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Power grid peril

Where would we be without electricity? Nowhere. While computers today are able to connect to the web via WiFi, at the end of the day the battery needs to be charged with--you get it, electricity. But... Read more...

Mac attack threatens OS X

This is noteworthy just because it you don't often see Apple and "security risk" in the same sentence. Symantec sent up the red flag and warned Mac users that the Samba open-source file and... Read more...

The iPod as a security risk

It's not uncommon to see employees walking to and around work listening to music on their iPods, but could these seemingly innocuous devices pose a security risk for your company? Recent news... Read more...

The intersection of risk and compliance

The industry is at a crossroads: risk and compliance management and identity management are intersecting. The next generation of identity-driven security risk and compliance management is needed... Read more...

Is your photocopier a security risk?

Companies go to great lengths to protect their data and networks from security breaches, but photocopiers? Apparently, photocopiers actually can be a data security risk because of their built-in... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Enterprise 2.0 might not be ready for prime time; Mobile data presents security risks;

> Enterprise 2.0 not ready for prime time, some believe. Article > Mobile data presents a security... Read more...

Users pose biggest security threat

Move over Windows and IE--there's a new security issue that could pose a greater threat than any software flaw. According to SANS, a security research organization, the human element now tops the... Read more...

Treatment plant subject to hacker risk

In what could likely be the start of a new homeland security risk, hackers may have gained access to the computer and network systems of a water treatment plant in Pennsylvania; the FBI is... Read more...

Social networks pose security threat

As if spyware, software vulnerabilities and new phishing schemes aren't enough to keep tech leaders awake at night, now comes news that social networking sites pose a huge security risk to... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Symantec douses fire over Vista security; Identifying and fixing internal "sick" processes; and much more...

> Symantec douses fire over Vista security. Article > Identifying and fixing internal "sick" processes. Read more...