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Selena Frye

Selena Frye

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Selena Frye

Selena Frye
Selena has been at TechRepublic since 2002. She is currently a Senior Editor with a background in technical writing, editing, and research. She edits Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, The Enterprise Cloud, Web Designer, and IT Security blogs.
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    Sony BMG passes the buck

    You may all remember the Sony BMG rootkit saga back in 2005. In order to protect music CD's Sony started shipping them with software designed to stop the content from being copied. The software...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | July 16, 2007, 6:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by Justin Fielding

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    Five things you should know about Cisco IOS BGP configuration

    The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing protocol of the Internet. However, routers usually only use BGP when there are multiple connections to the Internet. But if you did have a BGP...

    Posted by David Davis | July 12, 2007, 1:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by mvwilkison@...

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    Exchange 2007 ActiveSync and Windows Mobile 5 and SSL

    In working through our certificate issues at work, we were able to obtain a Unified Communications Certificate from Comodo that we used to secure the various Exchange 2007 components that need to...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | July 12, 2007, 10:09 AM PDT | Latest comment by maarten@...

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    Centralising OSSEC HIDS via an agent/server framework yields good results

    After looking at various types of intrusion detection systems lately, I've started to use OSSEC, the open source, host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS), which I reviewed in a recent post....

    Posted by Justin Fielding | July 10, 2007, 11:18 AM PDT | Latest comment by Justin Fielding

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    Verify integrity with md5deep

    Almost everyone who's downloaded software has no doubt come across MD5 sums to verify a package or programs integrity. For those of you who haven't used them the MD5 signature is a 32 character...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | July 9, 2007, 11:16 AM PDT | Latest comment by faye2040@...

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    Exchange 2007 and certificates

    Let me start by saying that I like Exchange 2007. However, I am convinced that when it came time to design Exchange 2007's certificate handling functions, the task was handed to someone with a...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | July 6, 2007, 10:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by hhh9_star@...

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    Integrate Skype with IP PBX

    In a recent article on the VoIP News Web site, Robert Poe described a new software product called SkyStone, which sounds like it may give Skype's VoIP service its best chance ever of getting a...

    Posted by Deb Shinder | July 6, 2007, 9:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by cb@...

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    10 things you can do with the Cisco IOS service command

    Are you familiar with the Global Configuration Code service command? At first, you might not recognize this command, but if you think about it, some well-known commands start with service. A...

    Posted by David Davis | July 5, 2007, 11:22 AM PDT | Latest comment by umaretsu@...

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    Configure SNMP on a Cisco router or switch

    The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to...

    Posted by David Davis | June 28, 2007, 9:49 AM PDT | Latest comment by banatoh

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    Cyberwar: Reality or paranoia?

    In today’s world technology is increasingly interconnected, interdependent and is relied on by many for almost everything. Communication, transport, banking, and the control and supply of...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | June 27, 2007, 1:56 PM PDT | Latest comment by CIO at Alphabetas

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    Make an informed decision about outsourcing your small business IT needs

    This blog entry is also available as a TechRepublic download. So you've decided to take the plunge and start your own small business. While your head is swirling with ideas about the perfect data...

    Posted by Josh Hoskins | June 27, 2007, 10:58 AM PDT

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    Exchange 2007 environment prerequisites

    By now, you're probably aware that Exchange 2007 is a 64-bit only product, at least in production. However, before you take the plunge to transition to Exchange 2007, make sure you're aware of the...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | June 27, 2007, 8:14 AM PDT | Latest comment by sethumohan@...

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    10 things to look for in a remote connectivity application

    This information is also available as a PDF download. Remote access to workplace PCs and servers is no longer a luxury. Many organizations require that staff, technology administrators, and...

    Posted by Erik Eckel | June 25, 2007, 8:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by rw@...

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    VMware Fusion gets a facelift

    VMware Fusion is VMware's virtualisation solution for the Mac platform. Fusion has been in beta for quite some time now and I’ve been using it without many complaints. The latest beta release of...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | June 24, 2007, 5:12 PM PDT

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    Testing the Yoggie Pico Pro security appliance

    Since getting the new Yoggie Pico Pro security appliance, I've been doing some testing. Last week I told you about the easy installation, but also the unexpected blue screens when trying to use...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | June 24, 2007, 4:10 AM PDT | Latest comment by ManfredBaur

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    Make the case for moving to VoIP

    Convinced that a switch from traditional PSTN lines to VoIP would save your company thousands of dollars per year? That's great, but you still need to sell management on the idea before you can...

    Posted by Deb Shinder | June 22, 2007, 9:30 AM PDT

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    Exchange 2007: Make IMAP and POP3 work for you

    Even with a bunch of fancy new protocols available out there to handle client e-mail communication, for a variety of reasons, many users continue to use the legacy IMAP and POP3 protocols....

    Posted by Scott Lowe | June 21, 2007, 9:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by jeff.singh@...

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    10 things to look for in an anti-spyware application

    This information is also available as a PDF download. Spyware has quickly outpaced viruses as a scourge to businesses. A 2005 FBI study revealed 79 percent of enterprise PCs in the United States...

    Posted by Erik Eckel | June 20, 2007, 1:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by Mond0

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    Review: Yoggie Pico Pro security appliance

    A few weeks ago I mentioned the newly released Yoggie Pico security appliance. The Pico is actually a complete microcomputer based around the Intel PXA270 processor, which runs many of today's...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | June 20, 2007, 11:30 AM PDT

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    Tech Toys: Sony to make PS3 price cut?

    Sony has at last admitted that it may need to consider dropping the price of its PS3 console if it wants to meet sales targets and keep up with the competition.  Sir Howard Stringer said that the...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | June 17, 2007, 1:03 PM PDT | Latest comment by bryan.elam@...

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