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More details on microsoft's Software plus Services

The Redmond Channel Partner notes that Microsoft's Software plus Services strategy has been "more talk than substance" in the past, but reveals a few more details about the strategy in relation to the channel.

| Research | Channel | SaaS | 09/03/08 at 4:19 pm |

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Alphabet decides who gets most spam

Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton analyzed email traffic logs from Demon Internet and discovered that those with names that begin with A are more likely to receive spam that those who start with Z.

| Research | Security | 08/29/08 at 3:37 pm |

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Big Brother Browser: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

This is a link to my Technical Blog on our company website where I've been researching the new Internet Explorer 8 from Microsoft.

Did you ever just have one of those gut feelings?

If you are even the slightest bit curious of what Microsoft is up to, please check out part one here:
http://mice.org/blog/big-brother-browser-internet-explorer-8-beta-2/

It's very scary to think about the type of data they're gathering!


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Survey: IT staff would steal secrets if laid off

Cyber-Ark's annual 'Trust, Security & Passwords' finds that a whopping 88% of IT administrators would take corporate secrets if they were suddenly laid off. The survey also found that one third of IT staff admitted to snooping around the network, looking at highly confidential information, such as salary details and people's personal emails.

| Research | Security | 08/29/08 at 11:58 am |

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