Database and Network Journal articles from June 2005

Database and Network Journal archives from June 2005

Is your development team working on development?(information technology workers surveyed)
June 1, 2005... According to a recent Gartner Benchmarking Report, only 40% of the activities conducted by application development teams, on average, are associated with support of the application. Any executive in charge of application development should be...

Counter threat fraudulent identity theft.(FortiGate of Fortinet Inc.)
June 1, 2005... Fortinet have confirmed its FortiGateT systems, security appliances that provide integrated security applications, help defeat the growing threat of a new form of malicious electronic crime--'Pharming.' Fortinet is complementing its integrated...

Password management receives vote of no confidence.(information technology managers surveyed)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Passwords are the most basic element of any IT security system, yet new research findings revealed today show that many organisations are still tripping up at this first security hurdle. According to new research into "password management"...

Network security at home-questions & answers.(analysis)
June 1, 2005... Computer security What is computer security? Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your computer. Prevention measures help you to stop unauthorized users (also known as "intruders") from...

Building a 24 X 7 database.(databases design)
June 1, 2005... The Risk of Downtime Over the last few years, corporations have invested billions of dollars to integrate the automations of core business systems into large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications. Increasing reliance on the...

Evolutionary database design.(analysis)
June 1, 2005... Over the last few years we've developed a number of techniques that allow a database design to evolve an application develops. This is a very important capability for agile methodologies. The techniques rely on applying continuous integration...

Michael Jackson suicide spam leads to Trojan horse.
June 1, 2005... Sophos's are warning of a spam campaign that claims Michael Jackson has attempted suicide in an bid to lure innocent computer users into being infected by a Trojan horse. Sophos has identified hundreds of the spam messages being sent, preying...

Latest Mytob worms use a new trick to fool users.(analysis)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Sophos's are warning that new versions of the Mytob worm are continuing to be spread across the internet--and many have adopted a new technique to try and infect innocent computer users. Hackers are releasing new versions of the Mytob worm...

The key to compliance.(management of regulatory compliance)
June 1, 2005... In the wake of the Enron and Worldcom accounting scandals, the regulations an enterprise implements to ensure its integrity are open to increasing scrutiny. This has given rise to a growing number of initiatives such as Basel II, the...

Holy See connects to Research and Education Networks.(GEANT2 network new services)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Due to the recent 100 Mbps direct connection to the GARR network, the Holy See is now linked to the pan-European GEANT2 network, making available a vast and diverse array of resources to students and researchers world wide and becoming an...

Record high spam and virus totals.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FrontBridge Technologies Inc. have warned business email users of recent anomalies on its network that point to a flood of spam and viruses aimed at corporate desktops. Spam volumes on the global FrontBridge network reached record highs in...

Trojan claims PM email compromised.(Virus Notes)(SophosLabs)(Prime Minister)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... SophosLabs are warning computer users to be wary of an email message that claims that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's email account has been hacked. The email message was spammed out to British email addresses during the night of the UK...

Newly discovered Firefox bugs 'extremely critical'.(Virus Notes)(Mozilla)
June 1, 2005... A pair of unpatched vulnerabilities in Mozilla's Firefox Web browser--rated as "extremely critcal" by one security firm--could allow an attacker to take control of a PC simply by getting a user to visit a malicious Web site, Mozila say.. ...

Norton AntiVirus 10.1 for Mac.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Symantec Corp. have announced its new Norton AntiVirus 10.1. for Macintosh. The new release offers new features as well as compatibility with Mac OS X v 10.4 'Tiger.' Symantec expects the software to be widely available in May. New...

Industry's first comprehensive report on Spyware.(Virus Notes)
June 1, 2005... Webroot Software has releasest the anti-spyware industry's first comprehensive report on spyware. The State of Spyware Report is an in-depth review and analysis of the impact of spyware, adware and unwanted software on consumers and...

Wurmark-K worm.(analysis)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Wurmark-K spreads as an email attachment and displays a picture of an albino gorilla as it infects innocent computers. Emails carrying the virus have a variety of characteristics including subject lines: Hehehe LOL!!' and 'Your Photo Is On...

Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in May.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Sober-N worm storms the chart and topples Zafi-D The report, compiled from Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, reveals that the new Sober-N worm has toppled Zafi-D, which dominated the top of the virus chart for the previous...

Kaspersky's Top 20 for May.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... 1-Net-Worm.Win32.Mvtob.c 24.28% 2-Email-Worm.Wird2.NetSkv.q 15.54% 3-Email-Worm.Win32.NetSkv-.aa 5.27% 4-Email-Worm.Win32.NetSkv.b 4.00% 5-Email-Worm.Wird2.Zafi'b ...

Is the Spam you send justified?(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Research reveals that UK workers are resigned to a deluge of Spam and this apathy sends confusing signals about what is acceptable. UKFast says today's arena of Spam is so diverse that those receiving it often don't realise, and more...

'Trojan' encrypts files, demands $200 for key.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Computer criminals have launched a new type of online attack that steals information, encrypts it, then demands a ransom from the computer owner to get the material back. Security experts said such a scheme has been around awhile, but in...

