TechRepublic Resources
- P2P is under attack, but is it attacking you?
- A great deal is said about P2P in the media, and the government is starting to truly weigh in as P2P has been in the courts, the subject of FCC and FTC hearings, and Congressional action is on the table now. Unfortunately, nobody who knows how much P2P traffic...
- Tags: P2P, Attack, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- P2P File Sender (rar)
- Easy Peer-to-Peer file sharing. Connect to lots of remote computers and accept connections from others. You can set your sharing directory, browse in remote computer files and download several files at the same time. Version 1 includes several bugs fixed and manual included (LT).
- Tags: P2P, Computer, Distancija, Peer To Peer (P2P), Productivity, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- Botnets: German researchers fight back
- In a recent post of mine, "Kraken: The biggest, baddest botnet yet," there wasn't much good news. In fact, reports describing the potential for harm and economic loss are downright scary. There maybe a glimmer of hope though. I just finished reading a Techworld article, "Researchers ‘poison' Storm botnet" by...
- Tags: Researcher, Bot, Peer To Peer (P2P), Productivity, Internet, Michael Kassner
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Torrent Searcher (0rc1-setup)
- Torrent Searcher is a easy to use multiple network file sharing program. A multiple file sharing program means that it can connect to different file sharing networks like Fasttrack, Gnutella, OpenFT, and Ares. Download your favorite music, movies, software, and Youtube videos. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: File-sharing, Torrent Searcher, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-18
- Riddle & Wimbish Does More With Less Effort by Using Windows Small Business Server 2003
- Riddle & Wimbish, a leading boutique law firm, upgraded its client-server environment by deploying Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 to improve communications and collaboration and enable lawyers and staff members to interact more easily with the firm's clients. By using Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access, staff members can access...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, P2P, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Peer To Peer (P2P), Network Administration, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Case studies
- Disable Simple File Sharing
- Windows XP uses a new streamlined method of sharing files, called 'Simple file sharing,' by default. This method is similar to the system used with Windows 9x/ME in that it does not check user credentials before allowing access to the share. The only option a person can specify is whether...
- Tags: Security, Method, Microsoft Windows XP, File-sharing, Microsoft Windows, Peer To Peer (P2P), Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Webcasts
- Bridgewater Systems and Allot Communications Help Top-Tier Service Provider Take Control of Peer-to-Peer Challenge
- The client offers tiered high-speed internet services and strives to guarantee a minimum level of bandwidth for its users. But with the network drain caused by Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and the impact that was having on non-P2P users, the Service Provider was left with two choices for restoring its service levels...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Allot Communications, P2P, Bridgewater Systems, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- Case studies
- The South West Civil Aviation Administration of China Looks to Soar Through IT Management Issues With Intel vPro Technology
- The South West Civil Aviation Administration of China (SWCAAC) has always been an early adopter of technology. However, while the management solution was equipped with remote management features, it was still limited in functionality and portability, and SWCAAC was left seeking more efficient solutions to manage its IT resources and...
- Tags: IT Administration, Intel vPro, PC, Information Technology, Administration, Intel Corp., SWCAAC, Peer To Peer (P2P), Desktops, Strategy, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Hardware, Management
- Case studies
- P2P Policies at Schools Could Upset Students and Parents
- Industry analysts have been talking about the emergence of encrypted Peer-to-peer applications. To this point, one really hasn´t seen P2P programs focus in on security encryption, as the content being transferred just wasn't considered sensitive enough by users to warrant the need for security. Soon one will be facing a...
- Tags: Security, P2P, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- White papers
- Educational Provider Cuts Migration Time by 80 Percent, Gains Access to Windows Market
- TeacherTube.com, the free educational file sharing site for teachers and students, was an immediate success, with 100,000 unique visitors, 200,000 total visits, and 10 million hits after just one month of operation. Schools wanted a self-hosted version of TeacherTube, to eliminate the bandwidth consumption and slow performance of downloads over...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Migration, Microsoft Corp., File-sharing, TeacherTube, Peer To Peer (P2P), Tools & Techniques, Linux, Open Source, Internet, Management, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies
- Securing Greynets in the Enterprise: Control IM, Block P2P and Prevent Spyware
- In addition to increased exposure of viruses, worms and other security threats, Instant messaging (IM) and P2P (Peer-to-Peer) also create risk of disclosure of intellectual property, loss of customer data, competitive leaks and spyware infections. This webcast explains how IM and P2P applications are specifically built to circumvent traditional security...
