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Tag Archives: Security
Daily Links for Saturday, October 17, 2009
Software Security Fix – Avoid Windows Malware: Bank on a Live CD The Washington Post / Brian Krebs Also known as “Live CDs,” these are generally free, Linux-based operating systems that one can download and burn to a CD-Rom. The … Continue reading
Secure mashups via SMash
Some of my IBM colleagues in the emerging technologies asked me to mention something they introduced last week – SMash, for Secure Mashups. The basic idea is this. In Web 2.0 people frequently use AJAX components or services from several … Continue reading
links for 2007-08-06
Open Source Red Hat Global Desktop delayed “Sources close to the Linux distributor said Red Hat was seeking to conclude negotiations with Microsoft for access to its popular WMF (Windows Media Format) codecs.” (tags: redhat Microsoft linux) Lenovo to sell … Continue reading
links for 2007-06-09
Why Is the Mac OS More Secure Than Windows? “Opinion: PC users should forget their outrage and come to understand that life isn’t fair. The Mac platform is more secure than Windows and will continue to be so.” (tags: microsoft … Continue reading
Name 2 standards efforts that actually finished …
Here’s some good, positive move from OASIS: Kelvin Lawrence, co-chair of the Web Services Security Technical Committee, announced over in his blog that the TC did what it was supposed to do and so voted itself out of existence. He … Continue reading
IBM, universities, and openness
I recommend you look at the article in today’s New York Times called “I.B.M. and Universities Plan Collaboration.” It begins: I.B.M. and seven universities have agreed to embark on a series of collaborative software research projects and to make the … Continue reading
links for 2006-10-04
SOA IBM beefs up SOA business | Tech News on ZDNet “IBM is beefing up its software and services to capture interest in services-oriented architecture, a technology shift that IBM is intent to capitalize on.” (tags: soa webservices) IBM Broadens … Continue reading
links for 2006-07-18
Open Source The open source effect | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com ‘At the Churchill Club forum held on June 21, several open source company executives discussed the “Open Source Effect.”‘ Links to a podcast. (tags: opensource podcast) Eclipse Summit … Continue reading
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Identity Mashup Conference
I’ll be speaking at the Identity Mashup Conference being held at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, between June 19 and 21. The list of speakers is here. I be on the panel “Track A Breakout: Interoperability, Open Identity, … Continue reading
Project Higgins
This morning I participated in the Project Higgins announcement held at the Tribeca Grill in lower Manhattan. It was a freezing cold day with biting winds, but inside the screening room we had some realistic and future-looking discussions about user-centric … Continue reading
Kelvin Lawrence: Web services security news
See Kelvin’s blog entry “Web Services Security 1.1 is now an OASIS Standard”.
A busy day
I’ve said before (probably ad nauseum) that OpenDocument Format (ODF) must be really important for a lot of reasons for it to get all this attention. Here are three examples, just from today. Sam Hiser makes the connection between the … Continue reading
Update on WS-Security
IBM’s Kelvin Lawrence reports in his blog that the WS-Security 1.1 specs are available for public review.
New Cool IBM alphaWorks technology: Web Services Interface Definition for Intrusion Defense
A lot has been said about the need for a good understanding of the security issues around web services and how to deal with them. The following new technology was just posted on the IBM alphaWorks site and can help … Continue reading
