Category: Slashdot

November 1, 2005

How The NSA Secures Computers

Filed under: Slashdot, Technology - 01 Nov 2005

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 …

Oracle To Offer A Free Database

Filed under: Slashdot, Technology - 01 Nov 2005

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 …

The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5

Filed under: Slashdot, Technology - 01 Nov 2005

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 …

Fully Automated IM Worms on the Way?

Filed under: Slashdot, Technology - 01 Nov 2005

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 …

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