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The BlackBerry now has a number of new Google search enhancements that should make life easier for those out of the office and in quick need of information. Many of the changes copy the functionality Read more...

A quarterly review of a company's information security is essential for top IT personnel trying to ensure their systems are airtight. While it's important for the IT department not to get lost in 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...

Typically, corporations employ a triple line of defense for protecting mobile technology: a comprehensive set of IT security appliances, hardened operating systems and security software, along Read more...

> Study: Most CIOs use content filtering and blocking software or have acceptable Web browsing policies. Article > Innovators Read more...

> Major computer vendors are backing the Service Modeling Language (SML) spec for XML-based IT management. Read more...

When it comes to finding out where security holes might exist, nothing is off limits--not even arranging to have your own systems hacked into. In fact, many companies are doing just that--engaging Read more...

> How to plug the biggest security holes. Article > Weighing the outsourcing dilemma. Read more...

Although you might be tempted to consider all hackers scourges of society, there is one subset of hacker that is actually doing you a favor by trying to break into your system. It's the job of Read more...

No matter how much protection you put in place, protecting against zero-day vulnerabilities--recently discovered security holes that do not yet have patches--is an uphill battle. The best way to Read more...