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Getting paid to break into things: How vulnerability assessors work at Argonne National Lab Let's face it. Deterrents such as "keep out" or "do not open" are powerful magnets to us techies. Now, imagine getting paid to ignore those warnings. Read more Resource of the day Energize Your Virtualization Deployment with Industry-Leading Storage To get the full benefits of virtualization, you need a storage infrastructure that can keep pace with increased demands. Read this white paper to learn how HP StorageWorks provides an ideal foundation for your virtualized infrastructure. Recovering from a drive-by Java attack via fake security messages Mark Underwood describes how he recovered a user's system from a drive-by Java attack. How do you protect users from fake security messages and deliver the security updates that they do need? Read more Why not use OpenPGP for Web authentication? TLS is the default solution for strong encryption on the Web, but perhaps it should not be. Why has no alternative arisen to challenge it, despite all of the problems of TLS encryption? Read more Filtering PF firewall logs The PF firewall's pflog facility provides a powerful, flexible set of capabilities for generating network traffic logs. Because it stores logs in tcpdump's native pcap format, a wide range of... Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Use Logwatch to make log watching a little easier The Logwatch utility is designed to make a sysadmin's job easier by doing some basic analyzing and display formatting for a wide range of logfile types. Read more Kill and trap rogue processes in Windows with Daphne It can be very frustrating when a program crashes or refuses to close. A free utility called Daphne can relieve some of that frustration with improved process management in Windows. Read more Pros and cons of bring your own device for the workplace One of the more contentious topics in managing endpoint devices is the issue of users bringing their own device to the workplace. IT pro Rick Vanover discusses some considerations of BYOD for support staff. Read more Two Word 2010 security features that increase flexibility Two Word 2010 security features offer protection, flexibility, and peace of mind. One is new to Word 2010, the other is enhanced, but newly situation for convenience. Read more Five desktop security tips that are easily overlooked A few small tweaks can add up to a more secure desktop. Jack Wallen shares some simple precautions that will provide a bit more protection. Read more Featured multimedia   10 must-have apps for Verizon iPhone owners New to the iPhone? Welcome to the party! No doubt you've already stocked up on well-known apps like Angry Birds, Facebook, and Netflix, but those are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are 10 lesser-known but amazingly cool apps--many of them free!--for your shiny new toy. View on site Tech history galleries Computer History Museum opens new exhibit Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers Colossus and other vintage computers from The National Museum of Computing Vintage Computer Festival showcases technology from the 1970s and 1980s Today's recommended downloads Businesses Thrive with Google Apps (Google) Successful Virtualization of SQL Server: It's All About Infrastructure (VMware) Deploying Oracle On VMware: Challenges and Opportunities (VMware) Resetting IT Priorities in the Financial Services Industry (IBM) IBM Service Management: Visibility, Control, Automation for a Smarter Business (IBM) Desktop Wallpaper: The Blue Marble known as Earth Over the years NASA has taken some beautiful photographs of Earth. Here are some of those images.

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