A group of four computer scientists say Windows Update — and other patch services — should be redesigned, after they create a technique to quickly produce attack code from a distributed patch.
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Follow-up: Patch paper redux: Move along please
Tags: Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security · SecurityFocus · Software
ERP has been a kind of final frontier for open source software. But now more IT leaders at midsize and smaller businesses are saying yes to open source software for ERP systems that pump the very heart of the business.
CIO.com
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Sometimes, IT leaders are told that the company runs Windows, period. But that doesn’t stop them from wishing for the forbidden fruit: One CIO explains why he’d like to bring Apple to his enterprise.
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Tags: CIO.com · Enterprise · Macs
For some tech chiefs, the Apple magic wears off. Here’s why one IT leader recently came back to the Windows world, after spending years on the Mac side.
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