Network headaches to avoid this holiday season

End of the year budgeting decisions, annual network performance reviews, reduced staff-it’s no wonder the holiday season can end up being a great distraction rather than a welcome relief in the eyes of a network administrator.

The Hard Realities of IT Outsourcing (pdf)

Outsourcing is driven by five principal concerns: to lower cost, increase speed of growth, focus on core competency, stay
compliant with government regulations, and compensate for the difficulty of recruiting and maintaining specialized hot skills talent in a world of increasing IT compensation.

Apple Patches 31 Security Holes

Apple Computer today released software updates to fix at least 31 separate security flaws in computers powered by different versions of its Mac OS X operating systems. Users can download the free updates using OS X’s Software Update feature, or directly from Apple Downloads.

Hackers Prepping For New Attacks

Cybercriminals are laying the foundation for another round of attacks, a security researcher warned Tuesday, but they’re keeping their heads down in the meantime.

Microsoft set to push out updated antipiracy tool

Microsoft will soon start pushing out a new version of its controversial Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications antipiracy tool to Windows XP users.