Software: Symantec Norton Ghost v15.0

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Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, announced today the worldwide release of Norton Ghost 15, one of the industry's most advanced PC backup and recovery solutions. Windows 7 compatible Norton Ghost 15 now offers 25G and 50G Blu-ray Disc support. This version also introduces a new cold imaging feature that images computers without installing the product. In addition, Norton Ghost uses Symantec's powerful ThreatCon indicator to automatically back up PCs in the event of a severe security threat.

Norton Ghost 15 is a robust and professional-grade backup solution for both home users and small businesses. With Norton Ghost, lost or damaged files can be recovered and restored in the event of a system failure, even if the computer's operating system does not start. It also allows backup of an entire system or specific files and folders while saving recovery points to offsite locations using FTP. Norton Ghost is also flexible, allowing users to decide when to back up their system, either on a schedule or based on an event.

"Norton Ghost has been the essential imaging and recovery product since 1996," said Dave Cole, senior director of consumer products, Symantec. "Consumers' PCs have never been more central to people's lives, or more at risk due to cybercrime and critical failures. Ghost 15 not only is a powerful disaster recovery tool, but also it adds important features such as Windows 7 compatibility and Blu-ray Disc support to keep current with the way people are using their computers today."

In addition, Norton Ghost works with both 25G and 50G Blu-ray Discs and most storage drives, including external hard drives, networked drives, and recordable and rewritable CDs and DVDs. It also includes a hot backups feature, which lets users back up their computers without having to shut it down first. Norton Ghost is also supported by Windows 7 Bitlocker, providing enhanced data protection through drive encryption and integrity checking, keeping stored data safe and protected.

Norton Ghost 15 now also includes cold imaging technology, which backs up files without installing the product, saving users time and money. After purchasing a new computer, users can image the PC immediately before any software is loaded so that factory settings remain intact. Also, cold imaging allows easy back up of a system by simply booting to the recovery environment (a light version of the Windows operating system) from the Norton Ghost CD, and then initiating a backup.

Backing up isn't just about saving files from accidental data loss; these days computers can fall prey to damage from cybercriminals. That's why Norton Ghost 15 leverages Symantec's ThreatCon, which uses intelligence from Symantec Security Response to automatically backup files whenever the landscape reaches a specific threat level.

Key Technologies
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NEW! Cold imaging
NEW! Blu-ray Disc support
File and folder backups
NEW! Windows® 7 Bitlocker™ support
NEW! Symantec ThreatCon integration
Advanced compression and encryption

Key Benefits
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Creates full system and file backups — Safeguards your system, settings, applications, and files with flexible, comprehensive backup protection.
Restores from system failuress — Recovers your system and data even when you can’t restart your computer.
Enables convenient, secure offsite backups — Saves recovery points to an FTP site for easier offsite management and even backs up your data to network-attached storage devices.
Features
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NEW! Cold Imaging lets you back up files without installing Ghost.
NEW! Blu-ray Disc allows you to back up large amounts of data to high-capacity Blu-ray Disc — up to 25 GB per disc (50 GB dual-layer).
NEW! Windows® 7 support including support for Bitlocker™ provides enhanced data protection through drive encryption and integrity checking.

Norton Ghost 15.0 System Requirements
Windows® 7 Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
Must meet minimum Windows 7 operating system requirements
Windows Vista® Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
Must meet minimum Windows Vista operating system requirements
Windows® XP Home/Professional
300 MHz or faster processor
512 MB (1GB recommended) of RAM
430 MB of available hard disk space
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for software distribution on media
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Supported File Systems and Devices
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X
NTFS, GUID Partition Table (GPT)
Dynamic Disks
Supported Hard Drives and Removable Media
CDR/RW, DVD+-R/RW, Blu-Ray devices
USB and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices
Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives

Developer: Symantec Corp.
License: Key
Language: English
OS: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Size: 119.68 Mb

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SECURITY SYSTEM IN WORLDWIDE Interoperability for Microwave ACCESS (WiMAX)

802.16 standard, called WirelessMAN, providing a new perspective in accessing high speed internet without depending on the network or modem cable. Year 2002 established a forum Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) which refers to the 802.16 standard and served menginterkoneksikan various technical standards that are global to a single unit. WiMAX technology is more expensive than other broadband technologies like Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

Security aspect is very important for broadband technology in accessing information from the Internet. Is discussed in the writing hand security systems found on WirelessMAN technology based on 802.16 standard specifications.

IEEE 802.16 standards provide internet access to the metropolitan area with only establish some base station (BS) is able to coverage of millions of subscribers (SS). WiMAX technology is the solution for the city or rural areas that have not developed in the provision of internet access. Encryption data used in the form of data encryption standard (DES) and authentication on each client / subscriber station (SS) is very good with X.509 certificates are unique, powerful and reliable toughness.

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Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug

Urges users to block ports until a patch is ready, but workaround cripples browsers
By Gregg Keizer in computer world news

Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall.

In a security advisory, Microsoft acknowledged that a bug in SMB (Server Message Block), a Microsoft-made network file- and print-sharing protocol, could be used by attackers to cripple Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 machines.

The zero-day vulnerability was first reported by Canadian researcher Laurent Gaffie last Wednesday, when he revealed the bug and posted proof-of-concept attack code to the Full Disclosure security mailing list and his blog. According to Gaffie, exploiting the flaw crashes Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 systems so thoroughly that the only recourse is to manually power off the computers.

At the time, Microsoft only said it was investigating Gaffie's reports.

