A Brief History of Internet Hoaxes by Jeff Olen
A Brief History of Internet Hoaxes Any one who uses email these days is familiar with the omnipresent spam fills up your inbox or your junk folder (if you are a bit more savvy). Worse than the "normal" spam are the hoaxes and urban legends that are sent out by well meaning but uninformed... Something was up so I hooked up to my test equipment and different modems (I do research and development for a local computer telecommunications company and have an in-house lab at my disposal). ... Department of Energy with incident response, reporting and tracking of computer security incidents...

On-Demand Workforce Management Software Development Life-Cycles by Akash Dave
This article explores the need for Software Development Life-Cycles as Software Engineering Methodologies, the genesis and structure of PDLC, and its impact in the overall business of on-demand software organizations. It attempts to demonstrate that SDLC processes and activities can be arranged... Apart from RUP, PDLC adopts the benefits of Agile Methods, Test Driven Development Process and Waterfall Process, emphasizing on the needs of the product as opposed to those of individual clients. ... The rise of the Internet and the dot-com boom emphasized Speed-to-Market and Company-Growth as...

RFID: A Closer View by Sally Bacchetta
Within the last few years RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has steadily migrated from the inner circles of science and technology into the public consciousness. RFID is now well-integrated into the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the car you drive... ... RFID is also on deck with the Department of Homeland Security. ... When a tag passes within range of an RFID reader, proprietary information is transmitted through the antenna to the reader, which in turn feeds the data to a central computer for processing.

Virtual Private Network Frequently Asked Questions by Aaron Adams
1. Why do I get disconnected after 4 hours of use? You will get disconnected because of the limited number of ports and the fact that 90% of all users do not need to be connected more than 4 hours, all units have been set to a 4-hour time limit. If you require more time, you should disconnect... When I set up my home network, I installed Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) so that all of my systems can reach the Internet. ... Enable your router, firewall/internet security programs one at a time.

What Vista Means for "TV to PC" and "PC to TV" by Drew Surrey
The word "vista" has everything to do with vision, both in the physical sense and the mental sense; that is, a view through a row of trees or a view of the future. For Bill Gates and Microsoft, Vista is the name of their new operating software, which is their "vision" of the future of personal... In order to take full advantage of Vista, and to make use of its Electronic Programming Guide, you'll also need high speed Internet access. ... The purpose of the Windows Media Center is to provide a reliable interface to all of the media content on your computer, including music, photos, videos,...

Choosing the Best Timesheet Software Package For Your Business by Michael Potas
We’ve all heard about the gains in productivity and accountability that businesses can make from implementing a timesheet software system in their organization. However, with so many timesheet packages available on the market today, how do you know which package best meets your needs? ... These solutions can be inexpensive with a periodical payment and very little up-front investment, but you need to consider the value you put on the confidentiality of your timesheet information and security, as timesheets and financial data may viewed by the provider, and any internet site can be a target...

Desktop Search is Not Search - This One is and Has a Random Option by Doug Pederson
Where are all the Great Desktop Search applications? If put to the test, net Search programs, would not measure up to this Search. Net and Desktop Search are from opposite ends, of the search spectrum. Their PR / propaganda on the Web may look impressive. ... Personal search -vs- Internet search ------------------------------------ Internet search finds ranked results, ie those who tech or pay their way to the top. ... The Internet is relatively slow and they count the hits not displayed on the screen.

How on Earth do Companies and Organisations Lose Data? by Lee Morrell
Browsing the web I became engrossed with the concept of data backup and data loss. There is almost an almost unlimited amount of information covering subjects such as how to keep computer and server data secure, how to back-up data, how to restore data, how to replicate data, who will remove... Human error – I forgot to take the tapes offsite when fire or flood struck offsite tape removal company incorrectly labelled your tapes, I did not test the tape prior to backup and consequently my data was not backed up, I forgot to backup!

Steganography in Principle by Emmanuel Sodipo
1.0 Introduction Steganography is one of the oldest arts that people have always wanted to have since they started communicating with each other, but sadly the least researched. Most people study steganography either as academic discipline or out of curiosity and I belong to the latter camp. ... A good steganography system should fulfil the same requirements posed by the Kerckhoff principle in cryptography that security of a system should not rely on the on its method of operation being unknown to the enemy, but rather on the choice of a secret key.

Journaling File Systems by Marshall Kanner
Abstract Fiber-optic cables [17] and rasterization, while compelling in theory, have not until recently been considered practical. given the current status of pervasive information, security experts dubiously desire the exploration of 32 bit architectures. ... In this paper we use ambimorphic communication to verify that the partition table and the Internet can synchronize to solve this issue. ... Lastly, we halved the effective flash-memory throughput of our Internet testbed to prove highly-available symmetries's impact on the work of Canadian mad scientist I.