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Senators Push to Curb NSA’s FISA Authorities

Members of Judiciary Committee express concern over broad-ranging, secretive authorities under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, push for bill to strengthen oversight, trasnsparency.

Jul 31, 2013 4 mins

Government Legal Regulation

5 Ways to Track In-Store Customer Behavior

There's a fine line between tracking the behaviors of customers in your brick-and-mortar store and spying on them. The technology discussed here uses data from customers' smartphones in conjunction with opt-in apps to offer patrons deals an

Jul 31, 2013 4 mins

Privacy Retail Industry Small and Medium Business

Are Businesses Rushing to BYOD Too Quickly?

A survey of IT executives and IT pros paints a disturbing picture of BYOD. That picture includes a lack of confidence in compliance with federally mandated regulations, a fear that sensitive data is at risk and uncertainty about the overall effective

Jul 30, 2013 3 mins

Mobile Security Regulation Small and Medium Business

Cloud EHR Lessons Learned in Haiti

Strip away preconceptions about why technology doesn't or shouldn't work and people are likely to embrace the change that tech brings. That's what electronic health record and practice management software vendor athenahealth learned wh

Jul 29, 2013 5 mins

Cloud Security Developer Healthcare Industry

Poker-Playing IT Exec Busted in Japan for Android-Malware Scam

Failing to quickly respond to website defacement can result in unwanted media exposure and damage to your business or governmentu2019s reputation.

Apr 20, 2022

Hacking

Poker-Playing IT Exec Busted in Japan for Android-Malware Scam

The president of a Japanese IT firm in Tokyo has been arrested for distributing Android malware that helped net nearly $4 million, according to Symantec.

Jul 25, 2013 2 mins

Android Mobile Security Smartphones

U.S. Cloud Firms Suffer From NSA PRISM Program

Revelations of the NSA's massive electronic surveillance program give fuel to foreign firms and governments that warn of privacy risks of doing business with U.S. cloud service providers.n

Jul 25, 2013 5 mins

Data and Information Security Government Government IT

Cybercrime Costs U.S Economy $100 Billion and 500,000 Jobs

nA new economic model developed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a prominent D.C. think tank, quantifies sizable economic impact from malicious cyber activity.

Jul 24, 2013 4 mins

Cybercrime Government Legal

Digital Advertising Alliance Sets Sights on Mobile Consumer Privacy

The Digital Advertising Alliance, a champion of privacy self-regulation, unveils set of principles for advertisers and tech companies to provide notice and controls over consumers' data on the mobile Web.

Jul 24, 2013 4 mins

Government Privacy Regulation

Windows To Go: The Forgotten Version of Windows 8

The ability to carry a Windows 8 image on a USB stick, plug it into any Windows 8 PC and separate corporate and personal data should appeal to anyone who frequently travels or simply hates lugging a laptop around. But Windows to Go isn't catchin

Jul 19, 2013 5 mins

Microsoft Office Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

National Data Breach Notifications Would Replace ‘Patchwork’ of State Statutes

Technology trade group executives make the case for a single, nationwide standard for notifying customers in the event of a breach.

Jul 18, 2013 4 mins

Government Intrusion Detection Software Technology Industry

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Senators Push to Curb NSA’s FISA Authorities

5 Ways to Track In-Store Customer Behavior

Are Businesses Rushing to BYOD Too Quickly?

Cloud EHR Lessons Learned in Haiti

Poker-Playing IT Exec Busted in Japan for Android-Malware Scam

Poker-Playing IT Exec Busted in Japan for Android-Malware Scam

U.S. Cloud Firms Suffer From NSA PRISM Program

Cybercrime Costs U.S Economy $100 Billion and 500,000 Jobs

Digital Advertising Alliance Sets Sights on Mobile Consumer Privacy

Windows To Go: The Forgotten Version of Windows 8

National Data Breach Notifications Would Replace ‘Patchwork’ of State Statutes