Symantec isn’t the only company to forecast improved enterprise IT spending based on quarterly results in the past few weeks; executives at EMC, IBM, and Intel all spoke positively about IT budgets rebounding in the coming months.
"Simply making the most of modern technology" says the Danish government, on the introduction of the internet during educational exams. Danish schools are to give students the previlege of being able to access websites for research information, as long a they do not coverse wih others online for answers -- For the first time in my life, I would probably be tmepted to cheat; they're just asking for it!
We can blame it all on this dastardly economy, but even in good periods, qualified individuals find it difficult to land a job as an executive.We can blame it all on this dastardly economy, but even in good periods, qualified... more
Blogging would not even exist if it were not for IT professionals collaborating, reviewing, and outdoing each other on a constant basis. Before, it was a behind the scenes process.To get the best in information technology blogs, stop by the below top 100 IT industry blogs by companies, corporations, professionals, and those who just outright love the business.Blogging would not even exist if it were not for IT professionals collaborating,... more
This is after I got my Laptop working with Flash,
for a long time it would not work with all types of flash.
it was a nice HoT Day so I went outside after fixing my Laptop.
in this Video you see me chating with my Viewers on Ustream.tv http://e-tard.tv http://twitter.e-tard.tvThis is after I got my Laptop working with Flash,
for a long time it would not work... more
SecurityBinge – a team composed of Chris Martin aka pr4ch, Tim Elrod aka ri0t, and Stefan Morris aka Janus – are forging a video podcast show addressing information security from the hacker’s perspective. Tim and Stefan, the show’s co-hosts, have years of experience both in corporate and hacker circles.SecurityBinge – a team composed of Chris Martin aka pr4ch, Tim Elrod aka ri0t, and... more
Pizza and porn. The two just plain belong together. So why has a pizza factory fired three employees over a little bit of on the job ooh-la-la-look-at-her? And why can't they settle the resulting (so far) five week strike?
Word has it that the reason those three Green Isle Foods employees were terminated is "improper use of the company's IT system, including the spreading of adult material." I don't know if that's code for "They sent a few links and pics!" or "They set up a mini studio by the assembly line!" Either way, I'm kinda concerned about how this whole strike will affect my late night snacking.
[It's better than delivery, its DiGiorno! -lol]Pizza and porn. The two just plain belong together. So why has a pizza factory fired... more
Firewalls must be considered in Risk Management, Data Consolidation, and Change Management. As a business grows, so does the rule set to account for new risks, network segments, and users. If the organization does not understand its risk exposure, such tools are of little use.Firewalls must be considered in Risk Management, Data Consolidation, and Change... more
100 years of congressional efforts to limit corporate spending in elections going down the drain !
This is a pretty depressing saga unfolding right before our eyes and it's another reason why we need cameras in the Supreme Court so we can view the mockery Roberts is making out of the Third Branch of government. They are about to grant corporations the right to spend unlimited amounts of money to attack political candidates right up until an election, which would make destroy the very fabric of our voting structure. Did you know that a corporation is an individual in Scalia's mind? http://thirdbranch.crooksandliars.com/john-amato/roberts-court-about-do-unthinkable
The Supreme Court is returning early from its summer recess to consider a potential watermark case that couldoverturn a century of campaign finance restrictions and clear the way for unregulated spending by corporations on political campaigns. The case, Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission, has grown from a limited question about a political documentary to a broad challenge to the government's right to restrict corporations from spending money to support or oppose political candidates.
Encompassing questions on First Amendment rights, the power of corporations and the influence of money on political elections, it's no wonder the case has created an assortment of strange bedfellows. Conservatives and liberals appear on both sides, either to defend the government's right to restrict corporate political advocacy or, on the other side, to argue that such regulations are a violation of the First Amendment.
To help sort through the complicated background and ramifications of the case, Bill Moyers talks with two prominent lawyers: Trevor Potter, president and general counsel of The Campaign Legal Center, who has submitted a brief to the court in support of the F.E.C.; and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney, who will be arguing before the court on behalf of Citizens United. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09042009/profile.html
“It’s here that the American dream decided it liked the taste of the vomit it was chocking on. Just rolled over on its back and screamed for more drugs. it didn't die.“ - Warren EllisTHIS IS NO DRILL !
100 years of congressional efforts to limit corporate spending... more
Soaring data-crunching demands, coupled with energy shortfalls, have motivated companies worldwide to invest in new, green, state-of-the-art data centres.Soaring data-crunching demands, coupled with energy shortfalls, have motivated... more
The government must stop making the same project errors repeatedly, and instead learn from its mistakes, according to a powerful committee of MPs.The government must stop making the same project errors repeatedly, and instead learn... more
This is the first part of my Black Hat interview with Andrew D. Hayter, Anti-Malcode Program Manager for ICSA Labs. In this installment, Mr. Hayter highlights the challenges businesses face in mitigating malware-related risks.This is the first part of my Black Hat interview with Andrew D. Hayter, Anti-Malcode... more
THE IT CHICKS, Episode 2: The girls get groped on their way to upgrading Frank's technology, but not before dedicating a Dirty Old Man Blog to his everyday harassing. Katie throws a fit about not being fondled anymore. And Barry comes up with more bad ideas.THE IT CHICKS, Episode 2: The girls get groped on their way to upgrading Frank's... more
This is the whole of the experimental film, It Felt Like a Kiss. It was the basis of the show I did in Manchester with Punchdrunk. The show may well come to London - but probably not till the end of the year. If you think you might want to go to the show, then you might not want to watch the film. Or you might.Adam Curtis' new film... take a look
This is the whole of the experimental film,... more
A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for hours, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems.
