A disaster recovery business continuity planning consultant - and claim to know all about data storage and disk recovery- but people find me boring.. so strange..
I have found the mother of all rootkit software tools reviews. These rootkit detection reviews are definitely worth reading.
On the other hand, Symantec, the leading anti virus vendor is under considerable fire for installing a rootkit along with its internet security software
Amazon has offered storage services for developers. This is quite incredible data storage news. On first glance, one is tempted to comment that Amazon probably has bought more storage than they need (a typical case of corporate snafu of the Dilbertian world)
But, hey, Amazon are the true innovators of the online world, and they probably have figured out better ways to manage storage.
Talk about dilution of focus, though..
Google Gdrive :The moment a mistaken gaffe from Google allowed some people to get a glimpse of the potential launch of Google GDrive - I began getting questions from clients and colleagues on the potential of Google GDrive
Some of the questions on Google Gdrive that I heard were :
Symantec has belied the trust of all its antivirus customers in disaster recovery data centers and homes throughout the world- Symantec recently announced that it was using a rootkit as part of its Norton antivirus suite.
Rootkits are nothing but open invitations to hack and one wonders whether Symantec protects our PC from viruses or sides with the hackers and virus writers to make our PCs more vulnerable.
And I have hardly touched upon privacy concerns!
Microsoft has announced that its new spyware remover software will start zapping the infamous Sony rootkit. This is great news for data center disaster recovery champions, as the Sony rootkit was a huge invitation for potential hackers of data centers.
Read the blog entry from one of Microsoft's security managers.
Sun Microsystems has bought StorageTek, one of the leading tape storage companies - obviously, Sun feels that tape data storage is going to be around for ages.
Sometimes, it makes sense to invest in a legacy technology, just so that you are in a space with less competition.. Hey, if you cant beat the big boys at their game, why not beat up smaller fry instead?
When I talked about HIPAA certification, I did forget to mention the infamous BS7799 certification for data centers- This data center certification is very important for data center security,apparently, but is nothing but a lot of hogwash.
HIPAA compliance rules for data centers are so complicated that it takes a really smart lawyer to decipher them.
Truly,HIPAA compliance is more complex than Greek or French
If you need free registry repair, one download that you can definitely try is ErrorDoctor. Download Free Error Doctor here
They also have a Pro. version, that is really quite effective in cleaning up your Microsoft windows registry.
Heard on the data storage grapevine that a free Vmware server is being offered. This should do wonders for the development of cross platform applications.
Suddenly, a common wifi security flaw that everyone was aware of is all over the internet
'A Microsoft Windows feature that allows PCs to automatically search for Wi-Fi connections could be exploited by hackers'
We (people who know the basics of wireless security) all knew this.. Anyways.. u should read the basics of wifi security
If a reputed company such as Sony can install rootkits on your computer, why should we blame small guys like Kazaa. Sony's action has really disappointed many privacy advocates throughout the world..Soon, every Fortune 100 company could install rootkits on your machine in the guise of collecting 'confidential market research to serve customers better' :-)
Rootkits are programs installed on your PC or server without your permission.
Rootkits are in simple terms, computer viruses,spyware or adware. And do antivirus software products protect you against rootkits? Of course not!
A client recently emailed me saying his department is discarding all intrusion detection honeypots as his security audit found it to be a security threat!
I think thats really stupid... agreed honeypots are risky if designed improperly,but proper design of intrusion detection honeypots can ensure that intrusion detection honeypots are not dangerous.
Why do organizations still invest in tape data storage? For God's sake, we are in the internet age.. and sequential data storage should have died aeons ago
Honeypot intrusion detection software is a good strategy in network security, but watch out, you may exposing your system to a superior hacker!
A good place to take a step back and look at the basics of internet network security.
My 'Aha' moment yesterday was figuring out the key problem with internet security : All companies have a flawed internet network security policy.
What are corporate security planners doing about this? Nothing! Except maybe publishing some 200 pages of security information,putting it in a huge binder and leaving it in their boss's cabin (all for the benefit of termites* who have heard about these huge security policy binders)
** A special breed of termites feeds exclusively on Internet network security policy binders since these are almost never besmirched by human hands.
Recently,I have got some good reports on Yahoo anti spy. Apparently, the folks at yahoo have woken up to the importance of protecting data centers and finally developing some good software ( a break , I guess, from counting all the money they are making!)
I met a couple of my data center consulting customers and they were really surprised to know that I felt server virtualization was a complete sham.
I asked them to name one data storage vendor who allows real cross vendor virtualization.. and they just shook their heads and reluctantly agreed with me!
