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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
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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
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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
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Is Firefox the Most Secure Web Browser?–Part 3

Microsoft's Jeff Jones discusses Mozilla's Mike Shaver's point that "You Can Only Count What The Vendor Wants You to See."

Feb 4, 2009 11 mins
Disaster Recovery Enterprise Applications Security
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Costs of a Data Breach: Can You Afford $6.65 Million?

A strategic guide to taking your enterprise through data-driven modernization.

Apr 29, 2022
Data and Information Security Digital Transformation IT Leadership
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Costs of a Data Breach: Can You Afford $6.65 Million?

A data breach may cost your company $6.65 million dollars, so consider that when assigning an appropriate budget to your information security staff.

Feb 4, 2009 6 mins
Budgeting IT Leadership Privacy
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SafeNet Reduces Cost of Securing SOAs

SafeNet has announced the availability of a cryptographic security solution as a Web service for Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).

Feb 2, 2009 3 mins
Enterprise Architecture Risk Management Security
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How to Guard Your Trade Secrets (and Why You Must)

Trade secrets are key to the survival of any business, but if you aren't careful, modern technologies like BlackBerrys and USB drives (or loose lips) can help them walk right out the door--and without a well-written contract, you may have little

Jan 29, 2009 6 mins
IT Leadership Privacy Risk Management
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Monster.com Data Breach Threatens Job Search Sites’ Effectiveness

The data breach Monster.com disclosed late last week raises the question of whether job seekers will become more reluctant to share their work histories and contact information on job boards and job search sites, making the sites less effective for a

Jan 28, 2009 4 mins
Privacy Relationship Building Social Networking Apps
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12 Top Popular Applications with Critical Security Vulnerabilities

A key element of successful risk management is mitigating the risk of security vulnerabilities. Bit9 research shows that enterprises face a substantial risk from critical flaws found in popular applications.

Jan 22, 2009 4 mins
IT Leadership Security
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Can Mozilla Support Claims of Firefox Being the Most Secure Web Browser?

Mozilla bills Firefox as the most secure Web browser on the planet, but is it really? Follow along with this series and see if the claims hold up to close scrutiny.

Jan 14, 2009 3 mins
Developer Enterprise Applications Risk Management