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  • IBM says less software security vulnerabilities found in 2009

    O'Higgins said the drop is likely attributable to software developers getting better at patching, debugging, and overall building applications.Moreover, these days, there are more tools to help developers scan for possible vulnerabilities before…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Vulnerabilities • Sql • Malicious • Decline • Cent • Categories

  • Oracle Exadata database engine to integrate Flash storage

    As data grows, queries tend to go slower," he said, adding that the transfer of huge volumes of data through the pipelines create bottlenecks that degrade the performance of the machines in the long run.Aside from Flash memory integration…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Transfer • Sun Microsystems • Processing • Executive • Disks • Compression

  • Windows needs patching every five days

    That's why we think this will make a difference.Secunia has published a white paper that details its PSI scan findings (download PDF). The typical home user running Windows faces the "unreasonable" task of patching software an average of every five…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Patching • Mechanisms • Mechanism • Master • Faces • Consumers

  • Websites offered free anti-hijack scans

    Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found. Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Scanning • Pages • Malware • Malicious Code • Domain • Analysis

  • VeriSign launches new website verification service

    VeriSign contends that potential visitors are more likely to buy something when they see VeriSign's seals.The business's website will also get a daily scan for malware. The scan can find if a Web site has been hacked and rigged to attack computers…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Websites • Trust • Ssl • Malware • Display • Certification

  • Virtualised USB key beats keyloggers

    It comes complete with its own browser hardwired to access only a particular bank service, and incorporates RSA Secure ID tokens for authentication.According to IronKey's Dave Jevans, the PCs used for corporate bank access were now considered so…
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Vpn • Virtualised • Trusted • Banking • Bank • Accounts

Latest Features

  • Fifteen free security and backup programs

    Simple.Antivirus programsAlwil Avast Home EditionPro: Capable malware detection Con: Confusing interface Bottom line: Solid antimalware protection AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5Pro: Good PC disinfection Con: Slow on-demand scans Bottom line…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Trust • Passwords • Hard Drive • Detection • Backups • Background

  • Windows 7 tool can turn laptop into rogue Wi-Fi access point for hackers

    WIPS products such as AirTight's and those from competitors such as AirMagnet and Motorola AirDefense scan the airwaves for unauthorised devices in the airspace - such as a Windows 7 SoftAP - and flag them as rogues that clients are not…
    23 February 2010
    Tags: Rogue • Hackers • Engineer • Ap • Agent • Access Point

  • Apple iPhone nuts and bolts

    The iPhone uses an ambient light sensor, describes The New York Times' David Pogue, in an illuminating 2007 column.Light sensors scan for electromagnetic intensity. You put it up to your ear and the screen goes blank.
    13 October 2009
    Tags: Reality • Hands • Status • Electrical • Smartphones • Gps

  • Engineers fix shortcomings of the traditional firewall

    The result can be a patchwork of security applications that scan traffic multiple times and add to the complexity of your infrastructure.Seeing an opportunity to "fix the firewall", a group of security engineers started a company in 2005 to…
    13 October 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Firewalls • Scanning • Legacy • Engineers • Filtering

  • Office in a bag: Basic 'musts' for the digital nomad

    The pen stores the scan until you can plug it via USB into your computer. Like humanity's original nomads, today's denizens of the open road must carry everything they need to make up a digital office into your shoulder bag or backpack.
    25 September 2009
    Tags: Scanner • Weight • Pocket • Style • Mouse • Matt

  • Apple's network sharing features in iTunes 9 could be better

    A scan of Apple forums and Google searches indicated this was a problem for other users as well. Out of all the new product announcements from Steve Jobs at Apple's most recent shindig, I was most intrigued by a feature in the new iTunes software…
    18 September 2009
    Tags: Music • Transfer • Announcements • Itunes • Windows Vista • Enable

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How-Tos

  • Run antivirus and anti-malware software

    I never recommended otherwise.What I have recommended several times was that people scan their hard drive with another, non-resident anti-malware program once a week, and also if they suspect foul play.
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Supplement • Programs • Malware • Background • Antivirus • Antimalware

  • Five free tools to spring clean your Twitter account

    These sites scan your followers and generate a list identifying which ones haven't tweeted in a while so that you to remove them accordingly. Twerp ScanTwerp Scan helps you manage your followers and the contacts you're following.
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Wish • Scan • Ratio • Date • Accounts • Account

  • Security tips for large and small businesses

    Until that day, try using software like Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (free for personal users) that will scan all software on your computer and give you a consolidated look at where security patches are missing.I've audited networks with…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Unpatched • Small Businesses • Enterpriseclass • Clicking • Bob • Active Directory

