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It's really no surprise that cybercrime has been increasing in the federal government, and it's just as likely that it is growing in the private sector, too. The Veterans Affairs Department, the Read more...

Microsoft Office, as well as other pieces of enterprise software, has security holes that are causing problems for Internet users, according to the SANS Institute's annual security report. According Read more...

Like many CIOs these days, actor George Clooney found out the hard way that databases can get hacked and information can be leaked. Clooney's medical records were grabbed out of the system at a Read more...

Application lifecycle management is growing up. ALM 2.0 offers more dynamic applications and services-oriented architecture, transforming software development and deployment into a managed Read more...

The starting point for any compliance exercise is to carry out a full audit to understand what information the business holds, what its vulnerabilities are and what elements of the IT systems can Read more...

It takes more than intuition and newspaper ads to keep a your employee coffers full these days, and technology can help. Relationship databases are a good way to keep track of interested Read more...

According to a survey by market research firm AMR Research, CIOs aren't taking an active enough role in their companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Often, the data and Read more...

To ensure that personal data is fully protected, it's critical to build privacy controls into IT applications and systems. One area where this is particularly crucial is in Web 2.0 technologies, Read more...

Not spending enough time, effort or money on enterprise data management can lead to increased risk and decreased competitive advantage, especially in financial firms. Without effective data Read more...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week will strengthen requirements for all online databases that hold personal information. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, currently Read more...