Stories about: Spire

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    Microsoft's next big Xbox LIVE update 25/07/2009 00:27:00

    Microsoft's next bonanza Xbox LIVE update (or NBXLU, pronounced 'nuh-bex-loo') won't wink onto your dashboards until August 11th, but since I'm so connected here at Game On, I've had an exclusive first gander. You know, "exclusive." Like in game-journo-speak, where it means precisely the inverse inverted of what you'd imagine it wouldn't.
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    Can you cut information security in hard times and survive 22/04/2009 09:23:00

    Although some analysts actually expect security spending to rise this year -- at least as a percentage of total IT spending -- some CIOs are giving serious thought to the once-unthinkable idea of trimming security budgets as businesses look to cut costs during this global recession.
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    7 tips for succeeding with virtualization 21/10/2008 10:35:00

    As server virtualization projects gain scale and strategic value, enterprise IT managers must move quickly beyond tactical approaches to achieve best results.
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    Researchers: Security 'holiday is over' for Mac users 27/02/2006 08:08:12

    The flurry of security issues involving Apple's Mac OS X over the past week once again hammers home the fact that no technology platform is invulnerable to attacks, whatever the perception might otherwise be, security analysts said.
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    Dual-bootable; more doable 11/12/2005 11:37:03

    Linux is great, but sometimes a guy's gotta play games. Here's how to set up a quicker Dual-Boot to get you back into windows.
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    Symantec report sparks safe-browser debate 21/09/2005 11:58:28

    In its latest Internet Security Threat Report, released Monday, security vendor Symantec noted that in the first six months of 2005, the open-source Firefox Web browser had more confirmed vulnerabilities than Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. So does that mean that the Mozilla-based browser is less secure than proponents have said and that Internet Explorer is more secure than believed?
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    Trojan e-mails suggest trend toward targeted attacks 20/06/2005 08:01:31

    A report on Trojan e-mail attacks against critical infrastructure systems in the U.K. highlights an emerging trend away from mass-mailing worms and viruses to far more targeted ones, analysts said.
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    New virus being distributed in fake FBI e-mail 24/02/2005 14:39:03

    A fake e-mail that purports to be from the FBI is circulating on the Internet with a computer virus as its payload.
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    Making Dual-Booting More Livable 05/11/2004 10:48:35

    Six years ago this month Linux became my primary operating system; it happened almost overnight. The startup company I had been working for imploded. I was at home, working on my resume, when my Windows PC crashed for the umpteenth time. I knew a bit of Unix (when I first started using the Internet, my only means of access was a Unix shell account) and was not at all intimidated by the idea of installing something Unix-y on my PC. I took the plunge and never looked back.
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    Microsoft will turn off Messenger, turn on firewall 29/10/2003 07:11:02

    Microsoft will detail plans to disable the Windows Messenger Service and activate the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) by default on Windows XP machines in an effort to protect computers from malicious attacks, a company executive said Tuesday.
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    Zone Labs moves to secure instant messaging 12/08/2003 08:01:28

    Zone Labs Inc. is jumping into the instant messaging (IM) security fray, but unlike most vendors Zone Labs will first target consumers and wants to secure IM on the desktop instead of the server.
 
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