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The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)
Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top tips
Google: The Limits Of Security
Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum. But does Google use two-factor authentication or not?
MOD Admits Losing An Entire Server
During 2008, the UK Ministry of Defence admits it lost an entire server from a secure building - as well as 1.7m individuals' personal data.
McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy
McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises
Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users
Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust you place on cloud apps and Web 2.0, says Eric Lundquist
UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency
Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process efficiency
Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less
When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're missing the point - the cloud is more secure than the data centre
Rogue Trader Talks Financial Crisis at IT Security Event
Who better to speak on the importance of data management and security than Nick Leeson say organisers of RSA Conference Europe
Encourage Responsibility, Don’t Ban iPhones
Instead of keeping BlackBerrys, iPhones and other personal mobile devices out of the enterprise, a new report from Forrester suggests creating a personal responsibility policy
Gartner Predicts Rise of Cloud Integration Services
Difficulty integrating cloud services and ensuring their integrity will give rise to what Gartner is calling “cloud service brokerages”
IBM Unveils OCR-Based Data Masking Technology
IBM pulled the covers off new technology that uses optical character recognition to conceal data, filtering it before it reaches the PC screen
Microsoft to Plug DirectX And ActiveX Holes
Microsoft is prepping fixes for vulnerabilities in the DirectShow and Video ActiveX Control components as part of July's Patch Tuesday
Spammers Abuse Short URL Services Like Twitter
MessageLabs research shows spam containing links masked via URL shortening services has jumped dramatically in the past few days
US, South Korea Subjected to Extensive Cyber-Attack
Researchers are working to break down the malicious code tied to a DDOS attack targeting government and commercial sites in the US and South Korea
SaaS Users Not Impressed, Survey Finds
Gartner is calling on SaaS vendors to “reaffirm fundamentals,” after survey reveals finds their products don't satisfy users
BCS And Tories Back Off From Putting Health Data In Cloud
The British Computer Society has denied involvement with a Conservative suggestion to outsource NHS data to the cloud. The report's author also downplayed the idea
Zero Day Attack Targets Internet Explorer Users
A previously unknown vulnerability exploiting an ActiveX component in Internet Explorer targeting XP and Windows 2003 users is spreading across the web
Reputation Technology Debuts In Symantec’s Norton Beta
Symantec unveils reputation-based technology codenamed ‘Quorum' in the latest versions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus
Microsoft Prepares For Summer IE8 Enterprise Push
Microsoft will push Internet Explorer 8 out to the enterprise in August as part of its Windows Server Update Services
Report: Enterprise PC Lifecycle Should Last Three Years
The cost of keeping an old PC instead of upgrading to a new one is impacting businesses around the world, according to a survey by Techaisle
Terror Law Adviser Slams McKinnon Extradition
A Home Office advisor has written to the Home Secretary to stall the extradition of military systems hacker Gary McKinnon to the US.
BT Does U-Turn And Drops Phorm
BT has abandoned its plans to use the the controversial web monitoring tool on to its broadband users, in favour of "interest-based" ads.
Hacker Releases iPhone 3GS Unlocking Tool For Windows
The same hacker to unlock Apple's first iPhone has struck again with an iPhone 3GS tool currently available for Windows only.
China’s Green Dam Is Back – And Aiming At Apple
Campaigners celebrated too soon: China has said it will press ahead with its Green Dam filtering software - and a version is coming for the Apple Macintosh
Mozilla Hurrying Firefox 3.5 Security Patches
Mozilla plans to release a patched version of its latest browser, to be named Firefox 3.5.1, in response to bugs that were revealed following the latest release.
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices
Apple Updates iPhone OS 3.1 SDK, Claim Reports
Apple pushed out its iPhone OS 3.1 software and the accompanying SDK for developers early 1 July, according to reports
Northumbria University Gets Wyse to Sustainable IT
A major new deployment of energy efficient thin client computers complements campus green-building design features as part of an environmental drive.
Firefox 3.5 Armed with Privacy Controls
Mozilla adds new privacy features to the latest version of Firefox in response to features in Internet Explorer 8, Apple Safari and Google Chrome