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Intel introduces free Open FCoE Stack for simpler, cheaper Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) is giving away Open FCoE, a software stack for Intel's 10 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter X520 family that makes it possible to run Fibre Channel over standard Ethernet networks.

Gamers leave radiology center's data exposed

A radiology center in New Hampshire suffered a data breach in November, exposing the social security numbers and other personal data of 230,000 people. The culprits, according to Seacoast Radiology,

Six likely security holes in your organization

Security risks abound even in organizations that take important steps to mitigate them. Sometimes they appear right under one's nose, and other times they can be quite obscure. ComputerWorld's John

Defending against social engineering should be a top priority

It has emerged that malware loaded onto a USB flash drive led to the worst U.S. military breach ever . And though the recently declassified event took place some two years back, it probably comes as

Are reports of the IT shop's demise exaggerated?

Last week we pointed out a report from the Corporate Executive Board that predicts the state of corporate IT in the year 2015. The report (.pdf) looks at today's IT function in light of developments

Has IT relinquished too much power?

A glance at two major IT news items over the past week is enough to make one wonder if large organizations have much control over their networks anymore: A faulty anti-virus update sent out by

Malware that overwrites software updaters poses problems

Nguyen Cong Cuong, an analyst with Bach Khoa Internetwork Security (BKIS), a Vietnamese security company, has written about a potential new problem vector. In a blog entry on the BKIS site , the

Private corporate networks obsolete?

By the end of the decade, private corporate networks will become obsolete relics of the early information age. And so will the security technologies and procedures that are used to protect them.

Training reduces internal security threats

Users who receive adequate training in what constitutes a corporate security threat and how their actions put corporate networks at risk are more likely to take the necessary precautions. But

Email policies broken, ignored in financial sector

While email monitoring seems to be okay with financial services employees, it may be because they're dodging email scrutiny when they need to. A new study of Wall Street workers reports that seven