- Tags: IM, P2P, FaceTime Communications, Peer To Peer (P2P), Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet
- Webcasts
- Privacy-Invasive Software in File-Sharing Tools
- Personal privacy is affected by the occurrence of adware and spyware in peer-to-peer tools. In an experiment presented in this paper, five file-sharing tools are investigated and found that they all contained ad-/spyware programs, and, that these hidden components communicated with several servers on the Internet. Although there was no...
- Tags: File-sharing, Personal Privacy, File-sharing Tool, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- White papers
- A Peer-to-Peer Platform Based on Semantic Web Services
- This paper describes Everyware, a platform for distributed peer-to-peer Semantic Web services coordination. It is conceived to support personal information sharing among peers using different devices and hardware infrastructure. Using open standards and a completely distributed approach, Everyware allows end users to deploy personal Web services easily without requiring configuration...
- Tags: P2P, Web Service, Hardware, Semantic Web, Peer To Peer (P2P), Web Services, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- A Flow-Based Approach to Modeling ADSL Traffic on an IP Backbone Link
- Measurements from an Internet backbone link carrying TCP traffic towards different ADSL areas are analyzed in this paper. The originality of the experimental data reported in this paper, when compared with previous measurements from very high speed backbone links, is in that commercial traffic comprises a significant part due to...
- Tags: Backbone, Traffic, IP, France Telecom, Modeling, Peer To Peer (P2P), Tcp/Ip, Research & Development, Mice, Networking, Internet, Business Operations, Hardware, Peripherals
- White papers
- Spyware: The Hidden Threat to College Security
- Open web access lets Spyware attack your systems, menace sensitive data, and clog networks. Peer-to-peer file-swapping only makes these costly problems worse. This webcast explains how to protect your institute from today's internet threats.
- Tags: File-swapping, Computer Associates International Inc., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Webcasts
- A Service-Oriented Peer-to-Peer Middleware
- Nowadays, peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, e.g., filesharing networks like Gnutella, are specialised towards specific purposes. New P2P networks have to be created and installed to support new purposes. Furthermore, current P2P networks are almost impossible to use in business processes, because their lack of control makes them too unreliable. This paper...
- Tags: Network, P2P, Middleware, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- White papers
- Processor Sharing Models for Bluetooth-Based File Sharing Systems
- This paper analyzes the performance of a file sharing system based on the Bluetooth technology. Files are stored in a server to which clients may connect by setting up a Bluetooth connection. Files are transmitted over the TCP/IP protocol suite, and users alternate between activity and idle periods. The first...
- Tags: Processor, France Telecom, File-sharing, Bluetooth, Peer To Peer (P2P), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet
- White papers
- TechNet Webcast: Wide Area Network Performance Improvements in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn about the new performance enhancements in the Windows Server 2008 operating system that are designed to help a person get the most out of the Wide Area Network (WAN) investment. This webcast covers the Next Generation TCP/IP stack and Server Message Block (SMB)...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, File-sharing, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, WANs, Microsoft Windows, Peer To Peer (P2P), Digital Media, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Securing Workplace IM: Enabling Productivity and Disabling Malicious Activity
- The obvious productivity benefits of workplace IM and the lure of free video and music downloads have dramatically expanded IM and P2P use in the enterprise. These greynet applications are often deployed by the end user without IT permission, and are elusive at the network level. Their widespread use has...
- Tags: Workplace, IM, P2P, FaceTime Communications, Instant Messaging, Cyberthreats, Peer To Peer (P2P), Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Online Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts
- Attrition Defenses for a Peer-to-Peer Digital Preservation System
- In peer-to-peer systems, attrition attacks include both traditional, network-level denial of service attacks as well as application-level attacks in which malign peers conspire to waste loyal peers' resources. This paper describes several defenses for the LOCKSS peer-to-peer digital preservation system that help ensure that application level attrition attacks even from...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., P2P, Attack, Peer To Peer (P2P), Security, Internet
- White papers
