Feb 5 2009 7:31PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Security,
identity theft,
phishing
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is phishing kit
A phishing kit is a do-it-yourself collection of tools that makes it easy for someone who lacks technical skills to launch a phishing exploit. The kit contains all the graphics, Web code, text and instructions the average person needs to put up a malicious website.
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Secret Word of the Day
This Web-based application for securely transferring funds was acquired by eBay in 2002. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
FACTA is an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It was added to protect consumers from identity theft. What does FACTA stand for?
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Tech Trivia
What kind of security attack relies on human interactions?
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Learn Something New Every Day
Phishing attack uses pop-up message on bank sites
Security researchers have discovered a new phishing method that forces pop-up login messages to appear on legitimate banking websites.
Hacker tools and techniques
Feb 4 2009 8:33PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Networking,
ping,
traceroute
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is ping
Ping is an Internet program that allows a user to verify that a particular IP address exists and can accept requests.
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Secret Word of the Day
This command line utility allows a user to track the hops a packet takes to reach its destination. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
TTL tells a network router whether a packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded. What does TTL stand for?
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Tech Trivia
What open source command-line tool for monitoring network traffic works by capturing and displaying packet headers and matching them against a set of criteria?
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Learn Something New Every Day
White Paper: How Does Ping Really Work? by Global Knowledge
Using ping command for troubleshooting Windows network connectivity
Permitting Ping: ICMP Exceptions
Feb 3 2009 3:49PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Facebook,
social networking,
API,
web beacon,
privacy,
wiki,
Web 2.0,
widgets,
Salesforce.com,
Oracle
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Facebook
Facebook is currently the most popular free social networking website. It allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.
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Secret Word of the Day
The official Facebook developers site allows developers to collaborate by using this type of server program. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
The Facebook API allows developers to add social context to their applications by incorporating profile, friend, page, group, photo and event data. What does API stand for?
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Tech Trivia
What tracking device on the White House Web site has come under fire because it’s not mentioned in the site’s privacy policy?
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Learn Something New Every Day
Retailers boost data collection, but data privacy issues persist
Salesforce.com developers getting social with Facebook apps for enterprise
Widgetbox provides good example of how to use Facebook Developer Toolkit
White Paper: Sales 2.0: How Businesses Are Using Online Collaboration to Spark Sales by Oracle
Feb 2 2009 5:08PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Storage,
storage as a service,
SaaS,
thin provisioning,
fat provisioning,
primary storage,
secondary storage,
backup and recovery,
outsourcing
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Storage as a Service (SaaS)
Storage as a Service is a business model in which a company rents space in their storage infrastructure to individual end users or businesses. In the enterprise, Storage as a Service is being driven by economic factors, as well as runaway data growth, compliance requirements, security issues and disaster recovery mandates.
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a conventional storage model, in which space is allocated beyond current needs, in anticipation of growing need and increased data complexity.
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Acronym Challenge
On a storage area network, TP is a flexible storage allocation scheme where each user is assigned a minimum amount of storage space depending on what’s required for them to do their job effectively. What does TP stand for?
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Tech Trivia
What’s the name of Amazon’s Storage as a Service?
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Learn Something New Every Day
Storage as a Service FAQ
Small storage vendors walk in the clouds, too
