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Pull the Plug on Java Before It’s Too Late

This week's zero-day exploit is the latest evidence suggesting that client-side Java is past its prime, not to mention dangerously insecure. It's time for consumers and enterprises to pull the plug on Java before Oracle sells it off and lea

18 Jan 2013 5 mins
Browsers Cybercrime Java
how-to

6 Hidden Costs of Cloud and How to Avoid Them

As organizations flock to the cloudu201494 percent of enterprises are at least discussing cloud or cloud servicesu2014they are encountering a host of hidden costs. These costs can be avoided with a bit of planning.

17 Jan 2013 7 mins
Data and Information Security Encryption Regulation
opinion

Why You Need to Protect Your Home from Cyber Pearl Harbor (Now!)

All those cool, Internet-ready appliances may have already turned your kitchen into a kill zone and your bathroom into a blood bath. Fortunately, it's not too late to save you and your family, thanks to the PurplexUs Corporations’s new

17 Jan 2013 3 mins
Security
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Email Privacy Tops Tech Agenda at Judiciary Committee

Should law-enforcement officials have easier access to your email just because it's stored in the cloud? It does now and Patrick Leahy says he intends to resume efforts to update 1986 electronic privacy law to provide greater legal protections f

16 Jan 2013 5 mins
Enterprise Applications Government Privacy
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It’s Time to Banish Java from Your Computer

in an edge-to-cloud operating model

28 Sep 2021
Digital Transformation IT Leadership Security Practices
opinion

It’s Time to Banish Java from Your Computer

Instead of worrying about the security threat posed by Java, simply get rid of it. Chances are you won’t miss it. Here are steps you can take to kill Java from your PC.

16 Jan 2013 4 mins
Browsers Internet Intrusion Detection Software
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How Your Facebook Privacy Settings Impact Graph Search

Facebook today announced a new search capability--currently in beta--called Graph Search. Here's how your Facebook privacy settings will affect what others can find.

15 Jan 2013 5 mins
Facebook Internet Privacy
opinion

Powerful ‘Red October’ Malware Attacks Gov’t, Industry

Kaspersky Labs says new "Red October" malware is as sophisticated as Flame, and it may have been created by criminals—not a nation or country.

15 Jan 2013 3 mins
Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Malware
feature

How the Government’s 2013 Tech Policy Agenda Will Impact IT

From cybersecurity to privacy, mobile broadband to net neutrality, the coming year in Washington promises to be a busy one for the technology sector.

14 Jan 2013 11 mins
Government Regulation Small and Medium Business
how-to

4 Ways to Prepare for and Fend Off DDoS Attacks

Distributed Denial of Service events and other cyber-attacks are an unfortunate inevitability of doing business on the Web today. The four steps presented here will help your company prepare for and respond to a DDoS attack.

14 Jan 2013 7 mins
Cybercrime Firewalls Intrusion Detection Software
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How Emerging Technology Fights Fraud in the Call Center

To battle innovative attacks on call centers, enterprises and IT outsourcing service providers are looking to technologies like voice biometrics and behavioral analytics.

11 Jan 2013 4 mins
Biometrics Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software