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Malicious Software Prevention for NERC CIP-007 Compliance: Protective Controls for Operating Systems and Supporting Applications
White Paper Utilities attempting to meet the North American Electric Reliability Corporation "Critical Infrastructure Protection" (NERC CIP) requirements have encountered an unexpected, but very serious conundrum in the cyber-security realm: should... [13 Nov 2009]
Virtual Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Using VMware Infrastructure 3 and EMC CLARiiON CX3-20 iSCSI Storage
White Paper Planning a new implementation to Exchange Server 007 or an upgrade from a previous version of Exchange presents the opportunity to move onto a highly reliable and disaster-tolerant virtual infrastructure using the... [20 Feb 2008]
Leading Silicon Valley Law Firm Says "Case Closed" to Spyware
White Paper As one of the country's top high-tech law firms, Fenwick & West is proud of its IT expertise. The firm has a lot riding on its network, with thousands of emails, instant messages, and voice over IP communications that need to be tightly... [22 Jun 2007]
Broadband: You've never had it so good
News Broadband prices are hitting new lows worldwide, a new report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has found. As of the start of this year, Brits pay around $0.63 per 100Kbps, placing Blighty just outside the top 10... [06 Dec 2006]
Apple plugs 31 holes in OS X
News Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day wi-fi hijack flaw. Apple's Security Update 2006-007 includes fixes for flaws in Apple's own code as well as third-party... [29 Nov 2006]
Photos of the month - November 2006
Photo Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, UK as seen from Google Earth.silicon.com chose its favourite Google Earth images, showcasing the fascinating images from the search giant's satellites.copyright: Google [27 Nov 2006]
Photos: Get your Bluetooth into 007's style
Photo With the release of Casino Royale upon us, Bluetooth can facilitate your transformation into 007, it seems. A number of watch manufacturers have decided to include Bluetooth in their latest pieces of wrist-wear with a... [20 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.11.06
Round-Up News broke this week which briefly left the Round-Up genuinely speechless and torn by a terrible conundrum. Are men who get their mobile phones out and put them on the table in an attempt to impress women the very zenith of human... [17 Nov 2006]
Techies wanted for 007 jobs
News MI6, the intelligence agency for overseas operations, is looking to recruit IT and technology experts to gather data and spy on computers in other countries. An advert appeared in Thursday's Times newspaper as part of the organisation's... [28 Apr 2006]
Leader: Shoppers ain't James Bond
Leader Banks and credit card companies are being pulled in two directions. On the one side they want faster, more convenient ways for customers to pay - but on the other they need to tighten security and crack down on fraud. [14 Mar 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.10.05
Round-Up silicon.com has been hanging out with the Dames in Vienna this week.but not just any old dames. Dame Stella Rimington, former head of MI5, turned novelist, this week delivered the keynote at the RSA Conference Europe over in the Austrian... [21 Oct 2005]
007 wannabes wanted
News The overseas intelligence service MI6 has launched a new website to enlist recruits - so would-be 007s can now sign up online. The website contains the history of the organisation, officially known as the Secret Intelligence Service... [13 Oct 2005]
Mozilla notches up 75 million Firefox downloads
News As it marked the 75 millionth download of its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation said it was expanding in several directions. The foundation's open source email reader, Thunderbird, is approaching its 10 millionth download. [27 Jul 2005]
Spies seek new 'Q' for high-tech gadgets
News The government agency that provides high-tech help for UK spies is looking for a new chief. Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC), based near Milton Keynes, is looking for a new chief executive - the real-life version of... [19 Apr 2005]
My first computer: The Acorn Electron
News This article was first published in January 2002 as part of our 'Technologies That Time Forgot' series. We are running the full series again to mark the recent re-birth of Commodore. Here Will Sturgeon considers one of the rivals to the... [14 Jan 2005]