Internet Explorer vs. Firefox
Hello, I’m the Assistant Editor on SearchWindowsSecurity.com. I’m looking to start a discussion about what browser people are using and why. Also, is anyone considering switching from IE to Firefox, or are your plans to stay with IE? Here’s some food for thought… As of Feb. 2005, an estimated 35 million users had switched from [...]
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| June 29, 2012 2:14 PM
Addamark,
Administration,
Aladdin Knowledge Systems,
Application security,
AppSec,
Architecture/Design,
ArcSight,
Bindview,
Biometrics,
Caymas,
CipherTrust,
Compliance,
Computer Associates,
configuration,
Courion,
CRM,
Cylant,
Database,
DataCenter,
Desktop management applications,
Desktops,
Digital certificates,
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Documentation,
e-Security,
Emerging technologies,
Encryption,
Enterasys Networks,
Entrust,
Exchange,
Features/Functionality,
GuardedNet,
Hardware,
Host-based IDS/IPS,
IBM/Tivoli,
Identity & Access Management,
IDS vs IPS,
IDS/IPS management,
Imprivata,
Installation,
Instant Messaging,
Intellitactics,
Internet Security Systems,
Intrusion management,
Juniper Networks,
KavaDo,
M-Tech,
Magnifire,
Managed security services,
Management,
Maxware,
Microsoft Windows,
Netegrity,
NetForensics,
NetIQ,
Network Associates,
Network-based IDS/IPS,
NFR Security,
NGS Software,
Novell,
Ounce Labs,
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Outsourcing/Managed services,
Passlogix,
patching,
PEN testing,
Platform Security,
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provisioning,
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RSA Security,
Sana Security,
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Service contracts,
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Single sign-on,
Snort/Sourcefire,
SPI Dynamics,
StillSecure,
Tech support,
Teros,
Thor,
Tripwire,
TruSecure,
Vendors,
VeriSign,
VPN,
VSecure,
Vulnerability Assessment & Audit,
vulnerability management,
Watchfire,
Waveset/Sun Micro,
Windows,
Windows XP
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Removing spaces between two words in SQL
Hi, I have a table called employee and column called Name. The column Name contains (firstname lastname)i.e. firstname ‘space’ lastname. I want to retrieve just the firstname from the column Name for ALL the employees. I have tried using the function “substring” but since the firstname can be of VARIABLE length, I do not know [...]
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| April 26, 2005 4:40 PM
DataCenter,
MySQL,
Oracle,
SQL Server
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- DB2 – RPG
My question has two parts: 1- Is there any way to create DB2 at a PC similar to what is exist at IBM I-Series AS/400? 2- Is there any RPG Compiler that I can install and run it and PC?
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| April 14, 2005 9:15 AM
Business Objects,
CA Ingres,
Cognos,
Data analysis,
Data Junction,
Data mining/analysis,
Data warehousing applications,
Database Management Systems,
Development,
Hardware,
IBM,
Information Builders,
Instant Messaging,
Microsoft Access,
Microsoft Windows,
MySQL,
Servers,
Software
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Safe user sandbox?
*This question is from a SearchWindowsSecurity.com reader: I’m in a position to redesign our IT systems (network, servers, PCs, software, etc.) this summer, and I am undecided on which path to take. I’d like to disconnect our systems from the Internet so that we don’t have to deal with all of the garbage that comes [...]
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| April 13, 2005 2:15 PM
Application security,
backdoors,
Biometrics,
Compliance,
configuration,
CRM,
Current threats,
Database,
Development,
Digital certificates,
Disaster Recovery,
Encryption,
Exchange,
Hacking,
human factors,
Identity & Access Management,
Instant Messaging,
Intrusion management,
Management,
patching,
PEN testing,
Platform Security,
Policies,
Product evaluation,
provisioning,
Risk management,
Secure Coding,
Security,
Security Program Management,
Security tokens,
Single sign-on,
Spyware,
Trojans,
Vendors,
Viruses,
vulnerability management,
worms
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I’ve been hacked — I think….
