Tech Talk RealAudio Archives October 2001

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David Burd and Dr. Richard Shurtz, President of Stratford University, host Tech Talk, a program about computers and information technology.      Links to selected programs are below. All programs are archived in RealAudio format. Just click on the RealAudio link below the date to listen. Older shows are archives as transcript summaries. You can listen live over the Internet by clicking ListenLive during show time. October 27, 2001 show October 20, 2001 show October 13, 2001 show (preempted by Navy Football) October 6, 2001 show (preempted by Navy Football)

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October 27, 2001 RealAudio 0:42hr Not archived top

Windows XP Release Date October 25, 2001 Stores Pile on Freebies to Push new OS The Microsoft Strategy Domination of the Internet Microsoft.Net Master Plan Ultimate Challenge to AOL Reinventing the Wheel in Real Time End to Forced Upgrades No Free Ride for PC Makers Not Worth the Trouble Viruses and Worms, etc. Identity Theft Report from FirstGov for Consumers Oracle 91AS Web Cache Buffer Overflow CA-2001-29 Advisory Conference: War on Internet Worms November 3, 2001 Embassy Suites, Washington, DC Securing Microsoft's IIS Web Server SANS Course In Washington, DC on December 3, 2001 Cyber Protests: The Threat to the US Information Infrastructure May 1999, Chinese Hackers Honkers Union of China defaced 100 random web sites October, 2000 Isreali and Palestinian Hackers Many sites defaced in both countries 2000, Indian and Pakistani Hackers Defaced over 500 websites April 2001, Japaneses and Korean Hackers Fewer than 100 website attacked NIPC Advisory 01-003 “E-Commerce Vulnerabilties Hackers targeting e-commerce or e-finance/banking industry. Increased activity over past several months. Based on Unicode Vulnerability of IIS Servers Patches available Seven Home/Small Business Security Tips Provided by National Infrastructure Protection Center Use strong passwords Make regular backups of critical data. Use virus protection software. Use a firewall as a gatekeeper between your computer and the Internet. Do not keep computers online when not in use. Do not open e-mail attachments from strangers, regardless of how enticing the Subject Line or attachment may be. Regularly download security patches from your software vendors. High Tech on the Afghan Battle Field Rugged Handheld Computers On line searching for Intel Documents High performance Night Vision Goggles (Image Intensifiers from ITT) Dramatically smaller Hand Held Thermal Viewers Pager size, battery powered GPS Position Systems (10 meter accuracy) Can send back targeting data using laser range finder and his own position. Soldiers can locate comrades on the battle field Portable printing systems for propaganda, satellite linked Communicate via Pilotless drones Satellite (two additional satellite launched this month for the mission by Lockheed Martin) Intel, AMD to Cut Prices Again Great news for the PC buyer Intel cuts prices 30% on top of line AMD cuts prices 15% of top of line MSN Lockout Stirs Antitrust Rumblings Opera and Netscape Navigator do not function properly on site MS claims compliance with W3C standards are the cause. Business and Economy IT Economic Recovery Now More Distant Account to Merrill Lynch Survey 50 CIOs surveyed after September 11th attack Both from Europe and US 68% will not deploy Windows XP Washington Seeks to Build its Own Private Internet Called GovNet RFI has been issued by GSA Security is the main driver Bush Taps Clarke as CyberDefense Chief Richard Clarke will lead Office of Cyber Defenses Report to Homeland Security Office Stratford News Next Start is November 19th Associate and Masters Degree Programs Saturday Workshops and Clinics

October 20, 2001 RealAudio 0:42hr Not archived top

Windows XP Update Release Date October 25, 2001 Overview of Home and Professional Installation and Setup Tips Design Look and Feel Audio and Video Networking and Remote Usage Stability and Reliability Performance Benchmark Test Boot/shutdown and standby performance XP Utilities Windows XP Frequently Asked Questions There is some interesting trivia in this article Email a savior amid anthrax scare Some newspapers no longer accepting regular mail Viruses and Worms New Anthrax Worm is a Dud Known as VBS.VBSWB.AF or as Anthrax. Automatic Execution of Macros CERT Advisory CA-2001-28 Business and Economy AOL Lowers Earnings Estimates Merrill Lynch downgraded AOL from a “buy” to “neutral” German Parliament Considers Switch to Linux Moving from Windows to Linux will save $116 million Worried about backdoor demanded by US government Open source considered more secure News Sites Flourish After Attack CNN -- 24.6 million visitors last month MSNBC -- 22.2 million visitors last month Tme.com -- 9.5 million visitors last month ABC.com -- 8.9 million visitors last month Senate Tackles IT Infrastructure after September 11th Attack “Are we prepared for an attack on our vital computer systems?” Hearings began on October 4th The Seven Top Management Errors that lead to Computer Vulnerability According to SANS 1850 security experts Number One reason -- Untrained personnel SANS Released Twenty Most Critical Internet Vulnerabilities Top Vulnerability that Affect All Systems -- Default Installs of OS Top Vulnerability to Windows Systems -- Unicode Vulnerability (Web Server Folder Transversal) Top Vulnerability to Unix Systems -- Buffer Overflows in RPC Services Stratford News Next Start is November 19th Associate and Masters Degree Programs Saturday Workshops and Clinics

October 13, 2001

Preempted by Navy Football

October 6, 2001

Preempted by Navy Football

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