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NBA Team Rebounds From IT Disaster

After Katrina, the New Orleans Hornets built a stronger disaster-recovery operation: a hot site with a diesel engine big enough to 'power a locomotive.'

25 Feb 2013 3 mins
Disaster Recovery Risk Management
news analysis

Why Samsung Won’t Beat Blackberry in the Mobile Enterprise

Samsung Safe aims to make Android phones better for the enterprise, but using the least secure mobile OS out there and ignoring the IT-ready BlackBerry might not be a good move.

22 Feb 2013 5 mins
Android Mobile Security Smartphones
opinion

Cyberwar Fearmongering Pays Off for Defense Contractors

A survey paid for by a company that works for the Department of Defense says 92 percent of Americans believe the nation's infrastructure is vulnerable to malware attacks. Once the public has been buffaloed into stampeding the money is sure to fo

21 Feb 2013 3 mins
Security
feature

Chinese Government’s Link to Cyber Espionage Clearer Than Ever

It's a common belief in the information security world that the Chinese government is behind many of the advanced persistent threats that target companies around the world in an effort to steal their IP and trade secrets. Now one security firm h

20 Feb 2013 8 mins
Data Breach Intellectual Property Intrusion Detection Software
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Researchers Find Way to Pinpoint Location Where Online Video was Shot

Q&A with Prentiss Donohue, EVP of SMB and Consumer Sales, OpenText

8 Jan 2021
Security
opinion

Researchers Find Way to Pinpoint Location Where Online Video was Shot

Researchers are currently working on a software program that can analyze online video and pinpoint the location where it was captured. The idea is a novel one, but CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder wonders if it represents another blow to Internet-user pri

20 Feb 2013 3 mins
Consumer Electronics Privacy
opinion

US Military Creates Medal for Cyber-Combat Veterans

The U.S. military's first new combat-related award since 1944, The Distinguished Warfare Medal, is being awarded to soldiers who stare at computer screens and/or fly remote controlled-aircraft.

19 Feb 2013 4 mins
Security
how-to

The How-To Guide to Windows 8

From a rundown of Windows 8 multi-touch interface features to enterprise upgrade challenges to Microsoft's homemade Surface Windows 8 devices, CIO.com's Ultimate Guide for Windows 8 covers it all. Our guide delivers expert reviews, advice o

15 Feb 2013 8 mins
Encryption Malware Small and Medium Business
news

Certificate Authorities Form Group to Educate on SSL Best Practices

Responding to the increasing number of threats aimed at certificate authorities and the ecosystem of trusted online transactions they represent, seven certificate authorities have come together to form an advocacy group to advance security standards

15 Feb 2013 3 mins
Data Breach Encryption Intrusion Detection Software
opinion

TV Alert Systems Warn of Zombie Attack After Hack

This week's cybersecurity news roundup has stories on TV alerts in Montana and Michigan that warned of an outbreak of the living dead; cybercrooks planting malware on IT sites; state-sponsored attacks on Myanmar reporters' email; and more.

15 Feb 2013 4 mins
Security
opinion

Obama Name Checks Cybersecurity in State of the Union

President Obama's comments on cybersecurity in his most recent State of the Union address sounded good, but unfortunately they probably confused more people than they enlightened.

14 Feb 2013 3 mins
Security