Saturday, January 17, 2004
Offshoring Eats Away at IT Pay, Study Shows
Offshoring Eats Away at IT Pay, Study Shows: "Offshoring Eats Away at IT Pay, Study Shows
By Lisa Vaas
January 13, 2004
As IT jobs such as application development and maintenance get shipped offshore, pay for remaining, domestic IT jobs continues to slide. A recent report shows the vulnerable and secure positions.
The offshoring of IT jobs caused IT salaries to slip for the third quarter in a row, according to new research from Foote Partners LLC, a management consultancy and IT workforce research company. "
Gee! Ya think???
I've been saying it for some time: anyone who tells you that offshoring will create more and better jobs for the IT personnel in this country are either A) Stupid beyond belief or B) Being paid by a company whose job it is to offshore our technology lifeblood. It all reminds me of the NAFTA Treaty. They said 'Oh, it'll take the low paying jobs out of the country, but it will create lots of higher paying jobs as a result.'. Is there anyone left here that still thinks they were telling the truth? If so, go down south and tell it to the thousands of textile workers.
Personally, I won't listen. After all, I know crap when I hear it.
By Lisa Vaas
January 13, 2004
As IT jobs such as application development and maintenance get shipped offshore, pay for remaining, domestic IT jobs continues to slide. A recent report shows the vulnerable and secure positions.
The offshoring of IT jobs caused IT salaries to slip for the third quarter in a row, according to new research from Foote Partners LLC, a management consultancy and IT workforce research company. "
Gee! Ya think???
I've been saying it for some time: anyone who tells you that offshoring will create more and better jobs for the IT personnel in this country are either A) Stupid beyond belief or B) Being paid by a company whose job it is to offshore our technology lifeblood. It all reminds me of the NAFTA Treaty. They said 'Oh, it'll take the low paying jobs out of the country, but it will create lots of higher paying jobs as a result.'. Is there anyone left here that still thinks they were telling the truth? If so, go down south and tell it to the thousands of textile workers.
Personally, I won't listen. After all, I know crap when I hear it.
InfoWorld: Symantec reels from week of mishaps: January 14, 2004: By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld.com: Security
InfoWorld: Symantec reels from week of mishaps: January 14, 2004: By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld.com: Security: "Symantec reels from week of mishaps
LiveUpdate patch contains hole that could allow security breach
By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld.comJanuary 14, 2004
Anti-virus company Symantec Corp. is reeling from a series of mishaps this week that may have cost it dear in customer numbers.
Yesterday, the company issued a patch for its LiveUpdate feature that could have allowed someone with network access to bypass security into privileged areas. The problem affected all except the most recent version (2.0) of its Norton Anti-Virus suite and stemmed from the Liv"
Yeah, it wasn't the best week Symantec ever had, but aside from the LiveUpdate problem, the rest of the grief was actually caused by other people. An example is the mess caused by VeriSign when it let one of its major root security certificates lapse and then got a fine set of overloaded servers when a million or more Norton AntiVirus installations tried to update the certificate store at once.
This was unfortunate, but what everyone is managing to ignore is that it's another example of VeriSign doing its own thing without regard to possible consequences. And this is the company that they want to turn RFID over to? Let's just say I won't be too shocked if they manage to screw that up as well.
LiveUpdate patch contains hole that could allow security breach
By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld.comJanuary 14, 2004
Anti-virus company Symantec Corp. is reeling from a series of mishaps this week that may have cost it dear in customer numbers.
Yesterday, the company issued a patch for its LiveUpdate feature that could have allowed someone with network access to bypass security into privileged areas. The problem affected all except the most recent version (2.0) of its Norton Anti-Virus suite and stemmed from the Liv"
Yeah, it wasn't the best week Symantec ever had, but aside from the LiveUpdate problem, the rest of the grief was actually caused by other people. An example is the mess caused by VeriSign when it let one of its major root security certificates lapse and then got a fine set of overloaded servers when a million or more Norton AntiVirus installations tried to update the certificate store at once.
This was unfortunate, but what everyone is managing to ignore is that it's another example of VeriSign doing its own thing without regard to possible consequences. And this is the company that they want to turn RFID over to? Let's just say I won't be too shocked if they manage to screw that up as well.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
ZDNet UK - News - Symantec slams the door on Live Update flaw
ZDNet UK - News - Symantec slams the door on Live Update flaw: "Symantec slams the door on Live Update flaw
Munir Kotadia
ZDNet UK
January 13, 2004, 16:55 GMT
Security company Symantec has had to update its Live Update feature to fix a flaw that could open a security hole in the software
Security company Symantec, developer of the popular Norton AntiVirus software, fixed a problem in its Live Update feature last week - a vulnerability that could allow malicious users to gain unauthorised administrator access rights to an affected PC.
Live Update is a feature Symantec's customers use in order to keep their virus signatures and security applications up to date. It can be set to automatically connect to the Internet and check Symantec's servers for a newer version. If one is found, the software can either prompt the user or automatically download and install the update, which is the recommended setting."
It's nice to know that their eyes aren't ONLY on the net!
Munir Kotadia
ZDNet UK
January 13, 2004, 16:55 GMT
Security company Symantec has had to update its Live Update feature to fix a flaw that could open a security hole in the software
Security company Symantec, developer of the popular Norton AntiVirus software, fixed a problem in its Live Update feature last week - a vulnerability that could allow malicious users to gain unauthorised administrator access rights to an affected PC.
Live Update is a feature Symantec's customers use in order to keep their virus signatures and security applications up to date. It can be set to automatically connect to the Internet and check Symantec's servers for a newer version. If one is found, the software can either prompt the user or automatically download and install the update, which is the recommended setting."
It's nice to know that their eyes aren't ONLY on the net!
InfoWorld: VeriSign to manage RFID 'root' server: January 13, 2004: By : Wireless
InfoWorld: VeriSign to manage RFID 'root' server: January 13, 2004: By : Wireless: "VeriSign to manage RFID 'root' server
VeriSign to design ONS root directory for linking RFID tags to data about tagged products
By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service January 13, 2004
VeriSign Inc. has been awarded a contract to manage a key component of a coming global distribution network that uses electronic product code (EPC) technology, according to a joint announcement by VeriSign and EPCglobal Inc., a non-profit organization.
Ya know, this doesn't exactly fill me with joy, given VeriSign's track record...
VeriSign to design ONS root directory for linking RFID tags to data about tagged products
By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service January 13, 2004
VeriSign Inc. has been awarded a contract to manage a key component of a coming global distribution network that uses electronic product code (EPC) technology, according to a joint announcement by VeriSign and EPCglobal Inc., a non-profit organization.
Ya know, this doesn't exactly fill me with joy, given VeriSign's track record...
