Thursday, July 26, 2007

Weekly Update: Are SOX Auditors focused on the wrong things?

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

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Groups: ADSL Router and DHCP (+9)
White Papers: Nine Steps to Effective Networked Unified Storage... (+3)
Documents: Network Architecture and Administration
Blogs: Spiceworks - Network Management System (+9)
Wiki: Drivers (+9)
Jobs: PCI QSA – Security Consultant Needed (+5)
Events: 16th USENIX Security Symposium (+2)


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NCsoft Chooses Windows Over Linux
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Emerging Trends in Fighting Spam
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Most Popular Thread

ADSL ROUTER AND DHCP
By plo, member since 3/1/2004, Group: networkadmin-l
Does anybody know how to configure the Aztech ADSL Router?? I got the problems by issuing dynamic IP addresses to the client using configuration tools provided by AZTECH. I already enabled DHCP and put the range between...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571067

Recent Threads

NTTACPLUS
By behnam_z53, member since 7/25/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571069

BACKUP OF CISCO
By one_matthias, member since 4/14/2005, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571070

RSTP/MSTP COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CISCO AND NORTEL DEVICES
By dguigo, member since 7/24/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571072

USING TALLY OVER VPN
By TigerMuthu, member since 7/24/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571074

2 LAN CARD CONNECTIVITY
By aasoft, member since 10/7/2005, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571075

CONFIGURE VLANS ON NORTEL 3510 SWITCH
By Willpower, member since 7/1/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571077

UDP 137 WACKING MY NETWORK
By subrian, member since 6/25/2003, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571078

LEASE LINE
By Bed908, member since 7/23/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571080

DUPLICATE LOGON ERROR
By SBITC, member since 6/18/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571081

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Recent White Papers

NINE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE NETWORKED UNIFIED STORAGE CONSOLIDATION
By Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting
Network storage consolidation makes it significantly easier for today's storage administrators to manage the ever-swelling amounts of storage while simplifying the data protection. To help simplify the process of networked unified storage consolidation, Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting lays out a nine-...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/562559

VALUE CREATION BY RUNNING LINUX ON ITANIUM 2-BASED SYSTEMS: GELATO FEDERATION
By Itanium Solutions Alliance
Many people are not aware that Intel Itanium 2 architecture is six times more popular for Linux implementations than all RISC-based architectures combined. There is a strong and active technical community advancing and supporting Linux running on Itanium-based systems. Gelato is at the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/511166

IT RISK MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
By Symantec Corporation
As dependency on IT increases, exposure to IT risk continues to grow. Most organizations do not have an adequate understanding of the IT risks they face. This white paper provides a model for categorizing, prioritizing, and addressing IT risk management challenges.
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IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT THROUGH VIRTUALIZATION
By IDC
Go inside the technologies that improve data center TCO and management by reducing the time required to deploy and maintain servers. Discover how by virtualizing I/O connections to SANs and LANs - allowing them to wire once and then add or replace servers or change...
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Most Popular New Popular Q&A

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND ADMINISTRATION
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Network-ProjectManagement discussion group
I am designing a network for a business that processes payroll so that services can be bought from the company. Budget is $300,000. It is a client/server, ethernet network with important pay data. Security is an important issue as well as producing pay...
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SPICEWORKS - NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
By itnetworkguru
I found spiceworks while reading one of my RSS feeds about 2 months ago. Spiceworks is a network management program that is completely free and just about as robust as much larger and much much more expensive ones. After reading about the program in the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571083

Recent Blog Entries

SOBERING LOOK AT THE WORLD OF ID THEFT
By Mark Tordoff
I caught Dateline NBC's "To Catch an ID Thief" Sunday night. I didn't realize it was a re-run at the time, but I guess the original airing was back in April. If you didn't see it, Dateline worked with...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571084

OSCON: DAY 2
By Dru
Here are my notes from today's tutorial and BOFs. Technical Management of Software Development: Alex Martelli Alex's slides are available here and are well worth skimming through. He recommends the following reading materials: The Wisdom of Crowds (book) Competing on the Edge: Strategy...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571002

TALES OF THE HELP DESK SAMURAI: DOCUMENT THIS! - THE CONCLUSION
By HelpDeskSamurai
"...and all your precious users will be doomed. DOOMED!" As I stumbled back onto my feet, my mind struggled to reconcile the usually calm environment of the office with the current brute physical reality. Who was in that exoskeleton? Where did that thing come from?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/570939

BREAKING INTO THE IT FIELD
By itnetworkguru
Most of you that read this site regularly are already in the IT field and probably don't need to read this blog. For the rest of you here is some advice from my experience. Getting a job in the IT field is not as...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571085

WHAT 5 THINGS SHOULD EVERY BUSINESS USER KNOW ABOUT COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY?
By Matthew Moran
A partner and I are creating some micro-training videos & written tutorials on a variety of topics. Mostly covering applications - for instance: - How to organize Outlook email - folders, rules, categories, etc. - An overview of Google features (gmail, documents, spreadsheets, reader, etc.) The above topics represent...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/570844

OSCON: DAY 1
By Dru
Here are my notes from Day 1 of the OSCON conference in Portland, Oregon: Understanding Asterisk: Brian Capouch Brian's slides and configuration files are available here. He finds that people learning asterisk either are new to IP (those from telecom) or new to telecom (...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571005

BLUETOOTH BLUES.
By KI4REX
After finally taking the plunge and getting a new laptop (the old one was seven years old) I sprung the extra cash to have an integrated Bluetooth radio. Got everything loaded and configured, and decided it was time to try and wirelessly sync my Pocket...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571006

