Ponemon Study: The Business Risk of a Lost Laptop
Learn how employees can unwittingly compromise customer information, financial records and intellectual property, and read the seven steps you can take today to reduce the business risk of lost laptops.
Airport Insecurity: The Case of Lost Laptops
The findings of this study are important in helping companies understand what they should be doing to protect the information on their employees' remote systems.
New 21.5-in. iMac packs a punch for the price
Last month, Apple updated its iMac all-in-one desktop computers, revamping the internal architecture and refining the look of what was an already stylish design. Externally, the biggest change for the iMacs lay in the move to larger 21.5-in. and 27-in. LED-backlit screens and a 16-by-9 aspect ratio. (The earlier 20-in. and 24-in. models had a slightly squarer 16-by-10 ratio.)
IBM cat brain simulation dismissed as 'hoax' by rival scientist
A rival neuroscientist says IBM's "historic milestone" in brain research is nothing but a PR stunt.
Asus UL80Vt-A1 Delivers Impressive Flexibility
Asus has its work cut out for it in finding a market for the UL80Vt-A1. This ultraportable laptop has a higher price ($849) than many similarly specced competitors, though it's in the same ballpark as its $800 stablemate, the Asus UL30A. So how does Asus justify the price tag?
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I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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