I’m an IT administrator with a little over 500 end users, running Windows 2000 and XP. One of our users is experiencing a problem with her Internet connection suddenly dropping for no apparent reason. When she restarts her computer, everything works fine for awhile, but then the connection drops again. The funny thing is, she’s [...]
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| August 2, 2009 9:52 AM
Administration,
Application security,
Architecture/Design,
Bigfix,
Biometrics,
Cisco,
Citadel,
Compliance,
Computer Associates,
configuration,
Configuresoft,
CRM,
Cylant,
Database,
DataCenter,
Desktop antivirus,
Desktop management applications,
Digital certificates,
Disaster Recovery,
Documentation,
Ecora,
Encryption,
Enterasys Networks,
Exchange,
Features/Functionality,
Firewalls,
Forensics,
GFI,
Hewlett-Packard,
Host-based IDS/IPS,
Identity & Access Management,
IDS vs IPS,
IDS/IPS management,
Incident response,
Installation,
Instant Messaging,
Internet Security Systems,
Intrusion management,
Juniper Networks,
Managed security services,
Management,
Microsoft Windows,
Network Associates,
Network Elements,
Network security,
Network-based IDS/IPS,
NFR Security,
Outsourcing,
Outsourcing/Managed services,
patching,
Patchlink,
PEN testing,
Platform Security,
Policies,
Product evaluation,
Product/Service evaluation,
provisioning,
Redundancy,
Risk management,
Sana Security,
Secure Coding,
Security,
Security Program Management,
Security tokens,
Service and support,
Service contracts,
Service evaluation,
Shavlink Technologies,
Single sign-on,
Snort/Sourcefire,
St. Bernard Software,
StillSecure,
Symantec,
Tripwire,
Vendors,
VPN,
VSecure,
Vulnerability Assessment & Audit,
vulnerability management,
Wireless
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How did I get a virus on my computer?
Do you hear that question or something similar too often? We’re taking an informal survery on SearchSecurity.com to find out what the most common security-related user questions are. Results will be compiled into a question and answer tip that you will be able to post or handout to your users. What are the top 5 [...]
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| April 15, 2005 6:07 PM
Administration,
Application security,
Architecture/Design,
backdoors,
Biometrics,
Compliance,
configuration,
CRM,
Current threats,
Database,
DataCenter,
Digital certificates,
Disaster Recovery,
Documentation,
Encryption,
Exchange,
Features/Functionality,
Firewalls,
Forensics,
Hacking,
human factors,
Identity & Access Management,
IDS/IPS management,
Incident response,
Installation,
Instant Messaging,
Intrusion management,
Managed security services,
Management,
Network security,
patching,
PEN testing,
Platform Security,
Policies,
provisioning,
Risk management,
Secure Coding,
Security,
Security Program Management,
Security tokens,
Service and support,
Service contracts,
Service evaluation,
Signature updating/Management,
Single sign-on,
Spyware,
Trojans,
Viruses,
VPN,
Vulnerability Assessment & Audit,
vulnerability management,
Wireless,
worms
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Exchange 2000 issues
I seem to have 2 issues. Both are on the same setup. Windows 2000 Server running Exchange 2000. Both have all the latest patches and SP’s. 1) Mail will flow inbound just fine. Some mail will flow outbound just fine. Certian addy’s just have in the SMTP queue ( AOL,Yahoo, Bellsouth ). Other mail going [...]
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| April 7, 2005 12:29 PM
Active Directory,
Administration,
Application management,
Cabling,
Client management,
Database issues,
DHCP,
Dial-up networking,
DNS,
E-mail applications,
Exchange,
Exchange 2000,
Exchange Server ActiveSync,
Features/Functionality,
Help Desk,
HTTP,
Hubs,
Installation,
Mail protocols,
Maintenance,
Microsoft Windows,
Modems/Cable Modems,
Network applications management,
Network Interface Cards,
Network Management Systems,
Network monitoring,
Network testing,
Networking,
Networking Equipment,
Networking services,
Norton,
Outlook,
Outlook Mobile Access,
Performance management,
POP3,
Remote management,
Routers,
Security,
Service and support,
SMTP,
Storage,
Storage management,
Switches,
Symantec,
TCP,
Tech support,
Third-party services,
Vendor support,
Vendors,
WINS,
Yahoo
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0 pts.
