open source security
Photos: Google takes the wrapping off Chrome OS
Photo Google released the source code for Chrome OS on Thursday, beginning the process of producing a browser-based operating system by the end of 2010 for lower-end PCs called netbooks. Google has three top priorities for... [23 Nov 2009]
Doing business with citizen developers: Beware the legal pitfalls
Comment Although somewhat similar to the development of the open source community, in this case individual developers are creating code for profit and likely on a closed-source basis. Is it the... [23 Nov 2009]
Firefox 3.6 beta aims to improve stability
The new beta — for Windows, Mac and Linux — includes a component directory lockdown that makes it harder for other software to meddle with the open-source browser. The change should also improve... [19 Nov 2009]
New Web Threats in 2009
White Paper Techniques using rich media, open source platforms, web 2.0 collaboration tools; social networking sites and a host of emerging technologies expose networks to a new breed of web... [13 Nov 2009]
Integrating Wired IDS With Wi-Fi Using Open-Source IDS to Complement a Wireless IDS/IPS Deployment
White Paper To address security concerns in wireless LAN deployments, many organizations have deployed Wireless Intrusion Detection Systems (WIDS) to monitor wireless activity for signs of attack. Deployed as an integrated... [12 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo Google Android is also featuring on netbooks, with Acer recently launching a device that can dual boot both the open source OS and Windows 7. Check out which other phones made the open... [12 Nov 2009]
Open Source Security Myths Dispelled
White Paper Is it risky to trust mission-critical infrastructure to open source software? Why should we pay an open source vendor when open source... [12 Nov 2009]
Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark
White Paper Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, has become an essential tool to locate and diagnose the cause of network problems in the most efficient and cost-effective method possible. [03 Nov 2009]
Introduction of SSL Protocol and OpenSSL Basic
White Paper OpenSSL is an open source, multi-platform implementation of the SSL. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a kind of cryptographic protocol that provides security and data integrity for... [05 Oct 2009]
Securing IP Networks
White Paper These security concerns are compounded by the fact that IP and open source technologies are breaking down walls within and among wireless and wireline networks, and between carriers and... [01 Oct 2009]
Google's Chrome-in-IE tech means higher malware risk, says Microsoft
News Google Chrome Frame is an open source plug-in that is currently in an early developer release and was designed with security in mind from the beginning," Google said. Given the... [28 Sep 2009]
Why malware writers are turning to open source
News According to Candid Wüest, threat researcher with security firm Symantec, around 10 per cent of the Trojan market is now open source. And while open... [18 Sep 2009]
Red Hat Open Source Security
White Paper The open source development model allows innovation to happen rapidly in all areas—including security. Open source technology gives administrators... [18 Sep 2009]
Open Source in the Next Computing Wave
White Paper And open source is once again playing a major role. The current economic climate is also forcing more systematic thinking about costs in general, including those associated with overall complexity and... [16 Sep 2009]
Pro-Linux group snaps up Microsoft patents
News A pro-open-source group said on Tuesday it has acquired 22 patents recently sold by Microsoft - patents that the group said could have been used against Linux. The Open Invention... [09 Sep 2009]
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