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RSS client machineSecuring Network-Based Client Computing: User and Machine Security
White Paper The IT industry is addressing two complementary aspects of securing client computers on "untrusted" networks: user security and machine security. This white paper explains the concepts of user and machine security and distinguishes between the two. [06 Jan 2005]
Thin Client Networking
White Paper A thin client network is a server based network where the majority, if not all, of the processing is done by the server rather than by the individual client machine(s). Software applications and programs are held and run on the server, and... [27 Jul 2007]
Thin Client Networking
White Paper A thin client network is a server based network where the majority, if not all, of the processing is done by the server rather than by the individual client machine(s). Software applications and programs are held and run on the server, and... [27 Jul 2007]
About RATs ... A Look at the Problem of SubSeven and "Remote Administration Trojans"
White Paper A Remote Administration Tool, or RAT, is a Trojan that when run, provides an attacker with the capability of remotely controlling a machine via a "client" in the attacker's machine, and a "server" in the victim's machine. [10 Apr 2008]
A Rich-Thin Client, Distributed Client-Server Environment Using a Declarative Language Architecture
White Paper There is also a continual tug towards rich client architectures that leverage the specific and richer capabilities of the client machine and operating system. Several recent technological advances, such as the cross-platform open source Mono... [19 Jan 2005]
Bug threatens Outlook users
News The user's mail client could be made to crash, or, more seriously, the attacker could cause the mail client to run code on the user's machine. According to Microsoft, such code could take any desired action, limited only by the permissions of the... [23 Feb 2001]
Microsoft hails "real progress" on improving security
News Specifically NAP determines whether a networked client machine is compliant with IT-defined network access policies when they try to connect. Once the machine is updated the client is automatically revalidated for network access. [14 Jul 2004]
Confusion over Office streaming service
News Generally run on a subscription basis, the advantages of the hosted model for the user include not having to pay for the software upfront, not needing as much processing power on the client side, and being able to benefit from updates being... [11 Feb 2008]
Faxes are "rubbish"? Not a bit of it...
News You all rallied behind the trusty fax machine and have informed us that it is still performing an admirably vital role in the working of the modern office. Stick it in the fax machine, or 2. At the end of the day a fax machine may not be `top of... [06 Sep 2002]
Symantec issues patches for four new security holes
News That's a big problem if the machine is a mission-critical server," said Alcoy. Just two months later, the company admitted its Internet Security package contained a back door that could be used by hackers to take control of the machine. [14 May 2004]
Multithreading, Distribution and Internet Programming Can be Easy
White Paper Threads share many properties with processes; we can use exactly the same model to describe concurrent execution of processes running on the same machine. Then again why limit ourselves to one machine? [24 Feb 2004]
Microsoft warns of Windows VPN software flaws
News The other bug affects Windows 2000 workstations and a select few Windows XP workstations, and allows a malicious user on a multi-user system to implant a Trojan horse that could be automatically executed by another unsuspecting user on the same... [31 Oct 2002]
Cheat Sheet: Cookies
Cheat Sheet We first ask users to choose if they want to download a cookie onto their machine for easy user ID on future visits. Getting a message every time a cookie is downloaded on your machine can drive you crazy - trust us, we've tried it. [29 Nov 2001]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment It sits in the host operating system and like a virtual machine can run its applications independently. One fix to this problem is to analyse any code downloaded to the machine to see if it is malicious. [26 Nov 2007]
Using JNDI With the WebSphere Application Server J2EE Thin Application Client
White Paper The IBM Java Application thin client provides a lightweight environment that can access J2EE resources externally via Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI), thus avoiding the overhead of a J2EE platform on the client machine. [19 Jan 2005]
