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Dealing With The Worst-case Scenario
News "The Worst-Case Scenario", or a total loss of all data-centre structures and systems, is the last thing any of us wants to think about. However, it is entirely possible that such a disaster could hit your organisation, as was shown in the US during...
[November 28, 2005, 10:50]
Economic Woes Could Cost IT Sector £100bn
News The company said that a worst-case scenario projection could be a global slowdown that would "reduce worldwide IT spending between 2001 and 2003 by as much as $150bn (£106bn), with $50bn (£35.4bn) less demand from Europe".
[July 2, 2001, 12:10]
Ensuring Your Business Survives Disaster
News Every disaster recovery (DR) expert understands the importance of stressing the potential of the worst-case scenario when speaking to clients. It's vital that all disaster recovery plans address the worst-case scenario.
[June 29, 2005, 14:30]
The Interview: Strategies For Fielding Common Questions
News Goofing up on an interview can not only cost you a job offer; in the worst-case scenario, it can also make you feel like a complete idiot. As we all know, it's the interview that gets you the job. But for most of us, interviews are no walk in the...
[May 31, 2002, 14:38]
Estimating The "Impact Value" Of A Crisis
White Papers What would be the effect of a "Worst case scenario" if it occurred at a person's work facility (any kind of disaster or calamity)? It is important to try and calculate the "Impact value" of a crisis because that will tell one how damaging a...
[August 9, 2006, 0:00]
The WebMonkey Project
White Papers In the worst case scenario, Spyware can be used to steal credit card information, harvest passwords and read email on a compromised host. The primary objective of the project discussed in this paper is to create a semi-autonomous browsing interface...
[April 19, 2006, 0:00]
Documenting Existing Architectures: Tips For Wrestling Order From Chaos
White Papers In fact, software architects are commonly called in for the worst-case scenario: the long overdue documentation of a large architecture consisting of dozens (or hundreds) of interdependent systems. Documenting an architecture one is building from...
[May 15, 2008, 0:00]
Don't Fear The Sober, Just Prepare For It
News The worst case scenario is that machines aren't checked, and they pull down code that is executed on the machines. Best case scenario, the impact will be small," he said. Security administrators need not worry about the effects of the predicted...
[December 12, 2005, 12:25]
Putting A Price On Disaster Planning
News Incorporating such a system means you can tell upper management that the DR solution is part of the company's everyday data systems, not just something to use in a worst-case scenario that you hope never occurs.
[July 14, 2005, 13:35]
Spam Marks Double Figures
News In a worst-case scenario, spammers may now work hand-in-hand with overseas organised crime groups, employing Trojan-horse attacks that can turn PCs into "zombie" machines that spew out spam under the noses of their unwitting owners.
[April 13, 2004, 10:35]
WorldCom Crisis Shakes Customers' Faith
News Many large companies have several providers and are now making sure those alternative networks can serve as ample backup in a worst-case scenario. Separately, the US Justice Department said it is reviewing the case.
[June 27, 2002, 12:11]
McAfee Antivirus Update Damages NT 4.0
News In one worst-case scenario made very real, System Administrator Craig Hackl reports distributing the 4120/4110 upgrade to 130 workstations on a Windows NT network and having to reinstall the OS on every PC.
[December 19, 2000, 14:35]
US Army Attacked Via New Windows Flaw
News The incident nearly embodies a worst-case scenario for how a vulnerability should be discovered. In this case, Microsoft learned of the vulnerability after online hackers used the flaw to breach the security of a customer's Web servers last...
[March 18, 2003, 7:43]
Start A Recovery Project To Rescue A Troubled Project
News This is actually the worst-case scenario, since the company is no better off after the rescue than they were beforehand. This is the best case, but it's normally not possible. When a project is in trouble, usually an outside party is brought in...
[June 10, 2005, 12:05]
Patent Suit May Prompt Changes To HTML
News While Microsoft has pledged to appeal the ruling, it has already prepared for a worst-case scenario, as have companies such as Macromedia and Sun Microsystems whose technologies rely heavily on IE's ability to play plug-ins -- the capability found...
[September 22, 2003, 9:50]
Hardware Failure - Same Problem On Two Very Different Machines
Forum The worst case scenario is that one of your components is faulty and it causes a short or burnout of your motherboard. Was the case closed between the last time it worked and when it failed. Hi Richard,
[December 13, 2006, 13:11]
Gates, Ballmer May Testify At Hearing
News Microsoft's worst-case scenario: Kollar-Kotelly rejects the settlement proposal and imposes some form of the harsher remedy demanded by the litigating states. The non-settling states and Microsoft laid out more than 850 facts of the case, only a...
[February 11, 2002, 9:03]
Yahoo! Lowers 2001 Earnings, Sales Targets
News s outlook for the first quarter and asked whether officials were laying out a worst case scenario just to beat expectations in upcoming quarters. The first quarter looks to be the worst of the year. Yahoo!
[January 11, 2001, 8:06]
Staff Shop Bosses For Using Pirate Software
News In the worst-case scenario, a company director could face two years in prison for the offence -- most incidents result in financial settlements agreed out of court. The settlement case coincides with the release of BSA's annual piracy figures...
[May 24, 2001, 15:58]
Lawyers: Hackers Sentenced Too Harshly
News Those convicted "are receiving sentences based on the fear of the worst-case scenario rather than what the case may really be about", Granick said. Scott Frewing, an attorney at law firm Baker & McKenzie and formerly the lead prosecutor in the...
[February 21, 2003, 10:24]
