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Most companies don't have policies in place to protect corporate data on electronic devices that leave the confines of the network, Ponemon Institute study finds.
Here’s a quick look at Debian; who its developers are and why they spend hours of their own time to write software, carefully package it and then give it all away; the impact of this; and some thoughts on where the Debian project is heading.
Ponemon Institute founder explains why companies that don't secure their data and devices when they leave the safety of the network are at risk for security breaches.
Concerns about EV-DO, 3G that keep network executives up at night
EV-DO, other advanced mobile-data technologies getting widespread corporate adoption
Before using Google, understand its strengths and weaknesses, says Burton Group
Acquisition puts IBM in competition with Cisco and Microsoft.
Account confirmation scam is designed to grow botnets.
Microsoft wasted little time saying Cisco’s competitive offering is inferior and detailing the testing in a whitepaper
Most businesses using SOA not getting positive return on investment, survey says
Privilege Manager 3.5 lets companies eliminate troubling UAC prompts via security settings in Microsoft’s Group Policy feature of Active Directory
Microsoft, other vendors garner more loyalty
TiVo offers words of wisdom on choosing a good disaster recovery site and ensuring data is kept in sync cost-effectively
Vendor packages Dell notebook components in housings designed to withstand extreme conditions
Proactive stance, automation and simplification help firm cut by as much as two-thirds the time and effort it spends in dealing with auditors
Technology improvements and cheaper bandwidth will help – eventually
Convincing phishing mail seeds bank account-stealing Trojan and 'ransomware'
Massive Windows reboots knocked out the peer-to-peer VoIP service network
