In the face of rising and increasingly sophisticated threats, software giant offers up a framework for classifying and responding to incidents of cybercrime.
With quad-core horsepower, dual-monitor support, and a speedy SSD as well as a hard drive, this $899 desktop poses IT managers a tough question: Deploy it to staff or keep it for yourself?
With quad-core horsepower, dual-monitor support, and a speedy SSD as well as a hard drive, this $899 desktop poses IT managers a tough question: Deploy it to staff or keep it for yourself?
For Canonical, there may well be a silver lining in cloud computing that could finally lead the company to Linux profitability as it looks to convert users of the free product to a premium version.
Putting the security software offerings from 35 different vendors through their paces, researchers at Matousec conclude that all are susceptible to an exploit that could hobble Windows-based devices.
<b>Inatux:</b> "Let's look at it mathematically, "GNU / Linux" means GNU divided by Linux. How does that make any sense? At best it implies Linux is dividing GNU, making it harder to work and communicate with contributors; which is simply not true."
<b>Howtoforge:</b> "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 10.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware"
<b>Click:</b> "Just this kind of problem, in my opinion, is a very good reason why the 10.04 LTS should have been more like a refined, bug-fixed Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) rather than an alpha for what might get fixed in Ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04."
Following revelations about a zero-day vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft has broken with its custom and announced plans to ship an "out-of-band" patch.
<b>Tech Drive-In:</b> "How to download YouTube videos in Ubuntu is probably among the first things a newbie Ubuntu user will ask for. There are simply a number of application to do the same, but there is an even better way."
<b>LinuxPR:</b> Fluendo S.A. announces its first webinar entitled "Solving the Legal Puzzle of Linux Deployments" aimed understanding the legal implications o0f Linux deployments.
<b>Linux User & Developer: </b>"The first three months of the year were defined, in the technology sector, by some very scary numbers. Just feast your eyes on some of these."
As winter blows itself out and spring blossoms, Microsoft's troops are digging in to provide compelling new features and updates for its Bing search engine.
As winter blows itself out and spring blossoms, Microsoft's troops are digging in to provide compelling new features and updates for its Bing search engine.
<b>The Register: </b>"Two years ago, cosmonaut and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth challenged open sourcers to turn the Linux desktop into a piece of art. Shuttleworth's Canonical has now launched Ubuntu 10.04, which goes a long way towards that Mactastic vision."
You think netbooks are small and light? Check out Fujitsu's micro-mini: Coat-pocket-sized, 1.1 pounds, full PC functionality plus GPS. Is this $849 Windows 7 show-off a traveling exec's most irresistible gadget?
You think netbooks are small and light? Check out Fujitsu's micro-mini: Coat-pocket-sized, 1.1 pounds, full PC functionality plus GPS. Is this $849 Windows 7 show-off a traveling exec's most irresistible gadget?
The social networking site has plenty of security problems of its own making to resolve and, in the interim, professional cyber thieves are exploiting other vulnerabilities.