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The cool thing about being a blogger or an analyst is that you can tell everyone else what to do, usually in a few paragraphs. The reality, however, is that once a prediction is made, the already sle... More >
The IBM X-Force report about which I blogged yesterday does a great job of highlighting the state of Internet security. The findings that 78 percent of exploits are aimed at browser plug-ins and tha... More >
The promise of cloud computing is significant. So are the obstacles to making it happen. This week, heavy-hitters HP and Yahoo stepped up to confront those issues. The Cloud Computing Test Bed is d... More >
The security vendor and service-provider fraternity should take the X-Force 2008 Midyear Trend Statistics , released this week, quite seriously . The implication of the report is that events have ... More >
Last week, news hit several sites and publications, including IT Business Edge , that essentially said online banking is a disaster. More specifically, the study, written by Atul Prakash at the Univ... More >
Two interesting and related things are occurring simultaneously in the United States: The nation's broadband status continues to drop like a rock and it is in the throes of electing a new president. ... More >
The explosion of IP and other technological breakthroughs are revolutionizing both physical and electronic security -- and how the two interact. This is nowhere more apparent than in video surveillan... More >
The ongoing carrier wars feature the telcos, the cable companies and, increasingly, wireless operators. An interesting idea was floated in this InformationWeek piece : The story quotes the blog of a... More >
Usually, articles and posts written about mobile security are filled with vague foreboding: Mobility is dangerous, users are in denial , and the industry has only avoided the vast problems that buff... More >
Cloud computing security has gotten a lot of attention during the past few weeks. The stakes, of course, are high: It is essentially impossible to utilize the concept, which focuses on using resource... More >
One of the selling points of open source software is that having so many eyes combing through the code makes it more secure than its proprietary cousins. That claim took a hit this week, as Fortify'... More >
The details are interesting, but there isn't anything conceptually new in this New York Times piece anticipating AT&T and Verizon quarterly reports . Indeed, the tale already is getting a bit ol... More >
To those who don't follow the sector too closely, the terms paper and convergence probably seem as compatible as Felix and Oscar (or, to younger readers, Kevin and Britney). But both young and old wo... More >
Solid state drives (SSDs), a storage technology in which nonmoving elements replace revolving platters, are carving out a niche in the computer world. Most recently, SSDs are gaining in the laptop s... More >
Coverage of government cyber security initiatives is a bit disconcerting because there isn't a lot of information available. The big budget numbers in the news and federal press releases mean littl... More >
The question of whether the iPhone will make a play for the enterprise has been answered. The launch earlier this month of iPhone 3G business applications at the App Store is a clear indication that ... More >
It's possible to forget the astonishing amount of spam that floats through the Internet, slowing and degrading the electronic system just as surely as cholesterol gums up a human body. The biggest di... More >
When news of a technical problem that could have significant impact on businesses breaks, all executives can do is wait until the experts tell them whether it truly is a big deal, if a fix is imminen... More >
Last week, I described various problems being encountered by the traditional antivirus industry . The genesis of the post was a story at ZDNet that said the firm n.runs AG found more than 800 vuln... More >
The Google-led Android project is facing a sticky situation with developers, who are angry about apparent favoritism being shown to some developers. This is the latest twist in the road in what is b... More >
The reality that banning a generally available platform due to security fears is folly is accepted by most IT pros, especially those who were paying attention during the early days of wireless local-... More >
Though the mobile industry has faced serious security challenges, in general there hasn't been the concerted virus, worm and Trojan attacks that characterize the desktop world. Players in the wireles... More >
One of the happier realities of technology is that over the arc of time things become cheaper and more broadly available. This is a function of the press of competition on vendors and service provide... More >
Cable operator Comcast got bad news this week as Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin said the company violated "agency principles" that mandate open access and that he will push... More >
Voice recognition touches on many concerns for IT departments, especially those with large mobile work forces. It is the ultimate user interface and, as such, can make convergence of applications mor... More >
Taken together, a quartet of studies and surveys released during the past several weeks brings very good news to proponents of the mobile Internet. Based on the annoying habit of federal worke... More >
One of the biggest challenges of VoIP -- especially the open source variety -- is that it is diffuse and confusing, especially to a market raised on simple, plug-and-play hardware and software option... More >
Earlier today, IT Business Edge posted a blog about a Domain Name System (DNS) exploit that could cause a whole lot of trouble. The exploit, uncovered by researcher Dan Kaminsky, is best exp... More >
Here's a report in ZDNet that could ruin many CSOs' evenings : The firm n.runs AG recently ran tests that discovered about 800 vulnerabilities inside antivirus products. The significance of th... More >
WiMax is making its greatest impact outside of the United States. This Springboard study says that WiMax revenue in the Asia Pacific region will grow from $58 million last year to $5.6 billion by 2... More >
Human nature is funny. People go to great lengths to protect their desktops and laptops -- then go on the road with poorly or unprotected thumb drives. This long PC Magazine feature looks at the is... More >
Every technical advancement does a bit to reduce the gap between rural and urban life. The telephone reduced physical isolation that is far greater in the country than the city. Radio brought music a... More >
This is an interesting post from Sam Masiello, director of threat management at MX Logic , about the resolution of the criminal case against Jason Michael Milmont. Milmont, who wrote the Nuga... More >
In a world of highly interactive Web 2.0 applications, browser security is a big issue. This study -- released by Google Switzerland, IBM Internet Security Systems and a firm called Computer Engine... More >
The maturation from data-only Wi-Fi networks to platforms capable of supporting voice -- voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi or VoFi) -- is filled with challenges. For instance, voice packets must be prioritize... More >
There has been a good deal of debate over whether the iPhone will be a significant corporate tool , or if BlackBerry and more business-oriented devices will withstand the challenge. That may ... More >
Even as July 4 barbecues approach, there is no rest for weary IT departments. There are malicious insiders and dumb insiders. In some cases, employees do precisely what is required -- and still end u... More >
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