Endpoint security is arguably the hot information security topic in 2006. Small wonder. No matter how diligently you defend your perimeter, roaming laptops are bound to introduce worms, viruses and spyware into your network. The mobility of commodity laptops equipped … Continue reading
Not just for doctors and cops anymore, the new breed of tablet PCs could be the cure for your company’s mobile computing headaches. From hospital wards to police cruisers, tablet PCs have become a common sight among specialized users without … Continue reading
Is it a coincidence that the Seinfeld Bee Movie is out the same day I can have lots of opportunity to pepper my own promo with lots of honey-related puns? I will resist, not that there is anything wrong with … Continue reading
Matt Sarrel, Dorothy Stanley of the WiFi Alliance and myself will be speaking at an online seminar next Tuesday, May 8th, about what you can do to make your wireless networks more secure. It is part of an all-day online … Continue reading
This past year has seen some fairly big technology changes, largely the result of the confluence of a series of trends with new Web-based applications, new processor technologies, and new ways of managing networks. And sometimes the best ways to … Continue reading
Corporations looking for new ways to enable roaming users to connect securely to their internal networks have latched onto Virtual Private Network Secure Sockets Layer (VPN SSL) gateway products. Unlike older VPN products that use secure TCP/IP protocols, the SSL … Continue reading
Almost 30 years ago, two computer geeks – Marshall Rose and Carl Malamud — put together the first wide-scale attempt at sending faxes over the internet. In the beginning, it was fairly modest, with service reaching a few select cities … Continue reading
We all know that the pandemic has had a major impact on employment patterns: not just more people working from home, but fewer people returning to their pre-Covid jobs. This has revealed what journalist Charlie Warzel calls career skeptics. His … Continue reading
In this week’s podcast with Paul Gillin on B2B marketing, I talk about my 21 years of writing a weekly Web Informant email newsletter. Last year I summarized my efforts in this piece with lots of links back to the early … Continue reading
ATMs have long been targets for thieves; there was the Tyupkin malware, which could control cash drawers, reported on last fall. But a more popular form of attack is carried out via ATM skimmers, which are typically overlays attached to … Continue reading