Database and Network Journal articles from February 2006

Database and Network Journal archives from February 2006

How computer viruses work.(SECURITY)
February 1, 2006... Computer viruses tend to grab our attention. On the one hand, viruses show us how vulnerable we are. A properly engineered virus can have an amazing effect on the worldwide Interact. On the other hand, they show how sophisticated and...

Security.
February 1, 2006... Security is being free from danger. The term can be used with reference to crime, accidents of all kinds, etc. Security is a vast topic 'including security of countries against terrorist attack, security of computers against crackers, home...

Security Risk Management--the answer to your security prayers.(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
February 1, 2006... It used to be the case that only the most technical members of the IT department understood IT security. Viruses, Trojans and worms were not terms used outside the IT room, management did not yet worry about hackers or 'zombie' machines, and...

Cyber extortion is now a very real threat--is your business at risk?(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
February 1, 2006... Criminal gangs are increasingly using the Internet as a tool to extort money from businesses. Thousands of Distributed Denial of Service attacks are occurring globally every day and it is vital that senior management wakes up to the very real...

Six new year resolutions for IT security managers.(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
February 1, 2006... So 2005 has gone down as the worst year for data security breaches. I suppose the good news is that we seemed to be less troubled by viruses, so either the virus developers have got bored, or our anti virus technology has got better, or maybe...

Risky business--the self auditing database.(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
February 1, 2006... The increasing frequency of database attacks is driving federal and state legislation that requires virtually every organization to deploy more robust audit mechanisms to protect sensitive data. To meet this requirement, some organizations...

You can't manage what you can't see!(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
February 1, 2006... Security threats have grown more menacing with the appearance of the likes of Sober, Mytob, and Bagle. Along with the newer trends of spyware, phishing and key logging the implications of ineffective information security have become potentially...

Content Management Trends 2008.(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
February 1, 2006... Enterprise Content Management (ECM) will be required to respond to increased external regulation and face up to security threats, leading vendor Objective Corporation is warning today. It has identified seven key trends that will impact how...

Wi-Fi.(SECURITY)
February 1, 2006... Wi-Fi (also WiFi, Wi-fi, Wifi, or wifi) is a set of product compatibility standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. New standards beyond the 802.11 specifications, such as 802.16(WiMAX), are...

Designing patterns.(Designing Interfaces)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Over the past few years 'patterns' have swept across the programming landscape. Whether it is patterns in Java or patterns in Ruby, programmers can now find coding assistance in a plethora of books. When it comes to the visual elements of...

Wireless Hacks.(IT News)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Wireless data networks are beaming information around the comer, across town, and to the ends of the Earth. Wireless technology is getting people connected to each other cheaply and more easily than any other networking technology since the...

'Monad'.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... --Of all the new products that Microsoft has made available in beta release over the past year, Monad might be the least known. But this new interactive command line and scripting language is essential for those who want reduce the number of...

Linux multimedia hacks.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... When you think of computers with multimedia power you probably don't immediately Think of Linux. You may think of Apple's new imac with built in iSight camera Front Row, and iLife, or you may think of a Windows XP Multimedia Center. However...

Callidus TrueAnalytics module.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... TrueAnalytics is, a new component of the TrueComp Enterprise Product Suite that offers sales, marketing and finance executives and analysts the strategic insight and ad hoc analysis capabilities they need to drive sales performance. Callidus...

Skype.(internet telephone service)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Tired of dealing with your old phone system? Turn to Skype and begin to save money, have fun, and customize with innovative ideas. Author Andrew Sheppard, calls Skype "a technology that is limited only by your imagination-" Though the savings...

PTC & IBM to offer PLM in China.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... PTC Product Development Company have announced a cooperative marketing agreement with IBM effective January 1, 2006. The companies' activities under the agreement will focus primarily on the emerging Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market in...

European companies turn a blind eye to Sarbanes-Oxley.(IT News)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... 100% of European companies questioned in a survey by Wax Digital believe that it is only a matter of time before EU legislation follows the precedent set by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in the USA. 43% stated that they expect any future EU...

5.5 million installed servers for vendors to improve sales.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... A new IDC study has highlighted the fact that examining the server installed base and asset value is an increasingly important focus for effectively planning future sales into the mature Western European server market While there is still some...

"Greasemonkey Hacks'.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... --If the Web is really the information super highway, then surely the web browser is the car that navigates the streets. And what's a car without a personalized license plate, chosen color, or customized interior? The same goes for the web...

QuickUML 2.0 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... QuickUML is an intuitive UML tool, well suited to agile development methods or extreme programming. A tabbed window provides tight integration and synchronization to the entire project through use cases, class models, object models, dictionary...

Attunity InFocus.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... Attunity Ltd has launched Attunity InFocus, a solution that addresses the daily operational needs of enterprise business managers and which can be quickly adapted to the way enterprise business managers, at all levels, manage and monitor their...

Western European government IT spending to reach $50 billion in 2009, says IDC.(IT News)
February 1, 2006... According to a new IDC study, Western European government IT spending will reach $50 billion by 2009, increasing 3% between 2005 and 2009. IT suppliers that want to win business in this area must target local authorities, offer solutions...

Hyperion Master Data Management.(dbms software)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Hyperion's Master Data Management gives its customers a significant advantage when implementing a Business Performance Management solution, according to a recent article published by leading UK analyst group, Bloor Research. 'There was one...

Spam levels to remain constant through 2006.(Security)
February 1, 2006... SoftScan reports that although spam has increased by 13% m 2005, levels have remained fairly constant and SoftScan expects that the average amount of spam in 2006 will remain at today's level of 85% of all email traffic. This is despite a...

Imprisoned Russian billionaire's fortune offered by 419 scammers.(Security)
February 1, 2006... Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centres, have stopped thousands of messages related to an email seam that attempts to fool computer users into thinking they are in line to receive money from a jailed Russian oil...

Florida spammer receives 6.5 million pounds fine.(Security)
February 1, 2006... According to media reports, an US-based ISP has been awarded the amount of 6.5 billion pounds in a judgement against a Florida man who sent millions of unsolicited spam emails. Robert W. Kramer, owner of CIS Internet Services in Iowa, USA...

US spam defendent to be sentenced to at least two years in jail.(Security)
February 1, 2006... A man accused of sending millions of illegal spam emails from compromised computers belonging to well known companies and government organisations, is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday and is likely to face a prison sentence of at least two...

Latest dirty dozen spam relaying countries.(Security)
February 1, 2006... Sophos has published its latest report on the top twelve spam relaying countries over- the last quarter of 2005. Experts at SophosLabs scanned all spam messages received in its global network of spam traps, and have revealed that although the...

iHateSpam for Exchange certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.(Security)
February 1, 2006... Sunbelt System Sotfware announces that iHateSpam for Exchange, the company's dual engine anti-spam solution, has been certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise editions. Certification testing was conducted by VeriTest,...

Free encryption software.(Security)
February 1, 2006... Steganos has released its first freeware application, LockNote. The software is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), so that the open source community can use and build upon Steganos's source code. Available to download...

Obscene kama sutra worm spreads via mail.(Security)
February 1, 2006... SophosLabs have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain obscene pictures and sex movies. The Nyxem-D worm (also known as Emmail-Worm Win32.VB.bi or W32.Blackmail.E can spread via email using a variety of pomographic...