Top Layer
RSS Top LayerCentralizing Identity and Access Management in Unix/Linux Environments: Using BoKS to Overcome the Inherent Security Gaps of NIS
White Paper Tools like 'Sudo' introduce yet another layer of user management and authorization on top of the operating system. User administration in a large Unix/Linux domain is a complex task since each host... [13 Nov 2009]
Financial Fraud and Internet Banking: Threats and Countermeasures
White Paper While users believe they are performing actions on the visible layer, they are actually interacting with a transparent layer on top of the visible layer. To reach the... [12 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News The main concern is that virtualisation adds an additional software layer that dodgy characters might be able to attack. The momentum around virtualisation looks likely to continue next year too: the technology more... [11 Nov 2009]
Photos: Forget paper - meet the printer that can print your car parts
Photo A layer of powder, made out of either plastic, metal or sand, is then deposited in a container inside the printer. A fresh coating of powder is then deposited and the next tier of the image is etched by the laser, fusing... [27 Aug 2009]
Five Steps to Secure Outsourced Application Development
White Paper According to Gartner and the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), 75% of new attacks target the application layer and software vulnerabilities have reached an all time high - with more than 7,000 new vulnerabilities... [14 Jul 2009]
Guide to Using Network IPS to Protect Against Next-Generation Cyber Threats
White Paper The Top Layer IPS 5500 E-Series is presented along with specific guidelines for deploying network IPS with policies to provide optimum protection against the evolving threat landscape. Network security... [01 Jul 2009]
Spam Double-Funnel: Connecting Web Spammers With Advertisers
White Paper They propose a five-layer, double-funnel model for describing end-to-end redirection spam, present a methodology for analyzing the layers, and identify prominent domains on each layer using two sets of... [01 Jul 2009]
BT virtually moves to the cloud
News In the future, BT's real interest is in the service layer on the top. So it has to create an architecture that allows it to deliver that service layer effectively, without necessarily... [19 Jun 2009]
From CMS Products to Open Content Repositories - An ECM Paradigm Shift
White Paper CMS products store the content in a repository that provides a façade or extension layer on top of data stores to enable creation and management of content. More and more applications today are driven... [11 Jun 2009]
The Next Generation Progress in Core Banking Technology
White Paper At the same time, modular architecture is enabling CIOs to replace the weakest components on a selective basis, either as an application on top of the legacy layer, as an entirely new module, or as a... [30 May 2009]
Avoiding the EPIC FAIL: Improving Software Development Success With ActivePerl
White Paper But once the first line of code is written, complexities begin to layer one on top of the other. It is easy to sympathize with software developers trying to build large, complex enterprise software... [14 May 2009]
ZXTM Supports GreatSchools by Helping With the ABCs: Application Acceleration, Bandwidth Savings and Content Compression
White Paper They have three x86 boxes running FreeBSD 6 and two incumbent network switches that do simple Layer-4 load balancing. They were looking for a solution that would run on top their operating system of... [30 Apr 2009]
Implementation of an On-Demand Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
White Paper ESR has a fast recovery mechanism relying on MAC layer feedback to overcome frequent network topology changes resulting from node mobility and unreliability. ESR is implemented in their WSN environment consisting of EYES... [23 Apr 2009]
A Platform Independent Model and Threat Analysis for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper Mobile Ad Hoc NETworking (MANET) is a layer on top of an existing wireless network to assist in discovery and multi-hop routing of packets across a network topology. While extensive work has been... [03 Apr 2009]
Innovation Network Lecture Series: HAIL (High-Assurance and Integrity Layer) for Cloud Computing
White Paper One of a variety of potential technologies being explored in EMC's research and technology groups, HAIL (High-Assurance and Integrity Layer) offers a new approach to building reliable and cost-effective cloud storage... [02 Apr 2009]
