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Canadian web hosting provider PEER 1 Network Enterprises www.peer1.com announced on Tuesday that it has begun construction on a 41,000 square foot “green” data center in the Toronto area.

via Web Hosting Industry News

Two security researchers open-source code that can be used to take control of versions of the Microsoft Windows 7 x64 operating system. The team decided to release the code despite initial reservations over security.

“All we are trying [to do] is help more people understand the real enemy, malware … So, this might trigger up new ideas in [the] security industry to help solve the problem,” Kumar wrote. “We are still using age-old methods … to detect malware.”

via eWeek.

Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short (and How to Make it Better)  – Former CISO and Symantec strategic consulting director Ariel Silverstone goes through PCI DSS line by line and offers suggestions to make it more effective.

Currently, I believe it is possible to be 100 percent PCI compliant and have no real security.

via Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short (and How to Make it Better).  By my frieind, Ariel Silverstone.

Some attendees at RSA Conference 2009 wondered aloud if the gathering still has much value. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner offers his assessment

via Has RSA Jumped the Shark?.

Also, here is the report of my friend, Ariel Silverstone.

Downturn or no downturn, it’s nice to upgrade your tech gadgets now and again, especially when they are so old that your colleagues are looking at you sideways. But once you’ve bought — or been given — that great new digital camera, or smartphone, or laptop, what do you do with the old one?

You know you shouldn’t just throw it in the garbage — the environmental hazards of simply discarding electronics have been well documented. But many of us haven’t the vaguest idea how to dispose of the stuff safely.

via Smartphones to Laptops: Recycling Your Tech Gear is Easy.

Bridging the Server Divide

Consolidating Linux and Windows servers may not be easy, but it may be best for the business.

Over the last several years, it has become very clear that the two dominant server operating system environments are Windows and Linux. In fact, it’s not at all uncommon to find both these environments running inside the same organization…

Most IT organizations chalk up the bickering between the Windows and Linux partisans to good-natured rivalry. But as the economy has taken what looks like an extended turn for the worse, the issue of costs associated with running both operating environments is starting to raise its ugly head.

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Wow, 11 updates for my XP laptop…

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2009

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for April 2009.

via Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2009.