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RSS science5 Steps Every Business Can Take to Guard Against Botnets
White Paper Robot networks and zombie armies may sound like names from science fiction. Unfortunately, they identify actual threats to information systems across the globe. By secretly invading business Internet connections, hackers... [13 Nov 2009]
Risk, Responsibility & Opportunity: The CEO's Guide to Climate Action
White Paper Thanks to science it now has an increasingly clear and ominous picture of how climate is changing. As their knowledge continues to evolve, scientists have issued stronger and more compelling warnings about the impacts of... [13 Nov 2009]
WLAN RF Architecture Primer: Single-Channel and Adaptive Multi-Channel Models
White Paper This paper compares the two models in technical detail, allowing the reader to follow the science behind marketing claims, and develop an informed and objective opinion of the merits of vendors' solutions. [12 Nov 2009]
SecSip: A Stateful Firewall for SIP-Based Networks
White Paper SIP-based networks are becoming the de-facto standard for voice, video and instant messaging services. Being exposed to many threats while playing an major role in the operation of essential services, the need for dedicated security... [12 Nov 2009]
Modeling and Management of Service Level Agreements for Digital Video Broadcasting(DVB) Services
White Paper This paper describes a metamodeling strategy of Service Level Agreements for Digital Video Broadcasting services based on Service Level Agreement Language(SLAng). The purpose of the paper is to provide a detailed analysis of SLAs in this... [12 Nov 2009]
Tech grads finding it harder to land job in IT
News Computer science graduates continue to be sought-after as employers recognise that, in an increasingly competitive market, IT is a vital tool for commercial success. The number of IT graduates able to land a job in the... [12 Nov 2009]
The Case for Thermoelectrics in the Data Center: A New Approach and Use of an Old Science
White Paper Over the past several years' corporate enterprises and the Information Technology (IT) industry in general have increased their awareness relating to the "Greening" of the data center or the "Greening of IT" for the main purpose of... [11 Nov 2009]
An MTIDD Based Firewall: Using Decision Diagrams for Packet Filtering
White Paper This paper explores the use of Multi-Terminal Interval Decision Diagrams (MTIDDs) as the central structure of a firewall packet filtering mechanism. This is done by first relating the packet filtering problem to predicate logic, then... [11 Nov 2009]
Associating the Authentication and Connection-Establishment Phases in Passive Authorization Techniques
White Paper Port Knocking and Single Packet Authorization (SPA) are passive authorization techniques that provide firewall-level authentication to ensure authorized access to potentially vulnerable network services. [11 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up The report said improvements to the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths need to be made in order to create the next generation of software developers. Question: What do Britain's hairdressers and IT... [06 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News The analysts said improvements to the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths need to be made in order to create the next generation of software developers, while better tax incentives for investment,... [03 Nov 2009]
Hybrid Intelligent Intrusion Detection System
White Paper Intrusion Detection Systems are increasingly a key part of systems defense. Various approaches to Intrusion Detection are currently being used, but they are relatively ineffective. Artificial Intelligence plays a driving role in security... [30 Oct 2009]
Crossing the Valley of Death
White Paper The mission of research funders, such as the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is to fund innovative work that proves new principles in engineering and science. Death Valley in California is the desert... [26 Oct 2009]
UK software industry - alive and kicking
News The analysts said improvements to teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths needs to be improved in order to create the next generation of software developers, while better tax incentives for investment,... [23 Oct 2009]
Naked CIO: Put more business in IT education
Comment Firstly, as IT is as much an applied art as it is a science, the practical elements that prepare students in other disciplines are absent in IT education. What can be done to better train students for the IT workplace? [12 Oct 2009]
