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ALSO CALLED:
Cookie Files,
Transient Cookies,
Session Cookies
DEFINITION: A cookie is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. (More technically, it is information for future use that is stored by the server on the client side of a client/server communication.) Typically, a cookie records your preferences when using a particular site. Using the Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), each request
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Designing a Strategy for End-to-End Web Protection
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:
Web applications are extremely flexible and valuable assets to any organization. But they’re also vulnerable to threats like hijacking, splitting, forging and injection. Read this white paper to find out how IBM Rational® AppScan® solutions can help your agency overcome virtual threats to achieve mission objectives.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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E-Guide: Prioritizing Application Security Concerns
sponsored by Coverity
EGUIDE:
Application security has significantly grown and developed in sophistication over the past few years, but so have the threats that seek to wreak havoc on your software. Read this expert e-guide to learn best practices on how to ensure your applications are protected with the highest level of security possible.
Posted: 02 May 2012 | Published: 02 May 2012
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IPV6 Transition – Why the rush ?
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
ANALYST BRIEF:
This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011
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SOA Reference Architecture
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
Download the Open Group Service-Oriented Architecture reference architecture.
Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 17 Jan 2012
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The Banking Industry Architecture Network and TOGAF
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
This paper from the Open Group reveals how banks can benefit from combining complementary industry frameworks on enterprise architecture.
Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012
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TOGAF® and SABSA® Integration
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
IT BRIEFING:
This paper from the Open Group, documents an approach to enhance the TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology with the SABSA security architecture approach to create one holistic architecture methodology.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012
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Virtualization Roadmap: Twists, Turns, and Key Considerations
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This expert presentation transcript explores key management factors you should consider as you navigate your virtualization initiative, including licensing, memory capabilities, and more. Hear about one company's virtualization roadmap and determine whether it aligns with your own virtualization plans.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011
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COOKIES DEFINITION (continued):
for a Web page is independent of all other requests. For this reason, the Web page server has no memory of what pages it has sent to a user previously or anything about your previous visits. A cookie is a mechanism that allows the server to store its own information about a user on the user's own computer. You can view the cookies that have been stored on your hard disk (although the content stored in each cookie may not make much sense to you). The location of the cookies depends on the browser. Internet Explorer stores each cookie as a separate file under a Windows subdirectory. Netscape
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