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- Three tips for managing your e-mail
- I find it amazing and sometimes a little scary at the ease by which I can communicate with IT professionals and PR folks from around the world - via e-mail alone. But that ease often results in a tidal wave of e-mails in my e-mail box. Over the years, I've...
- Tags: Mail, E-mail, Online Communications, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Security researcher to unveil rootkit for Cisco routers
- Security researcher Sebastian Muniz of Core Security Technologies will be unveiling a malicious rootkit that he developed for Cisco's routers at the EuSecWest conference come 22 of May. Traditionally the domain of operating systems, rootkits are essentially malware that makes extraordinary efforts to hide themselves by subverting...
- Tags: Cisco IOS, Cisco Router, Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Rootkits, Routers & Switches, Networking, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- FBI investigation nets $3.5 million worth of fake network equipment
- The FBI has announced that an investigation into counterfeit network components made in China -- and sold to the U.S. government -- has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million. The uncovered devices include pirated versions of Cisco routers, switches, interface converters, and...
- Tags: Network, FBI, Network Equipment, Cisco Systems Inc., Federal Government, Networking, Government, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Underground marketplace sells your personal data for a hefty profit
- Always been skeptical of those astronomically high monetary figures quoted by the media in cases of information theft or unintended disclosures? Same here. The discovery by McAfee security researcher Francois Paget of an underground marketplace touting top-quality information though, could perhaps narrow the incredulity gap a little. ...
- Tags: Credit Card, Information, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Selecting and installing your first UPS
- As an IT professional, you see UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply just about everywhere. Every server room will likely have one of these somewhere. Datacenters are filled with banks of them. Yet there is not much that is written about these boring, yet essential, pieces of silent (literally!) hardware. ...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Servers, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Top Instant Messaging applications in the enterprise
- Palo Alto Networks, a company specializing in enterprise network products, summarized application traffic assessments for 20 large organizations -- representing the behavior of over 350,000 users, and came to some interesting conclusions. It appears that enterprises have largely given up on controlling the use of IM, and existing policies, if...
- Tags: IM, Enterprise Network, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Windows XP SP3 back on Windows Update
- Windows XP SP3 is now back online for automatic download via Microsoft's Windows Update service. This comes shortly after the hasty withdrawal last week of both Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1 following the discovery of a compatibility issue. The compatibility issue involved Microsoft's Dynamics Retail...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Windows XP SP3, Microsoft RMS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Operating Systems, Software, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Physically destroy your hard disk for security
- Have a whole bunch of hard disks with potentially confidential information on-board? Another solution - other than doing lots of tedious data wipes, might be to physically destroy them with a device like the patent-pending Hard Disk Crusher by EDR Solutions. The Hard Disk Crusher promises...
- Tags: Security, Hard Drive, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Beta of Parallels Server now supports Leopard Server
- A new beta build of Parallels Server for Mac has been released, which supports running virtualized instances of Leopard Server. The result is that multiple copies of Leopard Server can be set up, with each configured for specific applications to maximize available resources. The ability to run...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server, Beta, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Anti-spyware software is big business in the UK
- Anti-virus software has long been a staple in corporate PCs. This trend continues, with the exception that the majority of businesses in the UK now use anti-spyware scanning software as well. We have no real reason to expect the trend to be different over in the US. ...
- Tags: Software, U.K., Anti-spyware, Anti-spyware Software, Anti-virus Software, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Dell will install XP for you after deadline
- Dell will sell and support systems with the Windows XP operating systems to its customers even after the June 30 cutoff date set by Microsoft. What will happen is that Dell will leverage on the "downgrade" license inherent in Vista Business and Vista Ultimate to pre-install Windows...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Security news roundup: FBI wants to police the Internet, vulnerability in Realtek HD driver
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, which covers vulnerabilities found in Foxit PDF Reader 2.2 for Windows, a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Realtek HD driver, a new Java update from Sun, and updates on attempts by the FBI to police the Internet. ...
- Tags: Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- Microsoft Hyper-V will feature enhancements to I/O
- When released, Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software will feature an advanced "synthetic device" approach that promises improved I/O for the running virtual machine. Why is this synthetic device so important? With traditional emulation, the hypervisor will call emulation programs mimicking the various virtual hardware. These emulation programs...
- Tags: I/O, Microsoft Corp., Emulation Program, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Using the AdderLink IPEPS to manage a remote server
- As I noted recently in the IT Numbers blog, more than half of SMBs conduct their business in more than one location. The ability to remotely access lone servers is only going to become more important - especially for companies with fewer IT pros on staff. It's...
- Tags: IP, Remote Server, IPEPS, Servers, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Many companies still ill-prepared for disasters
- According to a report on data center asset planning, up to 1 in 5 respondents say they have no disaster recovery plans -- or say that they are unsure. The real state of preparation is probably poorer, based on anecdotal evidence of human complacencies. Interestingly, even from a post...
- Tags: Report, Analysis, Disaster Recovery, Data Centers, Data Management, Storage, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Will the Internet hit full capacity by 2010?
- Jim Cicconi, the vice president of legislative affairs at AT&T, claims that the Internet's current network architecture "will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010" if no additional investments are made. Excerpt from ZDNet News: Cicconi, who was speaking at the event as part of...
- Tags: Broadband, Internet, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Western Digital releases new 10,000 rpm hard disk
- Western Digital has released a new 10,000 rpm hard drive called the VelociRaptor, which aced the battery of performance tests that PC World's Test Center threw at it. With a MTBF mean time between failure of 1.2 million hours, this drive is entirely suited for the enterprise, though WD...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp., VelociRaptor, WD, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Windows XP still the predominant workstation OS of choice
- A poll of 1,384 TechRepublic members shows a staggering 95% still operating corporate networks with Windows XP. What are your plans pertaining to existing Windows XP workstations come June 30, 2008? [Source: Poll found at Windows XP Service Pack 3...
- Tags: Workstation, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Security news roundup: Updates available for Firefox and Safari
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, which covers news that Microsoft will not prosecute ethical hackers probing its Web site for security hole; an exploitable flaw in the DivX Player involving subtitle files; and minor updates available for both Firefox and Safari Web browsers. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, DivXNetworks, Web Browser, Flaw, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Ad-funded software: A potential security vector?
- Last week brought news that Microsoft has quietly released an ad-funded version of Microsoft Works. Called Works "SE" -- which stands for "Sponsored Edition" -- the software is available free to PC makers, though they don't get any cut out of the ad revenue. Excerpt from CNET...
- Tags: Software, Security, Advertisement, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
