Computer News: February 2011

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Feb
26,

Pro Hack - Unified Threat Management Explained - An Introduction

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Hi folks, as you know I am currently at Delhi, at Tulip Telecom, I got my hands on exotic network Unified Threat Management Explained

technologies which I would like to share out with you. I am working along Amarjit Singh & the rules of the game are simple, he will create a security scenario while I will try to break it. Considering I am a bit novice in network technologies, it has been a highly learning experience with some really great hands on tech demos & real life scenarios. I will be explaining about Unified Threat Management (UTM) today which you can think of an all in one solution to an organizations security needs. Unified Threat Management devices are relatively new in the security appliance scenario & are in the phase of continuous evolution. UTM has attracted industry leaders like Juniper, Fortinet, Cisco, IBM, Intel, Cyberoam & there are a lot of UTM products to choose from. I am however working on the Cyberoam one & will be continuing my tests on it.
Unified Threat Management & me :)

A brief history
Earlier, the enterprise security scenario was divided into traditional firewalls & targeted applications like Antivirus, Anti spam & Intrusion Detection Systems.
Earlier...without UTM

However in 2004 , a new trend emerged which combined multiple security features into one single hardware platforms thereby eliminating the need of machine to machine protection.
Nowdays..with UTM

Since its inception, UTM's are one of the fastest growing segment in the security appliance sector.
Why UTM ?

UTM's provide one stop solution for security needs of an organization.
The integrated approach allows the administrator to worry about only one device, not the whole flurry of firewalls, antiviruses & IDS/IPS.
Increase in blended attacks against organizations has led to older specialized protection devices/services obsolete.
Cost effective , tell me one thing, which will be more costlier ? One decent firewall, site licenses of Antivirus, Anti spam, Anti phishing, IDS, IPS etc or a single UTM device with combined subscription costs ? The answer is the second one :)
One stop reporting solution.

I guess that was all for now , in my next post, I will be explaining about the architecture of UTM's & elaborate upon the technology.

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Friday,
Feb
25,

Tech Mania

Spice Mobile launches entry-level MI-310 in India

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:19 AM PST

Spice Mobile has silently launched the entry level Android smartphone Mi-310 in India. A successor to previously launched MI 300, the smartphone features Android 2.2 and 3.15 inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 resolution.

OverviewAndroid 2.2

USB Tethering & Wi-Fi Hotspot Functionality
Trackpad
GPS & AGPS
8cm Capacitive HVGA Touch Screen
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Exchange Support
Apps on External Storage
2 MP Camera
Proximity Sensor
FM & Music Player
Push E-mail
Unlimited Phonebook & SMS

Key features

Android 2.2
USB Tethering & Wi-Fi Hotspot Functionality
8cm Capacitive HVGA Screen
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Apps on External Storage
GPS & AGPS

The specifications are in-line with other entry-level smartphones in the market, Spice Mi 310 features 2MP camera, 1200 mAh battery, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, Trackpad, aGPS, FM, and T-Flash card support upto 16 GB. Spice has priced it at an attractive INR 7500, which will surely get a lot of budget buyers.Spice has pre-loaded applications like Ibibo, Nimbuzz, Naukri.com, OI Notepad, Spice Gang, and Wapedia along with the usual Google Apps suite.

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Interesting updates from Crookedbrains.

20 Creative and Unusual Dresses.

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:28 AM PST

Hair Dress: A Croatian company made a dress entirely from human hair; designers at the Artidjana Company used 165 ft (50.3m) of blonde hair in the dress.

Rubber Bands Dress: The dress uses 8.8 lbs of rubber bands of various colors, lengths and sizes. Approximately 14,235 rubber bands in total were used in its creation; 12,000 for the dress itself, 2,225 for the belt and 100 for the hairpiece.

Rubber Gloves Dress: Creation of designer Sebatian Errazuriz.

Money Dress: This dress is made from real banknotes.

Clothespin Dress: Dress made out of hundreds of clothespins by designer Sandra Backlund.

Sprinkle Dress: Creation of Italian designer Linda Schailon, it features a full garden-wire skirt neatly planted in used yogurt containers.

Porcelain Dress: Cool dress made entirely out of porcelain by Li Xiaofeng.

Plastic Cups Dress: We had quite a few dresses in the past, but this one is really cool.

Camping Tent Dress: It's an art project created by Robin Lasser and Adrienne Pao.

Phonebook Paper Dress: Creation of Jolis Paons, the paper dress was made purely out of phonebook paper.

Plastic Bags Dress: Made from M and S plastic bags.

Chocolate Lindor Dress: Unique dress made of chocolate lindors, designed by Lindka Cierach.

Cookie Dress: 'Bakewear' is totally edible, made of 600 cookies.

Toilet Paper Dress: Two weeks were spent to create the dress with a raised flower pattern from toilet papers.

Cream Puff Dress: This 20 lb dress took two months to make and is made of 1,500 cream puffs.

Leaf Dress:

Matchstick Dress: Creation of 18-year-old student named Lily Faget; its made of matches.

Newspaper Dress: Creation of designer Amy M. Phillips and Fairlight Hubbard.

Paper Dress: Cool dress created out of paper by fashion design students.

Flexible Concrete Dress: The dress, called 'Herself,' is a prototype of the world's first air purifying dress; it is designed to keep the air fresh and clean for everybody, its made from a special kind of absorbing flexible concrete that's been sprayed onto fabric.