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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

How can employee-owned mobile devices be secured and managed on corporate networks?

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How can employee-owned mobile devices be secured and managed on corporate networks?
With the rise of personal mobile devices, a growing number of enterprises have scrapped the homogeneity mandate: instead of requiring employees to use a standard smartphone, more IT departments are now looking at some degree of control over employee-owned (or "employee-liable") devices, to manage and secure them. Read More


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Cybercrime costs a business $3.8 million/year, study finds
A new study of 45 U.S. organizations found that cybercrime -- including Web attacks, malicious code and rogue insiders -- costs each one of them $3.8 million per year, on average, and results in about one successful attack each week. Read More

Yahoo will invest in hackers with good ideas
Yahoo is considering investing in hackers with good ideas and technologies, a company executive said on Saturday. Read More

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If you have plans to travel to Las Vegas next week, you may want to cancel them. Why? Because the city will be crawling with hackers attending a "Black Hat" conference on electronic security. Read More


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The Wild, Wild Web: How to Ensure 360-Degree Border Security
Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now

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Making clean fuel out of sunlight is the idea behind a $122 million US Department of Energy award to a team of California researchers. Read More

Do Identity-Theft Protection Services Work?
Todd Davis is best known as the CEO of identity-theft protection company LifeLock who used his own Social Security number in his company's advertising as a sign of his confidence in the service. In May, it was widely reported that Davis's identity had been stolen at least 13 times. The controversy over LifeLock's advertising ultimately cost the company $12 million in fines. Read More

The quiet threat: Cyber spies are already in your systems
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12-point checklist outlines key considerations
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Reliable Encryption for the Rest of Us
Though encryption is a strong way to safeguard passwords, personal information, and other sensitive data, it can be confusing due to the acronyms and technobabble that surround the topic. Read More

New rootkit threatens all versions of Windows
Microsoft has confirmed a new, highly dangerous zero-day vulnerability that has caused multiple researchers to issuing warnings. The exploit is a whopper on all levels. Read More

IBM takes dim view of EU claims "being made by Microsoft and its satellite proxies"
IBM responded angrily to the claims behind investigations being brought by the European Union today that the company has abused its dominant market position in mainframe computers. Read More

 
 
 

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