The Sun™ Security Toolkit (SST), formerly known as both the Solaris Security Toolkit and the JumpStart Architecture and Security Scripts (JASS) Toolkit, provides a flexible and extensible mechanism to harden and audit Solaris and OpenSolaris Operating Systems (OSs). SST simplifies and automates the process of OS hardening and is based on proven security best practices [...]

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Announced in mid-May but available now, the system is a combination of two pieces of software: the free DSLR Camera Remote Server application, which runs on a Wi-Fi-enabled host computer, and either DSLR Camera Remote Professional ($19.99 with an introductory price of $9.99) or DSLR Camera Remote Lite ($1.99), both of which are available via [...]

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To help readers figure out exactly how all this SIM-card swapping works and to help them determine if it’s the right solution for them, I’ve put together this FAQ to answer some of the most basic questions. If I’ve missed any important information, feel free to e-mail me and/or share your thoughts with other readers [...]

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I think this study tries to show, without a lot of evidence, that end users want their virtual desktops to duplicate all the advantages of their physical desktops. The large percentage of PC users who are periodically detached from their cubicles or offices and working somewhere else practically dictates that the client-based virtual container will [...]

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Livermore National Laboratory has complete the world’s largest laser. Called the National Ignition Facility, the 400-foot-long laser bay shown is one of two that make up the stadium-size NIF. The facility is capable of focusing 192 individual laser beans on a spot about the size of a pencil eraser, creating a huge amount of energy, [...]

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The White House has released a report calling for urgent action to secure the nation’s computer network infrastructure. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700860&cid=nl_IW_daily_html

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Once upon a time, important corporate applications were delivered to desktops or through classic client/server infrastructures. Now, many of the applications that your company relies on are delivered to the Web browser, and this makes the browser more important than ever when it comes to the enterprise. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/How-To-Pick-the-Best-Web-Browser-for-Your-Business-623718/?kc=EWKNLEDP06012009B

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As you know, there is a wide range of threats online — malware, bots, phishing scams and more. While your security and IT department implement firewalls and virus protection programs to combat these threats, many companies are missing the most damaging threat to their business online: Intellectual Property posted online by their own employees, whether [...]

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His mea culpa wasn’t in response to product glitches, poor customer service or any of the other growing pains known to plague start-ups. Rather, PhotoShare and its 50,000 subscribers (now 150,000 strong) had fallen victim to stormy weather in the cloud computing environment: a seven-hour outage on July 20 when Amazon.com Inc.’s S3 cloud service [...]

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Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced its Sun Cloud Strategic Planning Service, a new portfolio of professional services designed to help drive new efficiencies for businesses of all sizes with quickly emerging cloud computing models. With more than 25 years of datacenter innovation and leadership, Sun Professional Services consultants can help customers achieve new [...]

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