  • How to recover data from a backup

    Once you've got your PC back on track, update your antivirus definitions, then run a system scan. Backing up your data is essential: the information contained in a document on a hard drive can be nearly impossible to replicate or replace.
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Restore • Recover • Hard Drive • Folder • Documents • Document

  • How to save your business money on print costs

    For example, they could help you eliminate paper from the invoicing or expense reporting processes by suggesting that you scan documents instead of copying them, LeClair says. Procter s printing and copying functions.
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Copying • Productivity • Scale • Printing • Stores • Cost Savings

  • How to remove worms from Apple iPhone

    Rather, it can be installed on a computer (a display model at a retail store, for example) and instructed to scan all available wireless networks for vulnerable iPhones. Here's how to find out if you've caught a worm--and how to get rid of it.
    24 November 2009
    Tags: Library • Banking • Root • Startup • App • Antivirus Software

Reviews

  • Samsung SCX-4600 printer review

    Provided you're not constantly switching from one type to another, though, the Samsung SCX-4600's speed is very good.And the Samsung SCX-4600 can scan as well - we found the reproduction to be reasonably faithful.
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Tray • Scanner • Printer • Photo • Multifunction • Jobs

  • Epson Stylus SX415 printer review

    It may not be quite as fully-featured a scanner as on some MFDs, but the basic scan quality is good, and that's the most important aspect. The Epson Stylus SX415 is expensive for a multifunction printer, but it is a worthy product for your…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Printer • Photo • Multifunction • Images • Figure • Colour

  • Samsung SCX-4623F review

    This device comes with a simple but intuitive panel of buttons that lets you slip seamlessly from one mode to another.And while the generous sampling of number keys necessary for a good fax machine can swamp a lesser product, the Samsung SCX-4623F…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Samsung • Printers • Print • Pages • Figures • Facilities

  • Symantec Norton 360 Version 4.0 review

    Norton Insight aims to speed up the scan process by whitelisting known safe files on your PC. Copying a 2GB batch of photos and video clips onto our hard disk from a USB stick improved from 124 seconds before installing Symantec Norton 360 Version…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Symantec • Scan • Norton • Insight • Background • Antimalware

  • Neo4j review

    You can bundle up a query in a traversal object that will scan through multiple connected nodes to find the answer. At first glance, there's not much to Neo4j, a graph database written in Java that can be linked with Ruby and Python.
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Relationships • Query • Object • Nodes • Friends • Bob

  • Databases for social networks

    All it can do is scan the entire graph. Everyone loves social networks these days. Homeland security wants to track which terrorists know one another. Laundry companies want to know your friends so that they can get you to pass along the good word…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Table • Questions • Queries • Nodes • Movie • Friends

White Papers

  • Design Principles for IT Monitoring Systems

    These tools scan for problems with network, systems, and application resources that a company relies on for its business.However, IT managers face significant challenges deploying and managing these systems to their maximum benefit.
    23 November 2007
    Tags: Benefit • Achieve • Availability • Monitoring • Affect • Principles

  • Design Principles for IT Monitoring Systems

    These tools scan for problems with network, systems, and application resources that a company relies on for its business. Monitoring tools are critical to quickly identify and address problems that affect an IT organisations service to its users.
    26 October 2007
    Tags: Achieve • Monitors • Identify • Monitoring • Affect • Scan

  • Enhancing Performance with Disk Defragmentation

    The approach of this report is to display the improvement in antivirus and anti-spyware utility scan times (speed) before and after defragmentation using Diskeeper 2007. There are numerous well documented improvements to system performance and…
    21 September 2007
    Tags: Antivirus • Display • Automated • Environments • Defragmentation • Diskeeper

  • Regulatory Compliance

    You understand that the office copier has emerged as a networked device with many functions: copy, print, fax, and scan. By electing to deploy a scanning solution, you exhibit the foresight to recognize the unique return on investment an integrated…
    15 June 2007
    Tags: Paper • Scanning • Requirements • Productivity • Assess • Copier

  • Tips for Evaluating Scanning Solutions Before You Buy

    You understand that the office copier has emerged as a networked device with many functions: copy, print, fax, and scan. Total cost of ownership (TCO) attempts to quantify the costs associated with a specific product implementation over the…
    15 June 2007
    Tags: Ownership • Scanning • Productivity • White Paper • Evaluating

  • AppGate Client Check Feature

    The AppGate server asks the PC to run a certain command, which is first downloaded from the AppGate server, to scan the system. For a system administrator a connecting PC is always a potential threat to the security of the network.
    25 April 2007
    Tags: Check • Downloaded • Administrator • Binary • Security Server • Appgate

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