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February 3, 2012

Old Versions of WordPress Compromised

A new attack against old versions of WordPress is a reminder of the importance of always performing updates when prompted. We saw how using old versions of IE, IE6 in particular, led to all kinds of ... More >

February 2, 2012

Have Cyber Threats Passed Terrorism as Top Threat Against the U.S.?

Earlier this week, FBI Director Robert Mueller testified that cyber threats against the country are going to surpass terrorism as the top threat facing the United States. Those cyber threats could ... More >

February 1, 2012

Majority of IT Managers Want to Improve Risk Management

So often we hear about the things employees do to put enterprise security at risk. In a survey of IT managers, Courion Corporation asked what some of those risks were. The answers weren’t too surpr... More >

The Business Value of Large-Scale Server Consolidation

Read this white paper to learn how IBM Power Systems can help your business massively reduce costs, IT labor and downtime — effectively increasing your ROI.

Addressing Active Directory Recovery and Availablility Needs in the Enterprise

In this on-demand webcast, discover the challenges of backing up and recovering Active Directory (AD). Also, learn how to rapidly recover from an AD disaster while ensuring business continuity and minimizing system downtime and data loss.

January 30, 2012

Security Companies Disagree on Android Botnet

The Android OS has been hit with a very serious Trojan and a number of apps available in the Android Market are malicious.   Or maybe not.   There are some very conflicting reports coming f... More >

January 27, 2012

Old Storage Devices Are Prime Security Risk

I see that International Data Privacy Day is sneaking up on us . It is tomorrow, Jan. 28. According to a release on the event: This year, the focus of Data Privacy Day is on the protection of digita... More >

January 26, 2012

A Cybersecurity State of the Union

On Tuesday night, I was one of those people who attentively watched the State of the Union address. I would have watched no matter what because I always do, but this year, I was interested to hear if... More >

January 25, 2012

Users Not Doing Enough Is a Top Security Threat

According to the newly released Sophos Security Threat Report 2012 , at the end of 2011, 67 percent of those surveyed were focused on the rise of malware, while 61 percent felt that the biggest thre... More >

January 23, 2012

Security Top Concern for Businesses Contemplating the Cloud

Data security is one of the primary reasons that companies are hesitant about moving into the cloud. A recent study by the Cloud Industry Forum found that 62 percent of its respondents claimed data ... More >

January 20, 2012

Has Anonymous Moved to a New Level of Hacktivism?

“Anonymous is out for blood.” That was the text message I got from my son last night after word came out that the hacking group had attacked government websites after the file-sharing site Megaupload... More >

January 19, 2012

It'll Take a Village to Fight APTs

I’m sure you are familiar with the saying “it takes a village to raise a child.” As I’ve gotten older, I’ve begun to realize that it takes a village to do a lot of things — or at least, you can accom... More >

January 18, 2012

Victims of Zappos Breach Wary of Company's Response

The Zappos breach is generating a lot of conversation among people who have no interest whatsoever in overall cybersecurity. When places like Lockheed Martin or RSA suffer a breach, the average perso... More >

January 16, 2012

Israeli Credit Card Breach: Political Statement?

Like many security companies, Coreo made a few cyber threat predictions for 2012. They are:   More organizations will realize that they have compromised computers in their infrastructure already... More >

January 13, 2012

New Zeus Variant Really Is 'Game Over'

First it was Ramnit being reinvented . Now Zeus is back for a return performance, and it has the attention of the FBI because it outsmarts most user authentication methods . As explained by ZDNet ... More >

January 12, 2012

Government Turns Its Attention to Protecting the Power Grid

Anyone who remembers an August night about 10 years ago when the lights went out from New York City to Cleveland understands that the power grid in the United States needs to be strengthened. Malware... More >

January 11, 2012

Patch Tuesday Fixes Media Player Vulnerability and a BEAST

Microsoft welcomed 2012 with its first Patch Tuesday , and it brought one of the best Patch Tuesday headlines I’ve seen. PC World announced that " Microsoft Slays the BEAST ." As PC World explaine... More >

Database Management

Data management tips and techniques that insure ease of access, comprehensive security and absolute privacy for your invaluable company information.

Data Warehousing

Comprehensive storage solutions for better data access and retrieval, leading to better-informed business decisions.

Cloud Computing

Resources for establishing, maintaining, and leveraging cloud computing platforms for more cost-efficient, scalable, and secure applications, storage, and networking.

Data Center Build-or-Buy Decision

Product information, vendor profiles, and expert commentary to help you decide whether to go with in-house customization, out-of-the-box convenience, or cloud-based hosting solutions for your data center improvements.