http://www.silicon.com Results for storm en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39665924,00.htm In the main IT industry wages look to be weathering the economic storm, according to this year's silicon.com Skills Survey, but there are signs that first-time tech workers are taking a hit. The research shows that fewer tech workers are on the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39661661,00.htm Despite the cost-cutting forced on many organisations by the recession, pay packets for the IT management team have held up - and for some even grown. According to the exclusive silicon.com 2009 Skills Survey a greater proportion of IT cheifs are... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:19:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39658902,00.htm The BlackBerry Storm 2 is an improvement on RIM's last attempt at a touchscreen smartphone. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39646338,00.htm Could some of the big names in outsourcing be among the victims of the much-hyped shift to cloud computing? As businesses begin to host their IT systems in the cloud - instead of hiring outsourcers to maintain and integrate their systems... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817559p,00.htm When worm is running, it unpacks itself first, and then drops a malicious PE file that is embedded in the executable file. Then, it decrypts the malicious PE file into heap memory. When these steps are complete, the worm jumps to the heap memory... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813027p,00.htm Estimates of the number of computers infected with Storm ranged widely, with some security researchers positing that up to 50 million computers had been infected. Cisco's IronPort Systems estimates that, at its most destructive point in July 2007... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813063p,00.htm Compliance audits typically test whether the intrusion detection system, intrusion prevention system or firewall applications are probably working. These network-centric controls do not necessarily speak to data security. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813101p,00.htm Examples describe botnets known as Zunker, Gozi, Storm, MayDay, and a kit known as Mpack that helps botmasters easily create malicious web sites. Botnets are widely regarded as the top threat to network security. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812652p,00.htm Storm Worm) grew into the largest Peer-to-Peer (P2P) botnet to date, while TJ Max revealed the largest data breach in history. As 2007 comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on the current threat landscape. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39579965,00.htm The device is the successor to the original Storm, launched last year and, like its predecessor, the Storm2 is exclusive to the Vodafone network in the UK. RIM today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone, the company's second... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39579966,00.htm The company released its first touchscreen device, the Storm, around a year ago, also on Vodafone's network. Unlike the first Storm handset, the Storm2 comes with wi-fi - "a key thing that was missing from Storm1 that our users demanded", according... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60729623p,00.htm The continuing financial crisis that has gripped the world since mid-2008 is likely to cause a flood of new global regulations. The nature of this failure dictates a new approach to regulations that will drive transparency requirements and risk... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:18 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39529890,00.htm There are storm clouds on the e-memory horizon, however. In Total Recall, the new book from Microsoft researchers Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell, they obsessively record emails, photos, videos, phone calls, health records, financial transactions... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:11:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39529887,00.htm Madhushan Gokool, IT manager, Storm Model Management According to silicon.com's CIO Jury, the release late last month of Apple's latest OS, Snow Leopard, won't signal the company's entry into the business market. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:43:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60632268p,00.htm Indeed, the high value of open source, coupled with economic and organizational pressure, represents a "perfect storm" for CIOs, giving them the opportunity to deploy high-performing, cost-effective open source solutions to carve costs out of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:08:43 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60690520p,00.htm Almost two years since the financial crisis first emerged from the sub-prime mortgage business in the US, the repercussions continue to be felt. Despite unprecedented efforts by governments, central banks and regulators, the cost to the global... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:22:38 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672510p,00.htm A technique to identify storms and capture scalar features within the geographic and temporal extent of the identified storms is described. The identification technique relies on clustering grid points in an observation field to find self-similar... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:21:57 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672447p,00.htm This new model is causing quite a storm - it's called Enterprise 2.0 (E2.0). Technological advancements and social media tools are transforming the world in a way it never thought possible just a few short decades ago. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:21:57 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39497495,00.htm Wolfram Alpha's unique blend of computational input and curated output hasn't taken the world by storm but it is considered an interesting enough take on the business of internet search to attract high-profile attention within the industry. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:17:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39490616,00.htm With the recession causing thousands of redundancies in the IT industry, it seems SMEs could prove a safe port in the economic storm for tech workers. Small and medium-sized businesses are far less likely to cut the number of IT staff they employ... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:57:02 +0000