Sean Michael Kerner

For years SSL security certificates have helped secure websites, but the leading provider of SSL certificates, VeriSign, plans to enhance that security with more features. As CIO Update reports, VeriSign plans to add new malware scanning capabilities as a value-added service to help determine if a website is at risk. Ironically, the new scanning service […]

It’s no secret that the annual Black Hat conference brings to light a trove of security vulnerabilities that are sometimes embarrassing for software providers. In an effort to stay ahead of the curve, Mozilla has released a security update that patches 14 flaws, ahead of next week’s conference. Of the security issues Mozilla is addressing, […]

The economic rebound is treating Juniper well, as the networking vendor this week reported earnings for the second quarter ahead of Wall Street expectations. Increased spending among Juniper’s enterprise and carrier clients helped propel revenue growth for the quarter, and the company has big plans for its converged data center fabric and mobility initiatives. Enterprise […]

The Web browser remains one of the biggest security targets for both consumers and the enterprise alike, and one of the methods for securing it has been to isolate the browser. By putting it in a virtual sandbox, where nothing can be written to disk when the drive is in use, malware that gets in […]

From the ‘Best Tech Isn’t Necessarily in Area 51‘ files: With Billions of dollars and massive technology needs that are literally out-of-this-world, NASA has a lot of unique computing requirements.  As it turns out, some of those requirements can be fulfilled by technology that isn’t all that different from what regular enterprises need too. In […]

Configuring a number of systems is no easy chore for a data center admin, but Puppet has won fans by helping to simplify that task with an automated, repeatable system configuration tool. Now the popular Puppet open source system configuration project is getting a new version number, complete with plenty of enhancements — including early […]

With its complex images and massive datasets, NASA’s storage and computing needs are considerable. So it’s no surprise that the agency is exploring its options in the cloud. And now it’s found itself a partner. After doing some work in-house and evaluating the solutions on the market, NASA has teamed with Rackspace to develop OpenStack, […]

Internet security came under special scrutiny two years ago after a researcher disclosed security risks to the Internet’s DNS (Domain Name System) infrastructure. The weakness in the DNS had the potential to disrupt the Internet’s operation as it could be exploited by attackers to misdirect Internet users’ traffic. As eSecurityPlanet reports, the root zone of […]

From the ‘You Get What You Pay For‘ files: Mozilla is increasing the amount it pays security researchers for bugs from $500 up to $3,000. I personally think that’s a very good thing. There has long been a debate about whether or not vendors should pay for security flaws. In my view, the flaws are […]

The Perl programming language requires a few add-ons to make it fully usable. Developer.com notes that developers haven’t exactly rushed to the latest version, 5.12, but the new Perl Development Kit adds some important functions that might make it more appealing to developers. Read on to find out more. The open source Perl development language […]

Linux distributions are complex things to build and manage. Novell is ratcheting up its openSUSE community Linux distribution with version 2.0 of its openSUSE Build Service. With the Build Service, developers can create packages for openSUSE, along with other distributions, such as Fedora, Debian and Ubuntu. Linux Planet has the details. How is a Linux […]

The open source Firefox browser may not be available on Apple’s popular mobile devices, but Mozilla is trying to deliver the next best thing. Mozilla has unveiled its Firefox Home app for the iTunes store, which enables users to carry over browsing activities from a PC to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Datamation has […]