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Air Force scraps iPad deployment plan over security concerns

A plan by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to acquire almost 3,000 iPad tablets to lighten pilots' load was abruptly cancelled midweek. No reason was offered, though the prevailing

Twitter on a phishing hunt

Twitter went on the offensive this week to stop phishing and other malware. The popular microblogging service launched a new link-screening service. The new service includes a new Twitter tool to

Open source gets vote of confidence from White House

Here's some news that may shape your company's decision on the adoption of open-source software: The White House is giving Drupal its seal of approval. The WhiteHouse.gov website is now using the

Firms delinquent on patching holes

IT departments are dragging their feet on patching vulnerabilities. A new survey from Qualys, a company that provides security risk solutions, found that nearly 50 percent of the respondents take at

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

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

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

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

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

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