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Relieving overloaded email systems

Sharing large documents, media files or data files is critical in the workplace and many CIOs rely on email systems because they are easy to use and familiar to most people. But as many IT executives Read more...

ChoicePoint's security turnaround

ChoicePoint's CIO Darryl Lemecha knows a thing or two about security problems. Three years ago, a thief fraudulently obtained access to the company's customer information and ChoicePoint has since Read more...

Improving security on the cheap

Investing in expensive, complex security tools almost always pays off, but there are some much less expensive, common-sense steps you can take to improve security throughout the enterprise. First, Read more...

Are passwords passé?

Although passwords are considered by many to be the first frontier in the fight against security problems, some companies are actually abandoning them, considering them too weak a tool to do much Read more...

Why Antivirus technology is ineffective

Antivirus technology may be more ineffective than you think. Although vendors tout antivirus software as an effective solution to the growing virus threat, others believe that it fails to prevent Read more...

Microsoft sharing Blue Hat security insight

It might not seem like a huge philosophical change, but you have to admit that Microsoft's decision to share publicly the results of its Blue Hat 3 security conference is pretty good news. The Read more...

The debate over mobile security

While recent news clearly indicates that the mobile landscape is the next frontier of attack for malware and 'badware' writers, at least one mobile service provider doesn't believe that anti-virus Read more...