Archive for June, 2008

ReactOS 0.3.5 alpha the “Windows like” OS

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I remember when the ReactOS first started a number of years ago.  The mission was to take a RedHat distribution and modify it to run, at the time, NT specific applications and devices.  They are still in the alpha stages but I find it very interesting that this project still exist.
ReactOS® is an [...]

Breach List 2008 Q2

Identity Theft Resource Center a San Diego based company released its Q2 data breach report list.  The report has some interesting information you can read it in full here.  What I thought was most interesting was that 20% of reports were due to lost or stolen equipment and 15% was by users posting [...]

Anyone else think Windows Server 2008 is copying UNIX/Linux?

I have been reading the marketing stuff online and the junk mail in my inbox about Windows Server 2008.  So I did a search into what Microsoft thinks are the reasons why customers should upgrade from 2000 and 2003.  Now I know why we all use Windows Server, so I’m not going to argue that [...]

“Educating Employees Reduces Security Breaches”

I have been saying this forever.  I know I have been lecturing in my classroom about it for years but now people are really taking an interest in educating employees.  I am currently teaching a Policies and Procedures class that deal directly with this issue.  With proper policies and procedures and the traing that goes [...]

Sensitive Number Finder

Last month I recieved and email from the corporate security office at work requesting that I run a script on my work laptop.  The script was home grown and searched for Sensitive & Personal Information that might be on my computer.  I wasn’t expecting to have it find anything but I ran the script to [...]