Author: Kevin Fogarty

Primer: Network Worm

What is it? A small, self-replicating application— most often created by a vandal rather than a corporate spy—that infects a host computer and then copies

Paying Less for Passwords

Lost or forgotten passwords account for about 17% of all calls to the help desk, according to a 2004 survey from The Help Desk Institute

Primer: Predictive Analytics

What is it? Sophisticated algorithms designed to sift through a data warehouse and identify patterns of behavior that suggest what offers customers might respond to

Patent Spending

Technology companies are aggressively asserting their rights to payments from disputed patents, violated copyrights and abuse of intellectual property. Now, the mayhem is spreading to

Vertex: The Write Stuff

Mark Murcko’s career is based on the idea that you can indeed—platitudes aside—rush genius. In fact, his company’s whole strategy is based on it. So

Primer: Link-Layer Security

What is it? Imagine you’re driving to a military base. Before you can even get onto the property, you’re stopped and have to prove that

Getting Your Data in Sync

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but order 12 dozen using the wrong product number, and the results are going to

Custom Software on the Cheap

When NASA started using off-the-shelf modems as a low-cost way to help its probes phone home, other government agencies sat up and took notice. They