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RSS machinesCheat Sheet: Google Chrome OS
Cheat Sheet The Chrome OS will differ from traditional operating systems in one fundamental way: you won't be able to install any programs on machines that it's running on. Google has hinted that the OS will come on... [23 Nov 2009]
Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Figures from analyst Gartner released earlier this year reveal only 16 per cent of current IT workloads are running on virtual machines. Consolidating physical machines onto one device running multiple... [20 Nov 2009]
Real-Time Protection for Hyper-V
White Paper However, many methods for system protection that were tried and true in the physical world haven't lived up to their expectations when tasked with protecting virtual machines. Many maintain the false belief that... [13 Nov 2009]
Nevada's New Privacy Statute: How Businesses Should Respond
White Paper With respect to the primary exception of "Facsimile," given the prevalent convergence of traditional paper fax machines with electronic systems, at what point does a "Facsimile" become a violation of the statute? [13 Nov 2009]
FireEye: Taking the Botnet Threat Seriously
White Paper That threat is the botnet (for networks of bots, or compromised machines), a chimera of multiple functionalities that integrates compound malware threats and a remarkable range of functionality with remote network... [13 Nov 2009]
Effectively Securing Virtualized Data Centers: How an Identity-Aware Network Can Accelerate Server Virtualization Benefits
White Paper Virtual machines (VMs) themselves are no less secure than their physical counterparts, but organizations often apply different procedures to their deployment and management. For security directors at large organizations,... [13 Nov 2009]
Risk at Home: Privacy and Security Risks in Telecommuting
White Paper But for the chief technology officer or chief risk officer of today's organization, perhaps no issue presents more complexity - or more headaches - than the necessity to protect corporate and personal information in an environment where... [13 Nov 2009]
Guide to Unix/Linux Compliance Auditing: Solving Three Key Challenges
White Paper This can make it difficult for system administrators who manage hundreds or even thousands of networked Unix machines to prepare for audits. When Unix systems conquered market shares from the old mini-computer dinosaurs... [13 Nov 2009]
Westminster computing put on size-zero diet
News Measures being implemented under the green ICT action plans include server virtualisation, the use of thin client computers, using power management software to shut down unused machines, efficient printing practices,... [13 Nov 2009]
Cloud Computing Security: Making Virtual Machines Cloud-Ready
White Paper Lastly, it recommends a free software tool to initiate protection for virtual machines to ensure they are cloud-ready. This paper identifies security concerns arising in cloud computing environments and outlines methods... [12 Nov 2009]
Creating a Secure Base in a Virtual World
White Paper The adoption rate of Virtual Machines has exploded at most organizations, driven by the improved cost effectiveness of increased server utilization. Fortunately, Shavlik Technologies provide the same secure operating... [12 Nov 2009]
SQL Server Workload Consolidation: VMware ESX 3.5
White Paper With improvements in virtualization technology and hardware, even servers running large database workloads run well in virtual machines. An important consideration in consolidation scenarios is application performance... [12 Nov 2009]
Defeating IRC Bots on the Internal Network
White Paper It also discusses using the IRC honeypot to gain control of infected machines and remove bots from infected machines. The rapid growth of botnets represents the greatest computer security threat facing... [12 Nov 2009]
Adding the Easy Button to the Cloud With SnowFlock and MPI
White Paper Cloud computing promises to provide researchers with the ability to perform parallel computations using large pools of Virtual Machines (VMs), without facing the burden of owning or maintaining physical infrastructure. [12 Nov 2009]
Security Threat Report: July 2009 Update - A Look at the Challenges Ahead
White Paper Consequently, cybercriminals are developing techniques to infect machines behind-the-scenes by embedding malicious code on innocent websites and luring victims to them.has proven attacks are continuing to broaden. [12 Nov 2009]
