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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 >

October 19, 2009

Don't Forget to Create Good Security Policies

I am working on a presentation about IT security policies, in which I will cover three policy areas: Internet, e-mail and software usage. There is way too much material overall to cover in one post, ... More >

October 15, 2009

Which Data Is Important?

A TechCrunch column published in the Washington Post just got under my skin. It takes off from the recent events involving Danger, a Microsoft subsidiary that provides mobile operators with end-to-... More >

Linux Live CD Boots up a Way to Avoid Malware

I found a great idea about avoiding malware that I just had to share with you . After I read it, I said to myself, "duh." We all know that much of the malware written today targets the Windows opera... More >

October 13, 2009

Security Strategy Survey's Key Findings Positive

Dimension Data, an IT services and solution provider, working with IDC, commissioned a report titled, " 2009 Global IT Security Research Results Summary, " whose findings look positive for all indu... More >

October 8, 2009

Military Says Its Cloud Beats Google's Best

The government is telling Google that its cloud is superior. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has recently announced that its cloud network, code named RACE - Rapid Access Computing E... More >

October 6, 2009

IT Needs to Get Control over IPhone Security

Apple announced recently that it reached a new record. Users have downloaded two billion applications from the Apple App Store. A half-billion applications were downloaded this quarter alone. The n... More >

October 5, 2009

FBI, Internet Crime Complaint Center Warn on Social Network Scams

The FBI has issued a press release warning that there has been an increase in the hijacking of social networking accounts. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), cyber-criminals ha... More >

October 1, 2009

Lessons and Questions from a Poorly Handled Data Breach

I have followed many data breaches over the past few years, but none has made me angrier than the one at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The UNC School of Medicine collected person... More >

Data Center Management

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Human Capital Management

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