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November 27, 2009

Monday Could Be a Black Day for the Cloud

We all know that black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Traditionally, it's the start of the Christmas shopping season and the day that retailers go from being in the red, or l... More >

November 25, 2009

Our Reminder that Malware Threat Is a Constant Occurrence

Earlier today, this blog contained a post about an e-mail purporting to be from Intuit. That e-mail was part of a phishing scam, and the post contained a link to a site hosting malicious software. As... More >

November 23, 2009

The Netbook Is Dead

The netbook is dead and thank God for it. So what will take its place? The notebook, of course. Netbooks are those small-footprint systems that can fit in your coat pocket, or almost. They have been... More >

Query Offloading for Improved Performance and Better Resource Utilization

This white paper focuses on the use of a log-based, real-time change data capture (CDC) solution to enable real-time reporting using a low overhead solution that minimizes the impact on IT infrastructure.

Pen-based Computing in Higher Education

This video takes a look at the impact pen-based computing with tablet PCs is having on higher education and why IT professionals in higher education should introduce this technology to key decision makers.

November 20, 2009

McAfee Releases Q3 Report on Threats

McAfee recently released one of my all-time favorite publications, its quarterly threat report . This report is for Q3 and covers spam, social engineering, Web threats, cybercrime and malware. &nbs... More >

November 13, 2009

IPhone Worms Begin Their Attack on Modified Devices

It was bound to happen. The first worm has been detected that affects the Apple iPhone . The worm, known as Ikee , really only affects iPhones that are running the Secure Shell utility, where the d... More >

November 11, 2009

Online Security: Free Wi-Fi Isn't Really Free

Google has announced that it will begin to offer free Wi-Fi to travelers in 47 airports across the country . Google has partnered with Time Warner, Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, and othe... More >

November 9, 2009

OMB in Dark About Security Spending

Maybe it's old age or maybe because the holidays are just around the corner, but I don't want to beat up the White House Office of Management and Budget too badly for not knowing how much it's spend... More >

November 5, 2009

Joint Cloud Venture Brings Big Hopes

Cisco and EMC announced this week that they are collaborating to provide private cloud computing services. The new partnership includes Cisco, EMC, VMware, and Intel, and will develop virtual produc... More >

November 4, 2009

University of Penn Deploys DNSSEC: Let's See More Adopters

Many of you know that I teach in the security and technology program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. When I heard that the University of Pennsylvania, a competing school in Philadelphia, wa... More >

November 2, 2009

Chief Information Security Officer: A New Spin on an Old Job

In a recent survey of over 7,000 CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, CISOs and CSOs by Price Waterhouse Coopers , 85 percent of respondents said that they now have a security executive, a Chief Information Security O... More >

October 29, 2009

Thoughts on Windows 7

I wanted to wait until all the hype around Windows 7 died down a bit before sharing my thoughts with you about the recently released OS. I have heard some good things about Windows 7, but then again ... More >

October 27, 2009

Companies Still Making IT Pay Cuts, But Why?

According to a recent NetworkWorld article that I T Business Edge blogger Ann All wrote about, companies are still making IT pay cuts and forcing unpaid furloughs. These companies are even cutting ... More >

October 26, 2009

Cookies - a Trick or Treat

With Halloween right around the corner, I thought I would post something with a scary theme. A cookie tracks where you have been on the Internet. Every time you visit a site, you most likely create a... More >

October 22, 2009

Don't Forget About The Forgotten Software Policy

This is the final post in my series on IT security policies. The other two posts examined good e-mail and Internet policies . Today, I look at the software policy, which I call "the forgotten poli... More >

October 21, 2009

Companies Need a Good E-mail Policy

In my first post this week, I covered what a good Internet policy should look like. In this post, I plan to cover an e-mail policy. This policy has evolved quite a bit throughout the years. I don't w... More >