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Exploit Released for Critical PC Hijack Flaw
A fully working exploit for a worm hole fixed by Microsoft two days ago has been put into limited release, prompting new “patch now” warnings from computer security experts. The exploit, which allows PC takeover attacks on Windows XP SP2, has been published to Immunity’s partners program, which offers up-to-the minute information on new vulnerabilities…
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The Publishers Vs. Google
The best evidence of the great online-offline divide can be traced to the earliest days of the Web. As the Web was just creeping into prominence, if you had asked any hotshot market observer who would likely run the biggest online bookstore in the new medium, the answer would have been Barnes & Noble or…
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Sun Promotes Throwing the ‘Kitchen Sink’ at Java
Sun Microsystems is encouraging developers to throw everything including the kitchen sink into evolving the Java language. While Sun has announced its plans to open-source its Java technology, the company plans to maintain the sanctity of the standard language while enabling developers to experiment on bringing new features to Java, said Peter von der Ahe,…
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The Reshaping of the CIO in the Era of SarbOx
Gartner analyst French Caldwell has been covering governance, compliance and risk management since 2002. In a recent conversation with Baseline, he spoke about the regulatory developments affecting information-technology executives. Those include Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, which requires public companies to have certain internal controls in place, and indications that the Securities and Exchange Commission and…
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5 Years After Enron, Technologists May Be Better Off
In parts of the business world, the term “Sarbanes-Oxley” has become synonymous with overbearing and counterproductive regulation. But the legislation itself may have improved things for some top information-technology executives. Five years after the U.S. Department of Justice began investigating Enron, the changed legal environment of which SarbOx is the most visible part has given…
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Mobius Takes Content Integration to the Channel
Looking to build its nascent channel program, enterprise archiving solution vendor Mobius Management Systems has introduced a new solution program aimed specifically at systems integrators and ISVs. The Rye, N.Y.-based company is now offering its TCI Application Accelerator Program, or TAAP, to partners that are looking to provide customers with integrated access to diverse content.…
