More articles by Sharon Gaudin

Free Wi-Fi Aids New Orleans Recovery
By Sharon Gaudin | Insights Article Published May 5, 2006
New Orleans waits for a decision on the fate of the nation's first free Wi-Fi network owned by a U.S. municipality -- a network that helped the hurricane-ravaged city recover.

Former Employees Threaten Network Security
By Sharon Gaudin | Tutorials Article Published March 30, 2006
All those people who used to work for the company, accessing databases and critical financial and personnel files, pose a significant threat to the corporate network.

Hackers Exploiting Zero Day Windows Flaw
By Sharon Gaudin | Security Article Published December 29, 2005
The Zero Day exploit of the Windows Metafile bug has racked up six variants as of Thursday afternoon and has left security analysts wondering what's coming next.

Grid Discovers Largest Known Prime Number
By Sharon Gaudin | Enterprise Article Published December 28, 2005
Using an international grid of about 70,000 computers, researchers this month discovered a 9.1 million-digit figure.

Surveys Show 'Surge' in IT Pay
By Sharon Gaudin |  Article Published June 10, 2005
Two new surveys show that pay is on the rise for IT professionals.

New Spam Scam Exploits Pope's Death
By Sharon Gaudin | Security Article Published April 13, 2005
A new spam campaign is exploiting people's interest in and grief over the death of Pope John Paul II.

Virus Poses as Saddam Hussein Death Photos
By Sharon Gaudin | Security Article Published February 3, 2005
A worm is quickly spreading in the wild in an email that claims to have attached photos of Saddam Hussein killed in an escape attempt.

New Zafi-D Worm Spreads Christmas Fear
By Sharon Gaudin | Security Article Published December 14, 2004
The latest variant in the Zafi worm family has hit the Wild, disguising itself as a Christmas greeting. Discovered on Dec. 13, the worm already has earned 'medium threat alert' status.

Worm Uses Webcams to Spy on Users
By Sharon Gaudin | Security Article Published August 24, 2004
A new variant of the Rbot worm has the ability to take over users' webcams and use them to spy on people in their offices and homes.

Wi-Foo Author on Unsecured Wireless Networks
By Sharon Gaudin | Insights Article Published August 20, 2004
One of the authors of the new book Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking talks exclusively to eSecurityPlanet about just how unsecure most networks are and what needs to be done about it.

Linux Skills in High Demand as IT Jobs Pick Up
By Sharon Gaudin | Enterprise Article Published August 11, 2004
More employers are looking to hire people with Linux experience and skills than another skillsets, according to a new report. And that demand is expected to last another few years.

U.S. Sending More Than Half of All Spam
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published July 1, 2004
While the flood of spam has increased sharply during the last six months, a new survey also shows that slightly more than half of it worldwide is coming out of the U.S.

Study Shows Best IT Does More with Less
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published June 10, 2004
The best corporate IT departments are successfully completing far more projects, while spending less money and employing fewer workers, according to a new study.

Report: 25% of Critical Data is Flawed
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published May 19, 2004
Many major companies are making crucial business decisions based on flawed data, according to a new study, which reports that more than 25 percent of critical data is incomplete or inaccurate.

IT Loses Jobs in April but Rate of Decline Ebbs
By Sharon Gaudin |  Article Published May 7, 2004
Government economists report that the high-tech industry is still losing jobs, but the loss rate is slower than it was a year ago.

Record Broken: 82% of U.S. Email is Spam
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published May 5, 2004
Outdoing most analysts' worst predictions, spam accounted for 82 percent of all U.S. email last month.

Browser-based Attacks 'Surging'
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published April 13, 2004
Virulent viruses and worms aren't the only things to watch out for. Security analysts say browser-based attacks are escalating in frequency and damage. And now a new study backs up the warnings.

Plan to Counterattack Hackers Draws More Fire
By Sharon Gaudin | Developer Article Published April 5, 2004
Now that Symbiot, Inc. has released information on its plans to enable companies to counterattack digital threats, some security analysts have stepped up their concerns that it could cause more problems than it solves.

Study: Virus Attacks Up But Infections Hold Steady
By Sharon Gaudin | Developer Article Published April 1, 2004
Last year more -- and more dangerous -- viruses raced across the Internet than ever, according to a new study. But there was a glimmer of good news.

Gartner: 1/4 of U.S. IT Jobs Offshored by 2010
By Sharon Gaudin | Developer Article Published March 26, 2004
Six years from now, one quarter of traditional U.S. IT jobs will be done offshore, in countries like India and China, according to new predictions from researchers at one of the top industry analyst firms.

Plan to Fight Back Against Hackers Causes Stir
By Sharon Gaudin | xSP Article Published March 17, 2004
A new security company is running with the idea that it's simply not enough to protect a corporate network anymore. They say it's time to fight back. But analysts worry that attacking back will cause even more trouble.

Report: Threats Coming from all Sides
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published March 16, 2004
A Symantec study shows that the number of software security flaws has leveled off over the past year. That sounds like good news until you find out that it's leveled off at seven new vulnerabilities a day, or 2,636 a year.

Viruses Blamed for Expected 80% Spam Saturation by Q3
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published February 24, 2004
Spam is expected to make up 80 percent of all email by the third-quarter of this year. And analysts blame it largely on the open proxies created by viruses, like Sobig and MyDoom.

Stripped-Down MyDoom Hits Microsoft.... Again
By Sharon Gaudin | Developer Article Published February 9, 2004
A new variant of the virulent MyDoom worm has been found in the wild, launching what one analyst fears may be a vicious attack against Microsoft Corp.'s Web site.

IT Salaries Picking up Momentum
By Sharon Gaudin | Stats Article Published February 6, 2004
Technology salaries have recovered to the highest level since 2000, with government and defense salaries showing the largest gains, according to a new study.