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NewsGamers leave radiology center's data exposed
A radiology center in New Hampshire suffered a data breach in November, exposing the social security numbers and other personal data of 230,000 people. The culprits, according to Seacoast Radiology, Read more...
Six likely security holes in your organization
Security risks abound even in organizations that take important steps to mitigate them. Sometimes they appear right under one's nose, and other times they can be quite obscure. ComputerWorld's John Read more...
Are reports of the IT shop's demise exaggerated?
Last week we pointed out a report from the Corporate Executive Board that predicts the state of corporate IT in the year 2015. The report (.pdf) looks at today's IT function in light of developments Read more...
Has IT relinquished too much power?
A glance at two major IT news items over the past week is enough to make one wonder if large organizations have much control over their networks anymore:
A faulty anti-virus update sent out by Read more...
Private corporate networks obsolete?
By the end of the decade, private corporate networks will become obsolete relics of the early information age. And so will the security technologies and procedures that are used to protect them. Read more...
Training reduces internal security threatsUsers who receive adequate training in what constitutes a corporate security threat and how their actions put corporate networks at risk are more likely to take the necessary precautions. But Read more... Email policies broken, ignored in financial sectorWhile email monitoring seems to be okay with financial services employees, it may be because they're dodging email scrutiny when they need to. A new study of Wall Street workers reports that seven Read more... The need to scrub mobile devices cleanAs we have reported before, data housed on discarded mobile devices can put corporate networks and confidential material in great jeopardy. That's exactly why IT leaders need to find an industrial Read more... Integration a big hurdle with VistaWhen and if Vista actually ends up hitting the shelves and moves into the corporate tech infrastructure, IT leaders need to know that integration on the security front will likely bring a big pile Read more... The dangers of desktop search programsDesktop search is the latest tech rage. Every major vendor is pushing a free tool at PC users, who are eager to locate scattered data files on their systems. Unfortunately, these search engines Read more... | Press ReleasesEmployees Three Times More Active on Social Networking Applications Than Previous YearSANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research published by Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, indicates explosive growth in global social networking and Read more >> Damballa Adds New Zero-Day Threat Detection Capability to Leading Cyber Threat SolutionDamballa Failsafe 5.0 Now Performs Cloud-based Analysis of Zero-day and Targeted Malware as part of a Comprehensive Approach to Advanced Threat Protection ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Damballa Inc., Read more >> Lancope's NetFlow-Based StealthWatch Monitoring Solution Wins GSN Award for 'Best Network Security'Lancope honored by GSN's Homeland Security Awards for comprehensively protecting both government and corporate networksATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope, Inc., a leader in flow-based Read more >> NCP engineering Releases New Entry VPN Client for Windows 32-/64-Bit Operating SystemsVersion 9.3 Enhances Usability with Mobile Broadband and IKEv2 Support MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NCP engineering today announced the latest version of its entry VPN client for Windows Read more >> LANDesk Extends Leadership in Systems Management and SecurityLANDesk® Management Suite 9 and LANDesk® Security Suite 9 Expands Platform Support and Cloud Services; Enables Asset Management and Security AnalyticsLAS VEGAS, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> |




