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Insecurities over Indian outsourcing

How different is it from frauds by US bank employees...How different it is from the frauds done by US bank/financial institution employees...or if banks/Financial institutions/Credit agencies losing tons of card numbers to fraud?I think the approach should be that US companies needs to start auditing this outsourcing companies in order...

Tags: bank, fraud, insecurities, outsourcing, security, thinkglobal

Discussion threads 2005-04-27

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Access Over Ethernet: Insecurities in AoE

This paper investigates the insecurities present in the ATA over Ethernet AoE protocol. It is clear that this protocol has been designed with ease and simplicity as its primary focus, and as such there are security concerns which require understanding before AoE is used with critical information. ATA over Ethernet...

Tags: ATA, Ethernet, Microsoft Access, Insecurity, Security-Assessment.com, ATA Over Ethernet

White papers 2006-09-25

Our Poor Servers

We received the following notice from the network administrators today."Some of our servers have become unstable and insecure and must have preventative maintained performed. This is critical in cannot be delayed."I know that some of my co-workers are unstable and insecure. But, when did it become possible for hardware...

Tags: server

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Four Key Elements of Effective Business Communication

We communicate all the time, even when we are not aware of it. We communicate through gestures, body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice as well as through the words we speak. Add to this mix: language; cultural and social differences; educational background; physical proximity; and individual fears, insecurities,...

Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Business Communication, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-06-09

Providing Multi-Layer Security Support for Wireless Communications Across Multiple Trusted Domains

Recently many link layer security protocols have been developed and deployed to protect the wireless communications in local area networks. However, cryptanalysis has revealed lots of insecurities and vulnerabilities of the link layer protocols. This paper studies a multi-layer alternative. Compared to a link layer approach, the multi-layer architecture provides...

Tags: Wireless Communication, Domain, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security

White papers

WarDrive: Investigate and defend the security of wireless networking

As more and more wireless networks are deployed, the need to secure them increases. Enter WarDriving, an effort to educate wireless-network users about the insecurities associated with wireless networking. In brief, WarDriving is the act of moving around a specific area and mapping the population of wireless access...

Tags: Security, Network, Wireless Networking, Syngress, WarDrive, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Book chapters 2006-12-06

Google and the quest for personalization

It's a question that's as old as Computer Science itself. Can we construct the perfect intelligent machine? While the perfect intelligent machine should more than just ace the Turing Test, this article at Technology Review on a Q/A session with Peter Norvig, Google's Director of Research, seems to suggest that...

Tags: Google Inc., Personalization, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2007-07-16

Cisco IOS access lists: 10 things you should know

ACL PronunciationLet me ask a silly question about ACL's-What is the proper way to pronounce ACL?Is it an initialism or an acronym?An initialism would be saying the letters individually (A, C, L). Example, how you pronounce FBI.An acronym would be saying ACL as a word (pronounced “ak-el”, like ankle, without...

Tags: ACL Pronunciation, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., ddavis@..., initialism, networking

Discussion threads 2005-06-16

Why my writing stinks, and what to do about it

My Jedi Master, John Scalzi, has posted 10 Things Teenage Writers Should Know About Writing, where he explains why all teenage writers tend to be awful at writing--despite the fact that most teenage writers think they themselves are brilliant. (Full disclosure: When I was a teenager ...

Tags: Blog, Fiction, Blogging, Games, Internet, Personal Technology, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-04-28

Blogos Unbound

blog rootHonor, Freedom, and FutureI set up this blog a while back, but an infection from stepping on a nail led to a small partial amputation and all that got in the way of my posting material although I have written a lot of stuff for this forum. The following...

Tags: Blogging, goehms@..., Viet Nam, blog

Discussion threads 2005-05-19

Three simple Internet security tips target complex problems

Internet security issues grow more complex with the discovery of each new virus or worm. Here are three basic strategies you can use to help prepare for the next attack.When a vulnerability is detected in an Internet system or service, the hope is that the person who discovers it will...

Tags: Network security, Jonathan Yarden, Internet, Internet security, security, e-mail

Technical articles 2001-09-18

The state of push: Understanding the BlackBerry

Push mail technologies have within a few short years grown from being cutting edge some call it frivolous to a state of maturity. Perhaps due to its success, a number of copy-cat variants have flooded the market, making understanding them harder for the IT professional. ...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, NOC, BIS, BES Setup, Handhelds, Hardware, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-10-22

Another Internet Explorer flaw found

Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Jelmer Kuperus, flaw, security, computer

Technical articles 2004-07-07

The Scorpion Nest

blog rootWill Microsoft kill all security competition?After reading some more about 'Vista" and all its security features such as "Defender" and "Onecare" I cannot help thinking that more and more small cmpanies are being swallowed up my the Microsoft monster. Vista in my humble opinion like all previous Windows is...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, scorpion_saga, Microsoft Corp., security, Scorpion

Discussion threads 2006-04-06

Exporting displays for a thin client feel

If you want to run a certain application from a remote machine on a local client, Jack Wallen, Jr. shows you how.There are times when you will want to run a certain application from a remote machine on a local client. How is this done? Very simply, as I’ll demonstrate...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Servers, thin client, Jack Wallen, Jr., Cartman, Kenny

Technical articles 2000-09-04

Being new to the dot-com game can bring insecurities and questions

The questions can be different when you consider taking a job at a dot com. How should you structure that salary package? How can you maximize your equity compensation? See what advice Kevin has for those who are thinking about taking the dot-com plunge.Let headhunter Kevin Rosenberg help you set...

Tags: Programming languages, Benefits, Kevin Rosenberg, game, dot-com, job, Java, Rosenberg, salary

Technical articles 2000-03-21

Working Well With Others Put to the Test

Working Well With Others Put to the TestOk, so we've all uttered the same words in a job interview "..and I work well with others". It's just one of the many skills that employers are looking for these days. My question that I pose to the group is...

Tags: team, RB_ITProfessional, career, Working Well

Discussion threads 2004-11-11

How do you supervise your former supervisor?

How do you supervise your former supervisor?Wondering the best way to handle a situation where you now have to supervise a guy who was your supervisor. After having my position elavated, i now have to make most of the decisions on operations of the IT department. This includes having to...

Tags: former supervisor, supervisor

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

Prestige and backstabbing

Prestige and backstabbingSometimes it's necessary to combine the efforts of several departments to acheive a good and functional result. Unfortunately, sometimes the people that should contribute move in opposite directions or don't want to participate at all.I work with local / end user support. Right now I'm trying to help...

Tags: Prestige

Discussion threads 2006-01-13

Bi-Polar OCD Boss

Bi-Polar OCD BossFirst, I've learned - never work for a friend. This man and I have been friends for over 8 yrs., he's been my mentor thru tech school, he begged me to come and work a database project at his new job site.He got his friend, the previous IS...

Tags: E-mail, StressedAndMad

Discussion threads 2005-10-21