Here are 15 (mostly free) applications that can credibly replace big-bucks software. Part 1 of a special five-part series. Ron White, PC World Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:00 PM PDT See our complete, easy-to-scan collection of all of the files in this story. People say the best things in life are free. That certainly includes [...]
50 Open Source Apps for Small Biz/Home Office
50 Open Source Apps for Small Biz/Home Office September 28, 2009 By Cynthia Harvey When it comes to businesses using open source software, medium and large enterprises seem to get most of the press. However, small office/home office (SOHO) setups with 10 employees or less may see even greater benefit from switching to open source [...]
The true cost of migrating to open source
The true cost of migrating to open source http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39635251,00.htm Mark Taylor Published: 07 Apr 2009 16:52 BST Microsoft’s sleight of hand has made the real financial advantages of open source appear to vanish, says Mark Taylor. I was hugely entertained by the latest piece of Microsoft spin: apparently the recession is putting a dampener on [...]
The Ten Habits of Highly Secure Employees
No matter how secure your firewall is, the weakest security link for any organization is the employee…. Take the clean desk test HERE from the same website. A list of 6 mistakes most people make every day, HERE. Awareness The Ten Habits of Highly Secure Employees Ten simple ways for employees to help protect company [...]
How to Prepare for Workplace Violence
From: www.csoonline.com How to Prepare for Workplace Violence While you can’t always predict and prevent workplace violence, you can plan to limit its impact by Scott Berinato, CSO December 01, 2005 Workplace violence is awful, and to deal with that awfulness, we tend to describe it as a random act by an unstable person. Yet, [...]
A Buyers’ Guide to IP Surveillance Cameras
A little dated, but relevant none-the-less From: www.csoonline.com A Buyers’ Guide to IP Surveillance Cameras IP network-based surveillance cameras offer enticing possibilities. But do you want full or partial IP? How much bandwidth? We’ll walk you through the entire process. by Mary Brandel, CSO April 16, 2008 Network cameras for IP-based video surveillance systems have [...]
Malware VM test results
Test one – (testing three systems at a time – need a bigger box to handle more VM’s!) downloading a software crack – I’m focusing on software cracks because the other typical method of infection, Porn, I choose not to spend my time looking at even for such a good cause as this. MSSE – [...]
Malware Experiment – Test Structure
Why do I want to do this test? I get asked which antivirus product is better. I make recommendations. I know that antivirus and antimalware software are not perfect, but I DO know that there are some that are better than others. I know which A/V products I see come in on machines that are [...]
Malware Experiment
After discovering the joy of Sun’s Virtualbox, I am embarking on a test today if time allows. I will create a virtual armada of identical virtual XP boxes and install them with different malware/antivirus programs installed. I then will purposely expose the little buggers to all sorts of internet nastiness and see how well the [...]
