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Researchers Say NSA Could Pull Personal Info from Phone-Call Metadata

Stanford researchers tested the U.S. government's claim that data the NSA collected in its vast wiretapping operation didn't reveal private data and found the claims to be false.

25 Mar 2014 3 mins
Mobile Privacy Small and Medium Business
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IT Leaders Share Tips on Managing Security Risks

Too much security -- or too little -- could bankrupt a company. These IT executives offer advice on finding the right balance.

24 Mar 2014 4 mins
CIO IT Governance IT Leadership
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5 Ways to Prevent Data Loss in Mobile Environments

Confidential company data can make its way onto mobile devices, where it's no longer under the protection of your toughest network defenses. Does that make your data vulnerable? To find out, review some strategies for preventing data loss on mob

20 Mar 2014 7 mins
Data and Information Security Mobile Device Management Mobile Security
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Internet of things presents CIOs with both technical and ethical questions

Chamberlain Group's garage door opener lets consumers monitor and control their garage doors via Android and Apple mobile phones. It's convenient for customers, but what happens to the data collected?

18 Mar 2014 3 mins
Big Data Internet of Things Privacy
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4 Lessons CIOs Can Learn From the Target Breach

Enterprises and service providers need assurance that they will recover and restore their data at a rapid speed in the wake of a cyberattack. IT leaders are turning to this best practice.

24 Aug 2022 4 mins
Security
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4 Lessons CIOs Can Learn From the Target Breach

Retail giant Target made headlines after announcing that 110 million Americans were affected by a massive data breach at its stores. If you want to avoid the same fate, pay attention to these four lessons learned in the wake of the Target breach.

17 Mar 2014 6 mins
Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Regulation
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How Forensic Tools Unearth Deleted Text Messages

A mobile security guru offers a quick rundown of forensic tools and how they retrieve deleted SMS.

12 Mar 2014 3 mins
Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business
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Think deleted text messages are gone forever? Think again

A former federal prosecutor and cybercrime expert tells CIO.com how IT departments can retrieve text messages that the user thought were deleted months or even years ago. As more litigation and investigations turn on the content of texts, every CIO n

11 Mar 2014 7 mins
Intellectual Property Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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ICSA Labs Ready to Take EHR Certification, Interoperability Reins

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, is now one of the largest government-approved EHR testing and certification body. The organization has aspirations beyond meaningful use, though, and hopes to drive healthcare IT vendors toward interoper

6 Mar 2014 5 mins
Healthcare Industry Mobile Security Regulation
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Target CIO Resignation Puts Retail CIOs on Alert

As Beth Jacob's resignation from Target shows, retail CIOs are culpable for security breaches even though they might not have the resources in-house to protect the company.

5 Mar 2014 3 mins
CIO Data Breach Retail Industry
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CIOs Battle Worker Apathy Towards Lost or Stolen Mobile Phones

American workers don't get too worked up about lost or stolen mobile phones -- even if those phones contain company data. A large percentage think it's not their problem and don't change their security practices afterwards. Are CIOs pa

5 Mar 2014 3 mins
CIO Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business