Jim Carr

 
Jim Carr is SC Magazine’s West Coast bureau chief. Previously, Carr worked as senior editor for Network Magazine and eCommerce Business Magazine. Other organizations to which he has contributed include Data Communications Magazine, LAN Magazine and 3Com Corporation.
 

Recent Articles

No small concern

August 01, 2008

Small- and medium-sized enterprises are often ignored by security vendors, and contend with unsavvy users a lot.
 

A more secure union

July 01, 2008

Integrating the networking and IT security staffs delivers operational benefits, but comes with challenges, reports Jim Carr.
 

Microsoft releases seven patches, three critical

June 10, 2008

In what one security researcher called a broad-based set of releases, Microsoft on Tuesday unleashed seven patches, three for critical vulnerabilities, in its June Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes.
 

Faster, cheaper iPhone portends IT security headaches

June 09, 2008

While the throngs are going crazy about the new iPhone's lower cost and faster download speeds, IT professionals are gearing up for more security headaches from the Apple's latest smart phone.
 

DHS names new head of US-CERT

June 09, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security has named Mischel Kwon, the chief IT security technologist for the U.S. Department of Justice, as the new head of its U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
 

Microsoft to patch seven vulnerabilities -- three critical

June 06, 2008

Microsoft said on Thursday it plans to release seven patches -- three of them rated "critical" -- in the June Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes next week.
 

VMware patches software flaws

June 02, 2008

VMware has released updates to its hosted virtualization software products that shore up a variety of vulnerabilities.
 

Researchers breach Microsoft's CardSpace ID technology

May 30, 2008

Three security researchers in Germany have reportedly broken Microsoft's CardSpace, which was designed to beef up the security of users' personal information while browsing the internet.
 

Californian indicted in $50,000 scam of E-Trade, Schwab.com

May 29, 2008

A California man has been indicted for a scam that bilked $50,000 -- a few pennies at a time -- from online brokerage companies E-Trade and Schwab.com.
 

Apple releases latest Leopard OS update

May 28, 2008

Apple on Wednesday fixed some 70 problems - including more than 40 vulnerabilities - in its Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system and associated components.
 
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