Hellen said the vulnerabilities of IIS are distorted because of a large user base, and because the easy installation option does not invoke the highest security settings available in the software. In a silicon.com exclusive, a senior security chief...
One reader observed that Microsoft has raised a generation of complacent IT workers because of easy plug-and-play installation. A common call from non-Microsoft users is for sys admins using the software in question, IIS, to raise their game - or...
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This is the last gasp of the ancient copper network and increasingly looks like a band-aid solution. The good news is that much of the local loop cabling is installed in buried ducts that obviate the need for huge amounts of civil engineering.
The ability to locate individuals could also aid airports in an evacuation situation, he said, and in finding lost children and passengers who are late to the departure gate. A new RFID tag has been designed and its inventors claim it could improve...
A Microsoft representative said in an emailed statement: "Feedback from these agencies as well as enterprise customers informed Microsoft's development of a security configuration guide to aid governments and other large organisations in deploying...