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March 31, 2010

Drinking from the Well of Poisoned Searches

You need to do a little research, so what do you do? Like millions of others, you Google it.   However, that simple search could be putting your computer at risk. According to Patrik Runald at ... More >

March 29, 2010

Password (not) Protected

This story on stolen passwords caught my attention for a couple of reasons. First, it is from my hometown newspaper, and secondly, I found it moments after seeing a CNET article referencing a Sym... More >

March 26, 2010

8 Layers of Security Every Computer Should Have

Every time you connect to the Internet, you are putting your computer -- and the information stored there -- at risk. As Roger Thompson, chief security officer with AVG Technologies told me:   T... More >

March 24, 2010

Beware: That Ad Might Create Zombies

A couple of weeks ago, readers who visited the popular pundit Web site, the Drudge Report, claimed the site was the source of malware that infected their computers.  Sadly, one senator tried to put... More >

March 22, 2010

As Amount of Digital Health Data Rises, So Does Risk

All the talk about health care in the news reminded me that I had to schedule an appointment with my doctor. Rather than call the office, I went to a Web site where not only can I take care of schedu... More >

March 19, 2010

Virtualization Is Hot, but Is It Secure?

The growth of virtualization is a hot topic these days, including at IT Business Edge. Arthur Cole presents his top 10 benefits for virtualization in enterprise . Mike Vizard talks about hybrid cli... More >

March 17, 2010

Does Second Smartphone Infection Indicate a Trend?

Twice in the span of about a week , traces of the Mariposa botnot were found in SD cards of HTC Magic phones. Panda Security's PandaResearch blog has been following this story closely, reporting th... More >

March 15, 2010

The Need for Security in the Cloud Isn't One-Size-Fits-All

The rainy weather in the Northeast has me thinking about clouds -- or more specifically, cloud security .   At RSA 2010, IEEE and Cloud Security Alliance released a survey that looks at the i... More >

March 10, 2010

Securing the Mobile Office: Your Car

When I'm in my car, I like to listen to music and enjoy some "unplugged" time. I'm in the minority, I know. Our vehicles have become remote offices and today's cars are being equipped with the latest... More >

March 8, 2010

How Bright Is the Future for IT Security Pros?

It's a career that looks like it should have a solid future, but instead, IT security professionals see a mixed job outlook.   Skeptics point out that IT opportunities in general are being shipp... More >

March 4, 2010

Is Twitter a Good Fit for Your Company?

I love this opening paragraph written by Neil Roiter for CIO.com : Businesses are still trying to figure out what to make of social networking. The knee-jerk impulse at some companies is to ban its ... More >

March 3, 2010

Just Because We Know About Zeus Doesn't Mean It's Easy to Eliminate

Last month I wrote about the Zeus Trojan and its infiltration of the banking industry. As I mentioned then, Zeus isn't a new virus, with activity going back a couple of years, but it was recently a... More >

March 1, 2010

Twitter Account Hacked? Let Your Customers Know

There's no doubting Twitter's and microblogging's growing role in the way we communicate.  But there are plenty of kinks to be worked out.  Twitter has been hacked and has crashed .  Shortened UR... More >

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