I keep getting asked about updates to the ZENworks Desktop Imaging engine – specifically driver support and the like.
There is a cool project on the Novell forge site – that hosts new drivers, lots of docs and complete ISOs of the environment. It’s here – http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/project/?zfdimgdrv
Point to note – in ZENworks 7 – we moved to a SLES9 based distro for imaging – so driver support is vastly improved.
Flew back from Stamford, CT – I had to check a carry on bag as it was ‘not permitted’ – not too large, not too heavy – just ‘not permitted’.
I got a leaflet from TSA explaining that sometimes items can be ‘just not permitted’ – at the discretion of the TSA agent.
It’s not like I tried to sneak a box cutter (Stanley Knife to the civilised world), wrench, hockey stick, 5 gallons of gas/petrol or anything else on board. Just a small rucksack – way smaller than the carry on limit – that was ‘not permitted’.
I fly a lot. I fly a lot with just carry on. I fly a lot with this bag.
Jobsworth. Another English word that I proudly introduce to the wider vocabulary of the English speaking word. Learn it, use it, love it.
I took some screen shots of ZLM7 in action – mainly a look at the ZENworks Control Center
Columbus,OH airport has free wireless.
I’m finalising my BrainShare Barcelona sessions – lots of late breaking data for ZENworks 7.
I’m re-writing the ZENworks Architecture session that was ably presented by Ron Tanner and Ty Ellis in Salt Lake City – hopefully I can get all of the information into an hour! I really want to cover the futures of ZENworks and how Novell is investing in making the transition (note – not migration) easy.
I’m sitting in the airport in Denver – watching CNN and reading my mail. Simultaneously I get an email alert from my IDS showing a lot of unusual activity, also a Microsoft PR person is on CNN describing the impact of the latest worm.
This from SANS:
Another PnP Worm: W32.Zotob.E
CNN is reporting a worm outbreak which is affecting their network, ABCNews, NYTimes, as well as Capitol Hill. All statements so far make this look like a Zotob variant…
Symantec just released info on the W32.Zotob.E worm here.
Trend Micro is also released this: WORM_RBOT.CBQ
This is an exploit of a known vulnerability, and the patch is available from microsoft here: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039
Interesting – firewall, IDS, host-based hardening – all seems to work for many people. Good practice leads to safe computing.
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