivity between applications or hardware easy. Problems... Read more

23 October, 2010 by Jack Wallen
Ten annoying operating system failings

Ten annoying operating system failings

...why. Windows 7 has the Action Center, but Windows could also offer standard text-based log files to allow the user to load up a... Read more

1 October, 2010 by Jack Wallen
Why Apple iPad is only good at two things

Why Apple iPad is only good at two things

The Apple iPad may be a landmark device, but it's made its biggest impression in two specific areas, says Jason Hiner Read more

25 September, 2010 by Jason Hiner
Can cloud help Tube ride out Wi-Fi peaks?

Can cloud help Tube ride out Wi-Fi peaks?

...includes producing technical materials and participating in community-based forums and industry standards organisations. MacVittie has extensive programming experience as an application architect, as well... Read more

15 April, 2012 by Lori MacVittie

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