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Mozilla Patches Fastest. NOT!

If you ignore most Firefox vulnerabilities, Mozilla may patch flaws faster than Microsoft, however, there are more important criteria not being considered.

Mar 5, 2009 8 mins

Enterprise Applications Operating Systems Risk Management

Philippines Looks Beyond the Call Center for Future Outsourcing Growth

Industry and government leaders want to move outside the voice-related tasks box to IT outsourcing to capture 10 percent of the global services market. But a dearth of management skills, the lack of a lucid marketing message to the world, and a globa

Mar 5, 2009 4 mins

Budgeting Outsourcing Risk Management

Mexico’s Burgeoning Outsourcing Industry Threatened by Brutal Border Violence

A surge in kidnapping, murder and other violent crime south of the border may scare off would-be IT services customers. Outsourcing analysts say it shouldn't.

Feb 27, 2009 4 mins

Budgeting Outsourcing Risk Management

How to Design a Security Strategy (and Why You Must)

Approaching senior executives and the board with a sound business plan and project roadmap for security significantly increases the odds of getting fundingu2014and eliminating the frustration that comes with allocating money to ad hoc security effort

Feb 26, 2009 6 mins

IT Strategy Security

When A Company Folds, Who Guards Your Data’s Privacy?

They May Be Simpler than You Think

Aug 10, 2016

Security

When A Company Folds, Who Guards Your Data’s Privacy?

IT and business both understand the need to protect regulated customer and business data -- so long as they're in business, analysts say. Here's a look at how some folding businesses are falling short protecting data and the possible liabil

Feb 24, 2009 9 mins

Privacy Risk Management

Social Networking at Work: Fear Not Facebook, MySpace and Bebo?

Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites have potential for commercial use but to what extent should businesses allow social networking at work? What are the security risks?

Feb 17, 2009 4 mins

Consumer Electronics Enterprise Applications Social Networking Apps

PCI – Breaches and Audits

Breaches can occur all the time and payment networks are usually the prime targets of hacker communities. A hacker is usually looking for vulnerable systems and attempts to break into these systems when vulnerable systems are found to steal financial

Feb 10, 2009 6 mins

Data Center Risk Management Security

Social Networking’s Security Pitfalls: How You Can Go Oh So Wrong with Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace

The social networking world of Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace is a veritable minefield of places where a misstep can mean dire consequences--from data harvesting to loss of reputation to fraud--for the unfortunate user.

Feb 9, 2009 4 mins

Intrusion Detection Software Privacy