0 pts.
Loading CSV files into Oracle tables
I want to load data from the Microsoft Excel sheet to my Oracle 8i database. Can I achieve this using TOAD? This question posed on 10 March 2005 You cannot use TOAD to move your data from MS Excel to Oracle. You can save the Excel spreadsheet as a comma-separated-values (CSV) or text file. Then [...]
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| April 19, 2013 11:46 AM
Corporate Financial Applications,
Database Management Systems,
ERP,
Financials,
Human resource applications,
Informix,
iReceivables,
Microsoft Access,
Oracle,
Payables,
Procurement,
Projects
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REPORT WAIT TIMES
We have a commercial accounting software package programmed in Access. Recently began having to wait for some reports to process to the screen for over 3 minutes. We have only had this software for under a year and have eliminated the problem being the network by moving the data files from the server to the [...]
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| March 31, 2005 10:28 AM
Microsoft Access,
SQL Server
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0 pts.
Accessing Linked Server in SQL Server 2000 (Urgent)
I have a server named say ‘SRVMAIN’. Using Enterprise Manager I added a linked server ‘LNKDSRVR1′ (existing server). I m able to access any database in ‘LNKDSRVR1′ by writing a query in query analyzer of ‘SRVMAIN’ as SELECT * FROM LNKDSRVR1.TESTDB.DBO.TESTTABLE Now if I have server as ‘linkedserver’. Again I added a linked server in [...]
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| March 24, 2005 10:47 PM
Administration,
Availability,
Backup & recovery,
Biometrics,
Digital certificates,
Identity & Access Management,
Migration,
MySQL,
Performance/Tuning,
provisioning,
Security,
Security tokens,
Servers,
Single sign-on,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2000,
Standard Edition 2000,
Tech support
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0 pts.
0 pts.
0 pts.
Default Group Policy Objects in Active Directory – Windows 2000 Server
I’ve had to restore my Default Domain Policy and Default Domain Controller policy because somehow they disappeared. I’m using Sophos Enterprise Manager to automatically update all computers on the network. Everything is working as normal but I can’t update the 2 Domain Controllers on the system. It says there is a log on failure. The [...]
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| March 16, 2005 5:51 AM
Active Directory,
Application security,
Biometrics,
Database,
DataCenter,
Digital certificates,
Encryption,
Exchange,
Identity & Access Management,
Instant Messaging,
Microsoft Windows,
provisioning,
Secure Coding,
Security tokens,
Single sign-on
15 pts.
ID Theft and National Security
If it turns out, as I believe, that enemies of the United States are behind a lot of the major ID thefts in the US, that would mean that a lot of money is going to our enemies. Can we therefore surmise that those who mishandle our identity information, by means of their poor stewardship [...]
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| September 21, 2010 10:35 PM
Application security,
Auditing,
Biometrics,
Business/IT alignment,
California Security Breach Information Act,
Can Spam Act,
Compliance,
CRM,
Database,
Digital certificates,
Disaster Recovery,
E-business,
Encryption,
Exchange,
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act,
HIPAA,
Identity & Access Management,
Incident response,
Information risk management,
Instant Messaging,
ISO 17799,
Laws,
Policies,
provisioning,
Regulations,
Risk management,
Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
Secure Coding,
Security,
Security management,
Security products,
Security Program Management,
Security tokens,
Single sign-on,
standards,
USA Patriot Act,
Vulnerability Assessment & Audit
75 pts.
Database comparison
I know this is ‘cheating’ but i was wondering if anybody had a quick way to compare two SQL2000 databases at an object level. I need to check the design of tables, code in Sp’s etc. I think this can be done using systables, however i was wondering if anybody had done this and how [...]
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| March 10, 2005 4:21 PM
Database,
DB2,
Oracle,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2000,
T-SQL
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