Stories by Tim Greene

How to check on your cloud provider

Potential cloud-services customers face a tough problem: How can they trust cloud providers enough to hire them when the providers refuse to reveal important infrastructure details for reasons of security and practicality?

Written by Tim Greene18 Dec. 10 03:20

How to reduce WAN costs

There are basically two ways to cut WAN costs: reduce the amount of bandwidth used or find somebody who sells cheaper bandwidth.

Written by Tim Greene16 Dec. 10 10:51

Internet Society says attacks against WikiLeaks are illegal

Takedown attempts against WikiLeaks undermine what the Internet stands for, and those responsible should be tracked down and prosecuted, says the Internet Society, a non-profit group dedicated to the open use of the Internet.

Written by Tim Greene11 Dec. 10 07:51

F5 gets more cloud-friendly

F5 is making file virtualization more cloud friendly with the introduction of software that translates storage protocols, making it possible to store files in public or private cloud networks using a range of technologies.

Written by Tim Greene07 Dec. 10 07:24

Open source IP PBX saves serious cash for Michigan CAT

In a move that might send shivers down the spines of mainstream IP PBX vendors like Avaya, Cisco and ShoreTel, Michigan CAT has deployed an open source Asterisk IP PBX to handle its phone calls and contact centre at half the cost of what commercial vendors would have charged.

Written by Tim Greene02 Dec. 10 23:59

Microsoft Lync: What you need to know

Microsoft this week will launch Lync, the latest version of its unified communications and collaboration platform that, like competitive products, promises to change the way businesses do business by integrating a range of existing communications and collaboration technologies.

Written by Tim Greene16 Nov. 10 09:34

Riverbed boosts cloud services

Riverbed is launching two new products that can make cloud services faster by accelerating traffic and also more economical by reducing corporate data center and storage costs.

Written by Tim Greene12 Nov. 10 05:50

How to secure iPads for corporate use

When Apple's iOS 4.2 debuts next month, it will offer enough features to make the iPad tablet a device that's safe for business if IT security teams take the right steps.

Written by Tim Greene23 Oct. 10 04:28

New malware technique targets intrusion-prevention systems

A recently discovered category of malware -- advanced evasion techniques -- can sneak through most intrusion-prevention systems to deliver even well-known exploits such as Sasser and Conficker to targeted machines without leaving a trace of how they got there, researchers say.

Written by Tim Greene18 Oct. 10 21:03

Don't expect to peer into Google cloud services security

Customers of Google cloud services who are concerned about security better get used to being unable to check out first-hand how well their data is being protected, a Google spokesman told a high-tech leadership council recently.

Written by Tim Greene08 Oct. 10 01:58

Zeus botnet bank thieves were careless with own security

Suspects charged with stealing more than US$9.4 million from U.K. banks using the Zeus botnet apparently spent more time figuring out the logistics of stealing the money than they did on securing their cyber operation.

Written by Tim Greene30 Sept. 10 08:17

Cisco expects BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to do well

Cisco expects RIM's new BlackBerry PlayBook to do well among businesses moving toward tablets, and help to augment customer demand for Cisco's WebEx service and Unified Communications Manager platforms.

Written by Tim Greene29 Sept. 10 02:35

Seven ways social nets like Facebook and LinkedIn are 'truly evil'

NEW YORK -- Social networks are a major resource for hackers trying to capture valuable corporate data or run amok inside business networks, the information security director of a major online trading firm told Security Standard attendees.

Written by Tim Greene17 Sept. 10 03:40
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