North Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows. Although the operating system is still considered stable, it was easy to set up, taking around 15 minutes to install, however it comes with a single language option: Korean. The desktop interface shown in the screenshots closely resembles Windows, and appears to be based on a recent version of the K Desktop Environment (KDE). The Red Star browser, which Mikhail said was called My Country, is based on Mozilla’s Firefox browser, and allows users to access North Korea’s closed network , called My Country BBS. Other features of Red Star include a word processor, an e-mail client, antivirus software, multimedia players for audio and video, as well as several games.
Some 100 million Europeans using Microsoft software will be asked to choose among rival Web browsers by mid-May under a deal the company struck to settle antitrust action. Microsoft Corp. is starting this month to send updates to Windows computers in Europe so that when computer users log on, they will see a pop-up screen asking them to pick one or more of 12 free Web browsers to download and install, including Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
Symantec Corp. released the findings of its global 2010 State of Enterprise Security study. The study found that 42 percent of organizations rate security their top issue. This isn’t a surprise, considering that 75 percent of organizations experienced cyber attacks in the past 12 months. These attacks cost enterprise businesses an average of $2 million per year. Finally, organizations reported that enterprise security is becoming more difficult due to understaffing, new IT initiatives that intensify security issues and IT compliance issues. The study is based on surveys of 2,100 enterprise CIOs, CISOs and IT managers from 27 countries in January 2010.