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After Ten Years, Is IPv6 Finally Needed?
We are running out of IPv4 addresses very quickly and everybody needs to start migrate to IPv6 as soon as possible. The site http.//www.ipv4depletion.com have some more information and predicts the date when we will run out of addresses. [...] The Internet cannot continue to grow effectively without the new address space supplied by IPv6, says Cerf. We're going to run out of IPv4 address space somewhere around 2011, and that's not very long from now in terms of preparing a fully operational IPv6 system running concurrently with IPv4. . [...] the Department of Defense's Joint Interoperability Test Command is now ensuring that all technologies are IPv6-compliant before adding them to the DOD's approved product list. and the Defense Information Systems Agency already has begun planning specific projects that can't run on IPv4. [...]
One Year On: Cisco UCS Making Headway
Amazingly, depite the glut of images pouring through the UCS, medical determinations based on the digital images are made very quickly. [...] We do about 9,000 studies [individual radiology sessions] a day - a little over 3 million a year, NightHawk vice president of information technology Ken Brande told eWEEK. [...] One of Cisco's key UCS deployments involves the largest teleradiology provider in the United States, NightHawk Radiology Services. NightHawk, like any institutional IT system user, has made a leap from the familiar confines of an old-school IT system into the new-generation UCS data centre. [...]
Palm Pre Grabs Limelight Before New iPhone Rolls In
However, both men criticised the lack of applications and said Palm will have to very quickly attract third-party developers &mdash. which some insist won't be very hard to do, explaining that the Pre's WebOS operating system uses already familiar technologies, which will enable developers to get to work without delay. [...] Sprint CEO Dan Hesse called the Pre launch also a coming out party for the new-and-improved Sprint, Reuters reported June 5. Some critics have expressed doubt about Sprint's ability to help drive the Pre's success. According to Reuters, Hesse told analysts on 5 June, We're a very different company than we were twelve months ago. [...] The success of the Pre and the future of Palm are currently playing out nationwide in Sprint stores, at certain Wal-Mart locations, and at Radio Shack and Best Buy. At the latter, customers don't have to mail in the rebate, but receive it on site, bringing the price to $199 (£125) with a two-year service contract. [...]
Security Risks In 2010: Pirates, Malicious Networkers And Cloud Criminals
However, worms that spread through the sites of social network messaging systems will be short-lived, as the site operators have the ability to filter messages and stop worms pretty quickly, Larimer added. This means that the most successful worms of this type will use social networking data but will spread through email, which is more decentralised. [...] LinkedIn, however, is being used for highly targeted attacks against high-value individuals. We will see these organisations use these sites in creative new ways in 2010 that will accelerate compromises and identity theft, especially as new commercial applications increase the disclosure of valuable personal information on these sites. [...] Social networks have increasingly gained ground as an attack vector, though it is not nearly as prevalent as email. Still, worms using social network data can be even more successful, as they can contain personalised messages mentioning a victim's family, friends and interests based on information from their social networking profiles, said Jon Larimer, malware researcher for IBM X-Force. [...]
Google’s new interest-based advertising, a step too far?
Users Access Site / Company Users Information / Company Information Data st. [...] While search engines use this type of technology, the fact that Google is now testing it has raised additional privacy concerns from those that see the search engine giant as already collecting too much personal information on its users. However, some others are defending Google, saying the company already has controls in place to control how personal data is used and collected. [...] For years, search engine companies have struggled to reassure the public that whatever information they collect is not being abused. This has led to much hand wringing about how long they should retain user data. [...]
Green IT And More (Part III) - Greening Your Organisation
If your business naturally involves a lot of air or road travel then you can achieve immediate savings and lessen your impact on the environment by trying to take fewer journeys and using electronic communication instead. Videoconferencing doesn't have to cost a fortune and it can repay its cost with the savings in long distance flights and hotel stays very quickly. [...] The whole idea of replacing physical movement with electronic communications like videoconferencing reduces environmental impacts, not to mention associated costs. This also applies to how you manage your business processes. Consider distributing information electronically rather than printing it first and then distributing it. [...] Companies have found that they can cut desks, and therefore office space, heating, lighting, power and so on, when significant numbers of staff work away from the office for at least three days a week. [...]
Facebook Rebuffs Critics’ Six Point Plan
That information cannot be sold or shared with others or used in any way other than to improve the experience of Facebook users visiting their site. . [...] The only information the three partners currently in the program receive from Facebook is users' public information, Noyes countered. This means that our partners cannot access anything other than the same information that anyone could access simply by going to a Facebook user's profile. . [...] 4. Provide users with control over every piece of information they can share via Facebook, including their name, gender, profile picture, and networks. [...]
Facebook ‘Like’ Plug-in Sparks Privacy Concerns
When you're logged into Facebook, these sites can personalise your experience using your public Facebook information. When you visit an instantly personalised site, the partner can use your public Facebook information to personalise the experience. [...] A click indicates interest in a story or other content, which is transmitted to the user's Facebook page with a link back to, say, IMDB.com. Facebook will populate users' profiles with this information. But info about this like is also sent back to partner websites, and Facebook users can see what the user has liked on those websites. [...] Facebook is now offering users the chance to Connect with your friends on your favorite websites, such as Yelp, Pandora and Docs.com, the Microsoft FUSE Labs site that lets users share Microsoft Office documents in Facebook. [...]
Android Is Still Scaring Off Enterprise Customers
But the revelation that the company had to pull an application from its store that was funneling information to a site in China is enough to give enterprise security managers pause. Is it now necessary to buy malware detectors and antivirus software for your phone Of course, they wonder the same thing about Google itself, which is famous for collecting data from Android phones for aggregation into its products. [...] In addition, Google is famous for being very open about the applications that it allows in its application store. [...] For many organisations, cameras are especially troublesome since they give users a way to quietly record documents or other intellectual property, or to compromise security. This is why you can buy a BlackBerry without a camera, for example. [...]
How to Protect Data During a Virtual Migration
If there is a site failure due to a power outage, fire or a weather-related event, you have a bigger problem on your hands than just the fact that your P2V process failed. So you won't exactly be concerned with recovering just one server as much as you will be with implementing your business continuity plans to get business-critical servers operating to a functional level as quickly as possible. [...] If you're one of the laggards, the holdup might be because you're wondering, How can I ensure that my company's data is protected, current and available if we convert to a virtual server or Do I convert manually or use an automated P2V (Physical-to-Virtual) product that streamlines the set-up and configuration process, and keeps my data current and readily available. [...] Server virtualization has become a popular trend in enterprise IT. When migrating from a physical to a virtual environment, IT professionals need to ensure that their company's data is protected, current and readily available. [...]
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