Archive for: November 2005

ewuehler writes “I don’t think I’ve ever heard a security application, be it a consumer anti-virus application or an enterprise IPS application, described as “user-friendly” or “easy to use”. When I read the title of the …

TheRealSlimShady writes “According to a post by Ward Ralston on the Windows server team’s weblog, Vista server is to get symlinks as part of the SMB2 protocol.” From the post: “In Vista/Longhorn server, the file system …

WARNING
This can get complicated! Although a basic configuration using Asterisk is easy to copy, once you start developing your own PBX extensions you’ll find it can get tricky quick. I’d recommend everyone read: A guide to VoIP and Asterisk …

An anonymous reader writes “ZDNet News reports that Oracle is likely to announce a free version of its Oracle 10g Database. Oracle Database 10g Express Edition will be free for development and production use, and could …

An Anonymous Reader wrote to mention an NSA site covering secure configuration guidelines for a number of operating systems. From the site: “NSA initiatives in enhancing software security cover both proprietary and open source software, and …

jsuda writes “The Definitive Guide to MYSQL 3rd Edition certainly deserves its title. It is a large, dense, complete guide to MySQL and updates its predecessor edition by covering new MySQL5 and new auxiliary software including …

nanycow writes “The sudden appearance of a rootkit file in a spyware-laden IM worm attack has set off new fears that malicious hackers are sophisticated enough to launch a fully automated worm attack against instant messaging …