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Microsoft has confirmed a thoroughly revolting vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer. It means that bad guys can read your files remotely. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers panic and pray for patches. Not to mention embracing life...
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Maybe I'm not thinking out of the box enough on this one, but one of the things I am most looking forward to on the iPad is the ability to use remote desktop to control my larger computers.

Cisco Press sponsors massive library giveaway to help you prep for the new CCNP tests.

In today's podcast: Cisco licenses TelePresence protocol; Google to drop support for IE6; and FTC complaint filed over iPad pictures showing Flash.

Newly hired networking pilot fish is tasked by the almost-as-new IT director with helping to create a cohesive network for the company's 14 remote sites -- and that's no small task.

So goodbye then, Scott McNealy. Your company, Sun Microsystems, broke the mold and made more than $200B over 28 years. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers pay tribute to a departing leader. Not to mention a Haiti charity infographic...
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I saw an interesting article in New Scientist this morning: "To beat spam, turn its own weapons against it". I thought I'd talk a little about it in this week's Security Levity...

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There are 14 channels in the 2.4 GHz spectrum.  However, only 11 of these (channels 1-11) are authorized by the Federal Communications Commission for use in the United States.  Channels 12, 13, and 14 are available for use in other parts of the world. 

Just because HopeForHaitiNow.org is a legitimate Web site does not mean that the .com, .net, .us, .info and .biz versions of the name are also legitimate.

One reason why some companies won't consider running a Linux desktop is that it's not easy to get them to work with Active Directory. Likewise and Canonical have an answer for that.

First came the breathless reporting of Google's faceoff with China over censorship and hacking. Now come the more considered opinions. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers do what they do best. Not to mention hot dogs and cats...
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It's been almost a week -- how are the Google Nexus One phone early adopters finding it? And how does it measure up to the obvious benchmark: Apple's iPhone 3GS? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers compare and contrast. Not to mention asdfmovie2...
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Too many organizations are still using outdated processes despite updated needs. The good news for backup administrators is that the actual technology for backing up data has advanced dramatically over the last few years.

Pilot fish is visiting relatives over the holidays when his brother-in-law begins grousing about lousy Internet performance.

Over the last two weeks of Security Levity, we've looked at how DNS blocklists (DNSBLs) evolved from the spam filtering equivalent of primordial ooze, and how they became reputation services. This week I want to look at where we're going: what's the future for sender reputation?
(If you missed any earlier posts in this series, here's part 1 and here's part 2.)