Recent Articles
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BI Software Keeps Eye on Disease
Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. medical community has been on high alert preparing for Anthrax and other biological attacks, as well as dealing with actual outbreaks of new diseases such as SARS and the West Nile virus. To fight this two-front battle of threat and outbreak, the medical community is turning…
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Honeypots, the Hottest Thing in Intrusion Detection
Firewalls used to be considered sufficient protection for an organization’s network. They are not anymore. The rapid growth of the Internet has provided hackers and other attackers with the ability to inflict major financial and public relations damage on an organization. Attackers are constantly developing new tools to exploit the applications necessary for an organization…
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F5 Secures Remote Access
Although F5 Networks Inc.’s initial foray into security appliances is a little rough around the edges, its FirePass 1000 has the potential to provide a flexible, powerful, SSL-based remote access solution for organizations looking to avoid IP Security’s administrative hassles albeit at a hefty price. The FirePass 1000’s price starts at $9,900 for 25 concurrent…
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IBM ThinkPad R50: Built to Take It
The IBM ThinkPad R50 notebook ($1,769 direct, tested configuration) knows when it’s falling. IBM’s new drive-protection technology senses rough handling and parks the hard drive heads. Should the notebook hit the deck, the drive and its data are likely to remain intact, even if the computer itself is damaged and becomes unusable. The Active Protection…
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How to Innovate When the Budget’s Tight
“Occasionally innovation is exponential but usually it’s incremental,” says Kenneth Kraemer, a professor of information systems at the University of California-Irvine and director of the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations, a think tank. Indeed, for internal technology staffs, “think small” may be the mantra for 2002. The thinking still has to serve…
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Windows XP System Information Fails
When I try to display the System Information in Windows XP Home, I get the following response: Can’t Collect Information. Cannot access the Windows Management Instrumentation software. Windows Management files may be moved or missing. What can I do to correct this problem? The error message does not tell me what files are missing, so…
