Archive for February, 2010

NoScript 1.9.9.50 is available, (Sun, Feb 28th)

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Disasters take practice, (Sun, Feb 28th)

This weekend’s news reports of earthquakes, tsunami warnings, all of this on top of winter snowstorm …(more)…

RSA Conference to Spotlight Threats, Security Strategies

RSA Conference 2010 is kicking off March 1 in San Francisco, bringing with it a focus on the latest threats as well as security strategies spanning application development, social networks and the cloud.
– From data protection to
cloud computing to application development, this years
RSA Conference is
keeping an eye toward practical strategies for dealing with todays
cyber-threats.
The conference, which will
run from March 1 to March 5 at the Moscone

Center in San Francisco, has expanded t…



Search Engine Poisoning: Chile Earthquake, (Sat, Feb 27th)

You probably heard about the major earthquake in Chile happening last night. So have the malware wri …(more)…

RSA’s Coviello Sees Security in the Cloud as Key Trend for 2010

Because of the advent of faster, more complete security applications and databases, enterprises now have multiple ways to check identities, permissions and credentials in real time. However, security threats also continue to increase in number and sophistication.
– RSA’s Security Decoded conference opens in San Francisco’s Moscone Center March 1, and RSA President Art Coviello will be giving his keynote address bright and early on the morning of March 2.

Coviello is always good for a prognostication or two or more. This year
he’ll be talking about key tren…



Sorenson to announce Apps for Army challenge

Army looks to accelerate Web and mobile application development by rewarding Army personnel for creative ideas.

DOD issues long-awaited social media policy

DOD issues a memo to address longstanding uncertainties about the use of social media and networks within defense agencies and military branches.

Support expiring for aging Windows products

Microsoft warns that Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista RTM, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 won’t be supported much longer, according to the lifecycle support blog.

Windows Server propels x86 system rebound

Windows Servers accounted for nearly 42 percent of the overall server revenues for the quarter, according to IDC’s latest Server Tracker Report.

Government-specific clouds a boon to feds, Kundra says

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said at a breakfast today that federal data centers, web sites and email programs all may benefit from government-dedicated cloud computing.