ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips, tactics and commentary about the top issues facing Australia's IT managers this month.
Linux firewalls: IT Manager's top picks
Linux firewalls--it's one of the hot topics for CIOs and IT managers at the moment. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some of the options available for IT departments.
Top Linux/UNIX security threats
It's depressing for security professionals to see just how many of the vulnerabilities on the new SANS/FBI Top 20 List have CVE numbers in the 1999-xxxx range-meaning that they were identified and fixed years ago on some systems.
Eradicate Windows XP shutdown problems
While Windows XP doesn't have anywhere near the number of shutdown problems that plagued earlier versions of Windows, a few things can still trip up the new operating system during the shutdown procedure.
Tips for managing project teams
You have a tough enough time managing on-site teams. Scatter team members among locations, and it's even harder. One consultant shares the lessons he learned on the way to success.
Hacking: An IT manager's worst nightmare?
CIOs and IT managers continue to try and protect their enterprises against hackers. How do you keep the hackers out without your business being hamstrung?
Top Windows security threats
Sometimes, it's useful to step back from the day-to-day round of warnings, updates, hardware failures, vulnerability scans, penetration reports, and the perennial fight for stronger passwords to get an overall view of what the worst threats to your network really are-if only to see whether you are wasting resources and missing the big picture.
Twenty tips to keep PCs out of the junk pile
The belt-tightening in many corporate environments has required IT to stretch the usefulness of existing computers way beyond their original depreciation schedules.
ZIP--and you're zapped
You probably think your antivirus software can snare corrupt ZIP email attachments. But you'd be dead wrong. Say hello to a newly discovered--and dangerous--quirk in the ZIP file format.
Who's the boss? Tips for managing friends
Easing into a new management role is fairly straightforward. Sure, it's a little bit strange to delegate coding issues and bug fixes instead of handling everything yourself, but that's not that difficult to get used to, right?
WinNuke: coming to a system near you
WinNuke began as a nasty little program that launched a denial of service (DoS) attack against Windows 95 and NT systems.
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