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Malware may be the boomingest niche in a slow economy

Posted November 3, 2011 - 4:53 pm

The volume of malware on the 'net is growing faster than anyone thought. But the number of viruses isn't the story. The real danger is the new focus on selling stolen access to sensitive sites, not just data.
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Data center and cloud providers talk security, performance and easing concerns

Posted November 2, 2011 - 10:27 am

Worried that a data center in the cloud is too risky?
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Hurricane Irene is on her way. Is your data center ready?

Posted August 23, 2011 - 1:54 pm

What's your Irene plan? Hear how one IT group saved its data center by moving it into a water tower.
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Groupon deal of the day: 300,000 customer accounts...FREE!

Posted June 29, 2011 - 10:33 am

Why wait for hackers to steal customer-account data when you can post it publicly yourself? Builder of ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com finds that for Groupon users the answer is 'yes.'
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LulzSec hacks expand to damage ordinary people, not just governments and corporations

Posted June 17, 2011 - 1:53 pm

LulzSec has topped off its string of high-profile hacks over the last weeks with the gratuitous post of data on private citizens, which is already implicated in incidents of fraud. Lulz, bro. Lulz.
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Citigroup data breach shows why we need fed rules to protect personal data online

Posted June 9, 2011 - 12:02 pm

Breached despite good security, Citigroup hack drives home how great the need has become for consistent requirements on how to store personal data securely.
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Hacks make Internet look lawless, but security just hasn't caught up to spear-phishers yet

Posted June 3, 2011 - 12:09 pm

Data breaches shake confidence in the cloud, blaming it for security gaps between new technology, old security policies and a human tendency toward trust. Fix that and you're golden.
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iPhone privacy question isn't 'Did you do it;' it should be 'How can I stop you?'

Posted May 11, 2011 - 11:03 am

The problem isn't that smartphones collect private data, it's that their owners don't have the tools to keep their privacy from being invaded.
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Google, Amazon music services make cloud storage, and security breaches, idiot-proof

Posted May 10, 2011 - 2:18 pm

Apple has tweaked the iOS version of Safari to be able to run Amazon's Cloud Player music-service client, just as Google launches the second service to beat Apple to its own punch.
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Gartner warns: Cloud users, save yourselves

Posted May 6, 2011 - 12:00 am

Even the best cloud services can crash and leave you stuck if your DR doesn't extend beyond the enterprise to cover the apps you run on someone else's cloud.
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Apps to stop data breaches are too complicated to use

Posted May 4, 2011 - 3:31 pm

Data loss protection can protect the specific information you think is too valuable to use; it can also take two years to put into effect.
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Cyber-spy agency NSA offers tips on keeping yourself safe online

Posted May 3, 2011 - 3:06 pm

Among the tips tech pubs don't usually offer consumers is to use alternative DNS providers (instructions provided), and encrypt everything, including your laptop hard drive.
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iPads become inevitable for enterprise IT

Posted April 28, 2011 - 12:24 pm

At some companies IT leads the charge on tablets. At others,it tries to hold back the tide. The evidence that tablets are actually useful, not just sexy, is becoming overwhelming.
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Mich. State Police confiscate cell data at traffic stops; won't say when or why

Posted April 20, 2011 - 11:35 am

Using forensic hardware from CelleBrite, Michigan State Police search and confiscate digital data at routine stops, even with no reason to suspect the victim of any crime.
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Skype gives away private data from Android, gives IT a teachable moment

Posted April 18, 2011 - 12:14 pm

Using a grossly insecure Skype client and new exploit for illustration, IT can show its value even to phone users who scoff at musty ideas of how to keep data secure.
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