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Could thin clients cure your security headaches?
Talkback Also don't forget to calculate in the cost of downtime. Often on paper Thin Clients look great. Until you take into account the cost of, say, a company wide downtime for, say, 4 hours once every two years or so, because one of the critical and...
[November 4, 2005, 23:06]
Could thin clients cure your security headaches?
Talkback Thin clients do substantially reduce the security threat to networks. Your article was right on target! However, they suffer from the fact that they, too, have some embedded software that can become infected or may need to be updated.
[January 29, 2005, 17:40]
Could thin clients cure your security headaches?
News When it comes to reliability and security, few people will argue that personal computing is at its peak. For areas where high-security computer access is a necessity, a centralised approach to access control and authorisation may be the solution.
[January 28, 2005, 15:05]
Revocation Made Simpler
White Papers The important functionality of revocation has brought headaches to many security architects. This white paper discusses the drawbacks of the existing methods of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) and the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP...
[November 14, 2009, 0:21]
VirtualBox - hedging my bets
Blog Comment Although In these days of security headaches it wouldn't do any harm to isolate the host and just use that as the ultimate and secure backup. Great stuff there.I even think virtual machines are a much beter option than having seperate user accounts...
[January 22, 2009, 13:26]
Remote Laptop Security: Implementing a Laptop Theft Solution
White Papers Adding Remote Laptop Security as a layer of protection between the organization and data thieves can save a company public relations headaches, compliance violations and that all important perception of trust.
[January 31, 2009, 6:06]
How to Make BGP Work Through the Firewalls
White Papers This configuration has caused headaches for IT personnel who are familiar with Routing and Switching but on the security aspect of the firewalls. This white paper deals with how to handle iBGP or eBGP peering sessions between routers across either...
[April 1, 2009, 3:27]
HP boosts Unix security
News As a result, computing companies are working to stamp out security vulnerabilities in their products, acquire security start-ups and in the case of HP, reduce the administrative headaches of securing a computer.
[April 15, 2003, 9:21]
Widgets Preference Pane
Downloads Dashboard Widgets are fun, but they have brought with them several new headaches for Mac users: Management - If you use Safari, or you know where Widgets are supposed to be installed, installing and removing Widgets is easy.
[June 21, 2005, 8:00]
Liberty - is usability compatible with security?
News John Worrall, vice president of worldwide marketing for RSA Security, bemoaned the headaches of trying to remember who he is on the Net. Allies on Monday billed Liberty chiefly as a boon to consumers and a way to reduce the headaches imposed by...
[July 16, 2002, 14:17]
Are Spyware and Phishing Secretly Compromising Your Network?
White Papers By stopping threats at the internet level, one will be able to prevent the headaches and clean-up costs associated with a spyware infection or a targeted phishing scam and therefore lower the Total Cost of Ownership.
[August 1, 2009, 1:21]
Keeping a firm hold on Skype security
News However, the application has also caused headaches for many IT administrators because it can find ways to make a net connection despite strong firewall controls on corporate networks. In late December, a security firm sent out an alert that a worm...
[January 3, 2007, 8:55]
Aventail's SSL VPN security locks down PDAs
News The biggest headaches for IT managers who have a sizable contingent of PDA users are manageability, support cost (time and monetary), and, above all, security (as evident from the sources listed above).
[June 3, 2003, 10:15]
Skype deal to boost workplace security
News Skype has caused headaches for many IT administrators because it can find ways to make a net connection despite strong firewall controls on corporate networks. Skype plans to announce a partnership next week with a security company to help...
[February 1, 2007, 9:03]
Businesses lack IM security
News Smith added that the business benefits of IM are considerable, but also warned of challenges, including the potential for archived conversations to be tampered with if company policy has been breached, creating legal headaches.
[June 25, 2007, 10:28]
3G chips come armed with security
News But 3G networks are also creating battery headaches. Because cellphones are increasingly being used in the same ways as computers, chip designer ARM has moved toward increased security and scaled-down power consumption.
[October 15, 2003, 15:00]
Worms create rough ride for Symantec
News The good news is that a series of worms, viruses and other security headaches has been a windfall for Symantec. Symantec, which reports fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, represents the business side of the rampant security threats facing all PC...
[April 27, 2004, 15:20]
Ballmer wants $100 PCs to combat piracy
News What's one of Steve Ballmer's biggest headaches? It's not Linux or security breaches. Ballmer also defended a comment made earlier this year by Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, who said security will not be an issue in three years.
[October 21, 2004, 12:05]
Get ready for the iPhone Enterprise IT Challenge
Leader Although Apple Inc has yet to say exactly what it means by iPhone running on OS X, the product is a valuable reminder that, at some point, many of our safely dumb devices will become smart enough to cause security headaches.
[January 10, 2007, 14:45]
Patches released for 'critical' Windows flaws
News The latest flaws add to the many security headaches Microsoft and its customers have been experiencing. Microsoft on Tuesday announced seven new security updates for Windows, including two that address "critical" vulnerabilities.
[July 14, 2004, 9:05]