Then on Friday, it took the next step and issued the advisory. "Microsoft is aware of public, detailed exploit code that would cause a system to stop functioning or become unreliable," Dave Forstrom, a spokesman for Microsoft security group, said in an e-mail. "The company is not aware of attacks to exploit the reported vulnerability at this time."

Forstrom echoed Gaffie's comments earlier in the week that while an exploit could incapacitate a PC, the vulnerability could not be used by hackers to install malicious code on a Windows 7 system.

Both SMBv1 and its successor, SMBv2, contain the bug. "Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 are not affected," assured Forstrom.

Attacks could be aimed at any browser, not just Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft warned. After tricking users into visiting a malicious site or a previously-compromised domain, hackers could feed them specially-crafted URIs (uniform resource identifier), and then crash their PCs with malformed SMB packets.

Microsoft said it may patch the problem, but didn't spell out a timetable or commit to an out-of-cycle update before the next regularly-scheduled Patch Tuesday of Dec. 8. Instead, the company suggested users block TCP ports 139 and 445 at the firewall. Doing so, however, would disable browsers as well as a host of critical services, including network file-sharing and IT group policies.

Gaffie's vulnerability was the first zero-day reported and confirmed by Microsoft in Windows 7 since the new operating system went on sale Oct. 22.

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Could Obama’s Mac Force Different Thinking..?

It has been awhile since the U.S. has had a celebrity president. As the president-elect prepares to take the job, many of us are starting to wrap our minds around what that means. Generally, it means influence and a popular interest in the products and tools he uses that goes beyond any other U.S. chief executive we have had for some time. Our first inkling of this was with his BlackBerry and whether he would be allowed to keep it. Then it was his Zune, which seemed to light up the Internet with discussion of whether his loyalty to Apple was wavering. This got me thinking about his Mac. Obama could become one of the most powerful Mac advocates in the history of Apple, driving Macs into government and business. But that is definitely a dual-edged sword; Apple’s margins are probably not consistent with what the U.S. government and its partners are willing to pay for PCs. Let’s talk about how Obama’s Mac could change desktop PCs and Apple forever.

Employee Choice

Every few months, the analysts that cover desktop PCs get together and discuss the trends they have been seeing. Largely due to Apple’s success, these analysts have increasingly been pointing to that company as a bellwether that is driving the other firms to focus more on design for both their consumer and corporate lines. Another trend we have been talking about is employees and departments making their own PC choices, either using personal funds or the increasingly dispersed departmental P&L responsibility to allow personal PC choices into the company.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I started tracking Macs moving into large enterprises in this manner. During a time of massive economic shortfalls, IT’s ability to resist the associated cost savings or push back against the organizations that actually have budget authority is increasingly more limited.

Now, we have a U.S. president who likely will be bringing his own Mac into the job. It is hard to believe that he will restrict others from this privilege, given his strong position against favoring the rich and powerful. He could be a harbinger of things to come as his own choice is first allowed and then emulated by others who want to be more like their charismatic leader.

The trend could move rather quickly once the approvals are in place and Apple could see a ramp-up in PC sales that the company has never before enjoyed. It could also create some interesting side effects.

Apple Margins

If you have ever done business with the government, as I have, you learned quickly that the process truly sucks. The government, to avoid any implication of windfall profits, cuts a very aggressive deal. And just to ensure no one gets a better one, it puts in most favored nations clauses, ensuring that it always gets the best discount out there. This pretty much means that vendors sell to the government at near cost and, because it is the government, in high numbers, which can do some rather interesting and painful things to average margins.

Then, as if that weren’t painful enough, it requires rooms, and I’m not exaggerating here, of documentation and certifications. The vendor must assure its ethnic mix, assure its vendors, and even make sure it isn’t doing business with the wrong companies or countries. And that is only the tip of iceberg when it comes to the massive amount of expensive hoops a government vendor has to jump through.

Even if just government employees are allowed to purchase their own products, it’s hard to believe that the new CTO won’t negotiate volume deals so that these underpaid government workers can better afford what they purchase.

Security

Another common theme in these analyst meetings is how Apple doesn’t take the security of its platform seriously. Much like Microsoft until this decade, Apple appears to be in a state of denial when it comes to security. It recently flip-flopped on whether Apple users needed antivirus or antimalware in general. With the U.S. president using a Mac, this cavalier attitude to security now has a high-profile risk. The resources focused on compromising Obama’s laptop will truly be national in scope as other governments try to use his relatively unsecure laptop, compared to NSA-certified laptops, as a way into otherwise secure government systems. Attacks are clearly shifting to more generic browser-based methods and Trojans, according to a recent Finjan report. Some work on the Mac and others may make the Mac a carrier.

In addition, as the use of Apple notebooks spreads in government, the likelihood of a major breach goes up astronomically and unacceptably. This could have two effects: Macs could be banned, or a requirement could be put in place that Apple comply with government policy and build TPMs, fingerprint readers and card readers, and put tracking software like Absolute’s on the machines that are sold to government. In any case, it will put a massive security focus on the platform. In short, all of this could force Apple to step up to its full responsibility of protecting users against an increasingly hostile Internet world.

Wrapping Up

The President-elect will bring a lot of changes. One of the most interesting may be the freedom in both government and large businesses to allow employees to choose their hardware. These choices could benefit Apple greatly but also force it to conform to a number of practices that have both plagued and benefited PCs over the years. In the end, the Mac, for the first time since the early days of Apple, could once again be mainstream, with all that that represents. I wonder if, in the end, Apple and Mac users will see this as a good thing.

Source : http://www.itbusinessedge.com/

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