ARE SOX AUDITORS FOCUSED ON THE WRONG THINGS?
By Mark Tordoff
The Security Catalyst had an interesting post last week, The Psychology of Fraud -Revisited. In the post, Sarbanes-Oxley auditors are criticized for focusing on minutia that is costing corporations millions, while the real cause of fraud is corrupted humans. In developing this argument, the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571086

ARIZONA READERS - I'M PLAYING SOME MUSIC - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH - INZA COFFEE
By Matthew Moran
I'm taking part in Scott Walter's Acoustic Showcase. Find out more on my personal blog: Here is my personal flyer: Click here for full sized version: .jpg | .pdfPhotography by Blakeman Photography
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571087

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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution

DRIVERS
By locutus
Drivers are software that provides communication between user space programs and peripherals. Drivers are usually provided with a peripheral and need to be installed for the user space programs and hardware to work together. Frequently however it is necessary for updates to occur as new...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571088

Recent Wiki Contributions

P2P
By johnarama
P2P, referring mostly to a standardized peer-to-peer version control system. This system is set up to allow for the delivering of all necessary information across a network without the use of a server (also known as a server-less system). The P2P system...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571089

CACHEING
By scottli
Cacheing applies to saving (temporarily) data in local, or near local, systems to reduce the number of expensive calls to fetch data. There are many different types of caching that can be implemented. Cacheing can apply to things such as network connections (such as connections...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571090

WIRELESS VOIP
By aksbh
Wireless VoIP (VoWIP) is a technology that facilitates the transmission of the phone calls over the Wi-Fi network and provides enhancements to the 802.11 standards for handling the voice communication. Wireless VoIP is also referred to as VoWLAN (Voice over wireless LAN) or...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571091

HTTP
By cfaj
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an Internet protocol that describes a method for sending all types of files (e.g., text, graphic images, sound, video) over the Internet. A clear and concise description of the protocol can be found at: HTTP Made Really Easy...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571092

SOFT PHONE
By aksbh
Soft Phone is a software based phone using the VoIP technology that generally uses the cables of a computer network as the medium for transmission of the voice.The Soft Phone uses a microphone and speakers plugged into the sound card or headset with a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571093

INTERNET
By dewritermd
The Internet is defined as an electronic network of computers, using a common communication protocol namely TCP/IP. This is a global network, connecting millions or maybe more computers worldwide. The origin of Internet began in 1965 by two universities, the University of California at...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/128937

CIFS
By aksbh
CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol is a standard remote file system access protocol for use over the Internet, enabling groups of users to work together and share documents within corporate intranets or across the Internet. The CIFS is an open, cross-platform technology based...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571094

OSI MODEL
By scottli
Open System Interconnection was created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It was meant to help vendors create interoperability network device and software in the form of protocols. Its a conceptual blue print of how communication should take place. #Divides network communications into smaller...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571095

BROCADE
By obelix67
Brocade is a Switch manufacturer
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/571096

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PCI QSA – SECURITY CONSULTANT NEEDED
Company: Global Technical Talent, Inc
Location: Chicago, IL or Natick, MA
Global Technical Talent, Inc is seeking a PCI QSA – Security Consultant who has at least 5 years of information security operations experience. Several PCI QSA – Security Consultant openings...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE (VOICE) NEEDED
Company: NYC Teachers' Retirement Systems
Location: New York, New York
NYC Teachers' Retirement Systems is seeking a Telecommunications Associate (Voice) who has at least 2 years of related hands-on work experience on managing a phone switch and...
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INNOVATIVE WEB TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPER NEEDED
Company: White Oak Technologies, Inc.
Location: Washington DC area (relocation available)
White Oak Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Innovative Web Technology Developer who has experience with C++, Python, AJAX, Web 2.0, Perl, Linux. REAL CHALLENGES FOR INNOVATIVE WEB...
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HELP DESK ANALYST NEEDED
Company: Levi Strauss & Co.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Levi Strauss & Co. is seeking a Help Desk Analyst who has a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, coupled with 2+ years of related experience providing support to...
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IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN NEEDED
Company: Melles Griot
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Melles Griot is seeking a IT Support Technician who has an Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three years...
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SR. SOLUTIONS/PROGRAMMER ANALYST NEEDED
Company: ClearPath IT LLC.
Location: Houston, TX
ClearPath IT LLC. is seeking a Sr. Solutions/Programmer Analyst who has at least 5 years programmer/analyst experience with 2 years systems/business. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:...
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16TH USENIX SECURITY SYMPOSIUM
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Date: August 6-10, 2007 Location: Boston, MA Join us in Boston, MA, August 6-10, 2007, for the 16th USENIX Security Symposium. Security '07 offers in-depth training by experts such as Richard Bejtlich on TCP/IP Weapons School and Dan Geer on Measuring...
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THE SECURITY STANDARD
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Date: September 10-11, 2007 Location: Chicage, IL Venue: The Fairmont Hotel Security today isn''t just a matter of new technology and new threats. Security is about doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers in our world, the evolving concerns of...
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THE 3RD ANNUAL LEAN SIX SIGMA SUMMIT
9/18/2007 by IQPC
Date: September 18-21, 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Venue: The Venetian Lean Six Sigma is delivering millions of dollars worth of financial benefit to over 80% of the USA's top-100 companies - how does the dollar margin on your Lean Six Sigma Improvement...
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