Dataspaces poised to be next big thing from Google
One analyst sees momentous future for Google's Dataspace technology.
NAS appliances cover the middle ground of extra storage
The GCN Lab tests four 4T — and one 5T — NAS systems that are capable of a variety of RAID configurations.
WD ShareSpace
The WD ShareSpace isn't the fastest NAS appliance in the review, but it comes at a good price and could be sufficient for some environments.
Sans Digital EliteNAS
Sans Digital's EliteNAS EN104L+BXE is a 1U rackmount appliance with powerful disk manipulation options and more ports than other appliances in this roundup. But it does requires a bit of skill to set up.
Invasion of the botnets: Cyberattacks on the rise
In the past year, the threat landscape has been marked not by the emergence of a sexy new vulnerability or exploit but by the sheer number of attacks and the increasing professionalization of the bad guys behind them.
New threats emerge from once-trusted protocols and services
Although hackers continue to exploit known vulnerabilities with tried-and-true tricks, new threats are coming from vulnerabilities in services such as DNS and SSL that we have trusted for years.
Survey confirms what you probably thought about Twitter
A survey by Pear Analytics of 2,000 tweets produces an unsurprising result: There's a lot of babble on Twitter.
HTML 5: What's new about it?
HTML 5 will maintain backward compatibility with all former versions, while cleaning up some ambiguities of the previous version of the markup language. It will also offer a number of new elements, or markup symbols, that can more precisely define the elements of a Web page.
David Hodgson on the role of mainframes in Web 2.0 computing
David Hodgson, a senior development manager at CA's Mainframe Business unit, talks about the enduring role of mainframes and their emerging place in Web 2.0 environments.
Judicial branch IT on trial
A pretrial services project in California provides a model for how to modernize federal courts — or at least some of its age-old processes — at a time when many federal courts would benefit from a technology overhaul.
When bits and bytes replace bullets and bombs
Cyberattacks against government and news media during last year’s invasion of Georgia allowed the Russian military to win without blowing up critical infrastructure. Is this good news or bad news?
Social-media sites becoming channels for botnets
Bad guys have found a new use for Twitter and other social-media sites: distributing malware to unsuspecting followers who download a password-stealing program.
When planning for information assurance, factor in the people
Because people issues usually trump technology issues, executives need to establish an IT security program that considers the people and the organization's regulatory environment, writes Ben Apple of Telos Corp.
SAP heads to Terremark cloud
SAP, an enterprise resource planning software widely used by government agencies, is being adapted for use in a cloud platform supported by Terremark Worldwide and VMware.
Microsoft reveals strategy for appeal of Word patent ruling
Microsoft's appeal essentially argues that a district court judge who held against it was incompetent as a gatekeeper and in striking the "delicate balance" needed in patent law disputes.
Army expects new network to reduce costs 65 percent
The Army has ordered a new optical network linking White Sands and Fort Bliss that it expects to cut costs by more than half.
Contractors' complaints about agency 'poaching' of IT pros don't resonate with GCN readers
GCN readers show little sympathy for contractors concerned about government agencies 'poaching' their employees.
SafeStick secure USB flash drive supports media files
BlockMaster offers fast drive with AES 256-bit encryption.
Feds accused of 'poaching' contractor employees
Contractors are concerned by what they view as poaching when federal agencies aggressively look to hire their experienced information technology professionals.
Cartwright highlights coalition capabilities
Without rapid evolution of procurement, the enemy wins.
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