Twitter said in its status blog Thursday morning it was "defending against a denial-of-service attack," in which hackers command scores of computers to a single site at the same time, preventing legitimate traffic from getting through.
The fact that a relatively common attack could disable such a well-known Web site shows just how young and vulnerable Twitter still is, even as it quickly becomes a household name used by celebrities, large corporations, small businesses and even protesters in Iran.
"Clearly they need a stronger infrastructure to be able to fight this kind of attack," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at computer security firm Sophos. Twitter's tech support teams, he added, "must be frankly out of breath" trying to keep up with the site's enormous growth.
For Twitter users, the outage meant no tweeting about lunch plans, the weather or the fact that Twitter is down.
"I had to Google search Twitter to find out what was going on, when normally my Twitter feed gives me all the breaking news I need," said Alison Koski, a New York public-relations manager. She added she felt "completely lost" without Twitter.
The Twitter outage began at about 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) and lasted a few hours.
Facebook, whose users encountered intermittent problems Thursday morning, was also the subject of a denial-of-service attack, though it was not known whether the same hackers were involved. Unlike Twitter, Facebook never became completely inaccessible. Facebook said no user information was at risk.
By early afternoon (local time) both Twitter and Facebook seemed to be functioning, giving cubicle-bound social media addicts a collective sigh of relief. Twitter warned, though, that as it recovers, "users will experience some longer load times and slowness."
Technology business analyst Shelly Palmer told AP Radio that denial-of-service attacks are a reality of the information age.
"People tend to want to take sites that are very public and go after them," said Palmer, managing director of Advanced Media Ventures Group. "In fact you'd be surprised how many sites for major companies are really attacked on a daily basis. This is a crime, it's a real crime and it should be treated that way."
Earlier this week, Gawker Media, which owns the eponymous media commentary blog and other sites, was also attacked. In a blog post, Gawker said Tuesday it was attacked by "dastardly hackers," leading to server problems that caused network-wide outages Sunday and Monday. It was not immediately clear whether those attacks were related to Twitter's.
Thursday's was not the first -- and likely not the last -- outage for Twitter.
In addition to planned maintenance outages, overcapacity can cripple Web sites, especially such fast-growing ones as Twitter and Facebook.
In fact, service outage on Twitter once were so common that management began posting a "Fail Whale" logo on the Web site to signal when the service was down. The logo featured a whale being hoisted above the water by a flock of birds.
Millions of Twitter users aren't familiar with the 3-year-old service's history of frequent outages because they began tweeting in the past six months, around the same time that the San Francisco-based company had was spending more money to increase its computing power and reduce the disruptions. With the added capacity, the Fail Whale rarely surfaces any more.
Even so, the entire site being down means Twitter hasn't put enough measures in place to prevent such an attack, Cluley said. This could include working with Internet service providers to filter potentially malicious requests from legitimate ones, as well as having dispersed servers around the world.
Denial-of-service attacks are typically carried out by "botnets" -- armies of infected computers formed by spreading a computer virus thatA hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for... more
Nationwide unemployment may be heading toward double-digits in the U.S., but among the skills that are in highest demand are those of a Linux sysadmin.Nationwide unemployment may be heading toward double-digits in the U.S., but among the... more
“No longer is it adequate just to get a computer science degree and focus on the technical aspects of the job.” says Albert Hitchcock, Global CIO, Vodafone in an exclusive interview for MeettheBoss.com
Albert Hitchcock took charge of the technology information services organization at Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) in August 2007, following some 14 years with Nortel and took time out of his busy schedule to share his thoughts on the future of IT function for MeettheBoss.com.
In today’s super-competitive marketplace, he feels many companies and many technology professionals are missing a trick: “Information systems,” he says, “must be at the forefront of the business.”
Hitchcock believes that in the past the I.T. function was often viewed as “a necessary evil”, remote from the business and running in the background. This has to change “because of the way business is carried out today”, but the people who could benefit most from that change may be short-skilled.
In the interview for MeettheBoss.com, Hitchcock says that many I.T. professionals are missing out on opportunities because they lack business expertise. “Increasingly I.T. professionals have to be confident at communicating. They have to be good leaders. They have to inspire their teams. They have to be able to understand the dynamics of the business they’re in and contribute to business decisions [and] discussions … which is a change, right, and a lot of I.T. professionals are not so comfortable with that aspect.”
Billionaire Bill Gates on Friday urged India to move away from low-cost labour toward high-end research and development to keep its giant IT sector competitive.Billionaire Bill Gates on Friday urged India to move away from low-cost labour toward... more
