3,131 research outputs found
State of Maine Information Technology Plans, 2000
https://digitalmaine.com/oit_docs/1022/thumbnail.jp
Understanding malware autostart techniques with web data extraction
The purpose of this study was to investigate automatic execution methods in Windows operating systems, as used and abused by malware. Using data extracted from the Web, information on over 10,000 malware specimens was collected and analyzed, and trends were discovered and presented. Correlations were found between these records and a list of known autostart locations for various versions of Windows. All programming was written in PHP, which proved very effective. A full breakdown of the popularity of each method per year was constructed. It was found that the popularity of many methods has varied greatly over the last decade, mostly following operating system releases and security improvements, but with some frightening exceptions
Orchestration of a large infrastructure of Remote Desktop Windows Servers
The CERN Windows Terminal Service infrastructure is an aggregation of multiple
virtual servers running Remote Desktop Services, accessed by hundreds of users every day; it has two purposes: provide external access to the CERN network, and exercise access control to certain parts of the accelerator complex.
Currently, the deployment and configuration of these servers and services requires
some interaction by system administrators, although scripts and tools developed at CERN do contribute to alleviate the problem. Scaling up and down the infrastructure (i.e., adding or removing servers) is also an issue, since itâs done manually.
However, recent changes in the infrastructure and the adoption of new software tools
that automate software deployment and configuration open new possibilities to improve
and orchestrate the current service. Automation and Orchestration will not only reduce
the time and effort necessary to deploy new instances, but also simplify operations like
patching, analysis and rebuilding of compromised nodes and will provide better performance in response to load increase.
The goal of this CERN project, weâre now a part of, is to automate provisioning (and
decommissioning) and scaling (up and down) of the infrastructure. Given the scope and magnitude of problems that must be solved, no single solution is capable of addressing all; therefore, multiple technologies are required. For deployment and configuration of Windows Server systems we resort to Puppet, while for orchestration tasks, Microsoft Service Management Automation will be used
Free-libre open source software as a public policy choice
Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) is characterised by a specific programming and development paradigm. The availability and freedom of use of source code are at the core of this paradigm, and are the prerequisites for FLOSS features. Unfortunately, the fundamental role of code is often ignored among those who decide the software purchases for Canadian public agencies. Source code availability and the connected freedoms are often seen as unrelated and accidental aspects, and the only real advantage acknowledged, which is the absence of royalty fees, becomes paramount. In this paper we discuss some relevant legal issues and explain why public administrations should choose FLOSS for their technological infrastructure. We also present the results of a survey regarding the penetration and awareness of FLOSS usage into the Government of Canada. The data demonstrates that the Government of Canada shows no enforced policy regarding the implementation of a specific technological framework (which has legal, economic, business, and ethical repercussions) in their departments and agencies
Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education
In this Issue
6 The Synergy of Network Convergence and the IP Infrastructure
12 Leveraging the IP Network at the University of Oregon
18 How the Internet Will Change Network Management
26 Voice Over IP: The Stakes Get Higher
30 Abilene: An Advanced Research Network
34 Web-Based Systems on the 21st-Century Campus
46 Bill D. Morris Award: Whitney Johnso
Online Course Registration System for Faculty of Law in Timor Lorosa'e National University
Online course registration system is now commonplace at many Universities around the
world for students to register their courses every semester. Yet, since Timor-Leste
gained its restoration of Independence Day in 2002, manual registration has been used in
every University around the country.
Every semester, the course registration process for Faculty of Law in Timor Lororsa'e
National University has been carried out under manual system of paper-based - which is
time-consuming and frustrating for both students and the staff. With this new online
course registration system, in hopes, will give students a better option of registering via
Internet from home, day or night, avoiding tedious paper-based registration of courses.
The objective for chosen this project entitled online course registration system is to
facilitate the staff of the Timor Lorosa'e National University (TLNU) and its students a
reliable and ease of use of course registration for Faculty of Law.
Methodology used in this project is Rapid Application Development of prototyping
approach. Tools used to develop this project are html and PHP, and the evaluation
technique for this new system will be preliminary survey on user friendliness, ease of
use and reliability as the system's properties.
Findings of the project is the degree of satisfaction of the current registration service, the
response and acceptance level of the users towards the development of an automate
course registration system, the extent usage of online course registration, and the
importance of the future system's properties
Open Source Software: From Open Science to New Marketing Models
-Open source Software; Intellectual Property; Licensing; Business Model.
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MobiDesk: Mobile Virtual Desktop Computing
We present MobiDesk, a mobile virtual desktop computing hosting infrastructure that leverages continued improvements in network speed, cost, and ubiquity to address the complexity, cost, and mobility limitations of today's personal computing infrastructure. MobiDesk transparently virtualizes a user's computing session by abstracting underlying system resources in three key areas: display, operating system and network. MobiDesk provides a thin virtualization layer that decouples a user's computing session from any particular end user device and moves all application logic from end user devices to hosting providers. MobiDesk virtualization decouples a user's computing session from the underlying operating system and server instance, enabling high availability service by transparently migrating sessions from one server to another during server maintenance or upgrades. We have implemented a MobiDesk prototype in Linux that works with existing unmodified applications and operating system kernels. Our experimental results demonstrate that MobiDesk has very low virtualization overhead, can provide a full-featured desktop experience including full-motion video support, and is able to migrate users' sessions efficiently and reliably for high availability, while maintaining existing network connections
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