IT Wireless news from FierceCIO

Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) move to acquire McAfee for $7.68 billion last week caught many industry observers by surprise, and left many others--particularly financial analysts--unsure of the real purpose Read more...

CIOs must protect their systems from outsiders as well as insiders. A recent survey conducted last month by RSA found that one-third of those surveyed had to work around their organization's security Read more...

While CIOs and CSOs are often concerned with the threat of viruses and other external sources of danger, a new study from the U.S. Computer Security Institute (CSI) concludes that company insiders Read more...

Even today, companies are making avoidable and potentially deadly security mistakes that could significantly increase the likelihood of a security breach. These include insecure SNMP Read more...

The growing concern over the increased heat produced by heftier computing devices has landed one vendor in court and has sparked an industry-wide discussion on the safety factor involved with the Read more...

Today's mobile computing devices can do just about everything and that includes financial transactions, as users want to be able to talk, email, surf the Web, listen to music and watch video on Read more...

Boeing has fired an employee that it says was responsible for the theft of a laptop this month and is working with law enforcement to track down the mobile device, as it contains confidential Read more...

The ability to manage all of your messaging and communication ports from one place is an enticing option, and it seems that real-time communication (RTC) dashboards are finally up to the Read more...

When it comes to true "mobile" computing, it seems like laptops aren't quite as mobile as you might assume. A new survey of laptop use and mobility requirements notes that laptops aren't traveling Read more...

While it may seem that laptop data theft is primarily due to thieves and disgruntled ex-employees, it looks like plain old user forgetfulness is the major reason mobile devices go missing. A new Read more...