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Tech & Work

DST – Have you considered a possible April Fool’s Joker?

One problem people need to be aware of is the possibility that they will update the time correctly on the new schedule but that may not be the end of your troubles. What if you then do a backup restore and the date change gets reset without you realizing it? Or, what if you update ...

Software

Y2K’s Revenge? Not quite, but DST change will cause trouble!

I lived through all the Y2K excitement and did very well out of Y2K financially as many of you probably did (especially COBOL programmers), so I know the sort of panic that can grip IT over something as simple as a date. But precise time coordination is vital for a lot of computer operations and ...

Storage

Free Security Support Is Partially Responsible for Bad Software!

Another blogger here at TechRepublic.com recently asked if it was reasonable to keep providing free support just because we know how. VERY interesting question! You’ve done it. I’ve done it. (Heck, I’ve done it in the last week, TWICE!) (OK, once for a CPA, once for an M.D.. If the Mayor calls I’ll help him ...

Banking

The value of spam

Spam, unwanted commercial e-mail, costs businesses billions each year in lost productivity and actual IT time spent defending against it. Spam is also a wonderful source of malware infections and, if you care about having happy, satisfied employees, it is a personal disaster for those who fall prey to things such as 3-Card Monte games, ...

Security

AusCERT NSS SSL 3.11.4 Library threat warning (Includes Sun ONE and Java System Web Server)

Those nice people down under who are suffering a prolonged draught (probably due to global warming) are at the forefront of English language Internet and software vulnerability warnings. They recently released a warning that both server and client software that uses NSS SSL libraries 3.11.4 and earlier are vulnerable to remote compromise. That definitely applies ...

Software

Highly critical Office 2007 vulnerability

ZDNet UK (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39286055,00.htm) has published a warning of a new and very dangerous security flaw in the new consumer version of Office 2007. This is a file format problem discovered by eEye Security. The threat was disclosed to Microsoft by eEye on February 16. http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/upcoming/20070216.html There are no details in the eEye Research posting except ...

Enterprise Software

Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Firefox

There are various vulnerabilities in Firefox 1.x and 2.0.x which can lead to cross site scripting, remote system access, and various other attacks. You can see details at the Mitre CVE site. CVE-2006-6077CVE-2007-0008CVE-2007-0775 CVE-2007-0776 CVE-2007-0777 CVE-2007-0778 CVE-2007-0779 CVE-2007-0780 CVE-2007-0800 CVE-2007-0981 CVE-2007-0995 A reminder, you can find the original CVEs by inserting the correct number in: ...

Microsoft

Get up to speed on Microsoft’s February security bulletins

February was a busy month for Microsoft. The software giant released a dozen security bulletins, half of which it rated critical. Last time, John McCormick reviewed Microsoft's six critical security bulletins for February. This time, he'll bring you to speed on the remaining six bulletins, which address important threats.

Enterprise Software

Microsoft releases six critical security bulletins for February

For February's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating six of them as critical. John McCormick tells you what you need to know about the six critical updates.

Developer

Attempted attack on Net backbone highlights potential risks

When hackers recently targeted the backbone of the Internet, they caused little damage. But the attempt underscores the risks associated with our reliance on the Web. John McCormick weighs in on the attempted attack and brings you up to speed on other recent threats.

Recruiting a Scrum Master with the right combination of technical expertise and experience will require a comprehensive screening process. This hiring kit provides a customizable framework your business can use to find, recruit and ultimately hire the right person for the job. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, sample interview questions ...

Knowing the terminology associated with Web 3.0 is going to be vital to every IT administrator, developer, network engineer, manager and decision maker in business. This quick glossary will introduce and explain concepts and terms vital to understanding Web 3.0 and the technology that drives and supports it.

While the perfect color palette or the most sublime button shading or myriad of other design features play an important role in any product’s success, user interface design is not enough. Customer engagement and retention requires a strategic plan that attempts to measure, quantify and ultimately create a complete satisfying user experience on both an ...