About this series: Companies are clamoring for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools to keep their data safe from online predators. But there is much confusion over what the true ingredients are. In this series, CSOonline talks to security practitioners, analysts and other experts for a crash-course on what DLP is, what it isn’t and how [...]

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Until recently, few enterprises were using open source software for back office applications, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM). But last month, an IDC survey of Western European companies found that nearly ten percent were using open source enterprise software. That’s surprisingly high for a market where the industry leaders [...]

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Google’s revelation that it will create its own operating system will bring just one reaction from operating system enthusiasts worldwide. “Not another Linux distribution,” they’ll cry. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10281966-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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The European and US space agencies (Esa and Nasa) have taken a significant step towards teaming up to explore Mars. They have announced a joint initiative for robotic exploration of the Red Planet following a two-day summit in Plymouth, UK, last month. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8130393.stm

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The latest ActiveX vulnerability could create big problems in the form of big opportunities for hackers. How big? The Conficker worm exploited a vulnerability that was long-patched, taking advantage of unpatched computers. The new vulnerability hasn’t been patched yet. You do the math. http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/activex_bug_cou.html?cid=nl_BMIGHTY_DAILY_H

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A botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135274/Online_attack_hits_US_government_Web_sites?source=CTWNLE_nlt_securityissues_2009-07-08

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Indeed, the online demo of Spotlight is very cool. It shows how the service obscures the file from view except for the portions that you hover over with the mouse. You can change the amount of viewable area of the document by tapping the space bar while moving the mouse. There’s never enough of a [...]

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Smart-grid start-up Tendril and General Electric later this year will test a smart-grid system that will allow GE’s networked home appliances to take advantage of cheaper electricity rates, the companies announced Wednesday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10281466-54.html?tag=nl.e703

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Would it be better if these applications were written in some more free software ideologically pure language? I doubt it. They were written in Mono, not Python or C++. It’s a pointless question. If you don’t like them, write better ones in another language. It’s the open-source way after all. http://blogs.computerworld.com/stop_piling_on_mono_already?source=CTWNLE_nlt_blogs_2009-07-08

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As it defends itself against allegations of copyright infringement made by multiple copyright owners, Google’s YouTube won some minor legal victories on Tuesday, legal documents show. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10281571-93.html?tag=nl.e703

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