Defining spyware terms.(Virus Notes)
June 1, 2005... Webroot Software have released its definition of spyware and other related terms following the publication of their' State of Spyware Report', (available at www.webroot.com/stateofspyware)_as follows: Spyware is essentially any kind of...

Enhanced multi-layer virus engine.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FrontBridge Technologies have added the Kaspersky anti-virus engine to its multi-layered email security service. Every message that enters the FrontBridge Global Network is scanned by multiple anti-vints engines before it reaches a customer's...

HASP protects tiger.(Virus Notes)(Aladdin)(Anti-piracy and Licensing Solution)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Aladdin HASP, the anti-piracy and licensing solution, now provides software anti-piracy protection for applications running under Apple's new Mac OS X 10.4 dubbed 'Tiger." which delivers over 200 new features, making it easier to find and...

Record high Spam, virus and message volume totals in May.(Virus Notes)
June 1, 2005... FrontBridge Technologies Inc. noted more than 7.2 billion messages were transmitted across its network, blocking more than 85 per cent as spam and rejecting more than 319 million virus-laden emails. Peak spam levels in May exceeded 95 per...

Mytob worm family spreads rapidly.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... According to SophosLabs the Mytob worms currently accounts for more than half of the top twenty viruses reported to Sophos in the last 48 hours, representing 42.9% of all virus reports. One of the most widespread variants--Mytob-CM--was...

Kaspersky lab release antivirus solution.(Virus Notes)
June 1, 2005... Kaspersky Lab have released Maintenance Pack 3 for Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0. The pack introduces a number of new features and product improvements including a new option Threats and Exclusions, which allows users to specify objects...

ThoughtWorks opens first development centre in China.(IT News)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... ThoughtWorks has opened its first China office in Xi'an. "China's domestic software market is expected to take a giant leap forward in the next few years," say ThoughtWorks, pleased to be a part of China's technology and innovation explosion.'...

Sunbelt upgrades ServerVision.(Sunbelt System Software)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Sunbelt System Software announced the release of an upgrade to ServerVision, a server monitoring tool for the SMB market. The new version, 11, delivers functionality that gives administrators more control over their organisations' monitoring...

Complete end point control for Macs.(Aventail Smart SSL VPN)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Aventail claims to be making it easier and more secure for Mac users to gain remote access to critical applications from anywhere. The SSL VPN company's latest platform release includes the markets first complete End Point Control solution for...

Largest UK software companies bigger, not better.(markets)
June 1, 2005... Size and scale are no advantage when it comes to overall financial success, according to a new study by analysts Plimsoll Publishing. It seems the industry's smaller players are putting their larger counterparts to shame when it comes to...

Vision chip for new generation of 'human' robots.(research by University of Manchester)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The University of Manchester is to help develop a new generation of robots with 'human' instincts. The REVERB project, which involves BAE Systems and a number of other leading UK Universities, is aimed at developing new technologies which will...

British companies underinvest in governing IT.(chief information officers surveys)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mercury Interactive Corporation have announced the findings of a major survey which indicates that embattled British chief information officers (CIOs) are struggling to prove their value and regain lost trust from their companies' management...

New global E-commerce solution for gaming market.(alliance between GameZone Online Inc. and Digital River Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Digital River, Inc. and GameZone Online, Inc., are to launch a new global e-commerce solution for the gaming community. The new' Games on the River' solution combines Digital River's e-commerce expertise and GameZone's extensive game...

Free preference service guide.(services of CRM Technologies)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... CRM Technologies, are offering a free guide to the preference services for telephone, fax and mail. Aimed at marketing professionals working in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer environments, the guide provides hints and tips...

One third off AI software in use is pirated.(artificial intelligence)(research)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Thirty-five percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated in 2004, a one percentage point decrease from 36 percent in 2003. Yet, losses due to piracy increased from $29 billion to $33 billion. These are...

Single digit CRM growth in W. Europe.(customer relationship management)(user surveys)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Western European CRM applications market will grow less than 5% annually, according to a new study by IDC. The CRM market is maturing rapidly and IDC does not expect double-digit growth to occur in the coming years. However, you can still...

Sixty-five percent of large companies use Microsoft .NET.(surveys)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... FastNET ASP says that Microsoft .NET is the preferred development platform for sixty-five percent of UK larger corporates surveyed. Results also reveal that there is a growing trend towards developing browser-based applications. In a...

Microsoft Xbox360T vulnerability.(defect in www.xbox360.com website)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Finjan Software have informed Microsoft of a cross site scripting vulnerability on its www.xbox360.com website. The cross site scripting vulnerability could be potentially exploited to gather personal and confidential information (email...

OFT takes part in 'Spam Zombie' campaign.(science and technology policy of United Kingdom. Office of Fair Trading )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The OFT and law enforcement agencies from across the world have joined forces to focus on the problem of hackers tapping into people's home computers and using them to send millions of unsolicited spam e-mails. The OFT and its partners are...