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    Five things CIOs should know about big data

    Five key points CIOs should know when considering big data

    Written by Joab Jackson • 15 May 12 01:56

  • Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users

    What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has concluded.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 10 May 12 07:12

  • True tech confessions: Sinners and winners

    We all make mistakes. But when you work in IT, those errors can quickly go public.

    Written by Dan Tynan • 07 May 12 22:55

  • Location-based services: Are they there yet?

    Mobile users are more connected to the Internet than ever. As of December 2011, ComScore estimated that there are 97.9 million smartphone users in the US - nearly a third of the total population.

    Written by Brian Proffitt • 03 May 12 23:28

  • 13 security myths you'll hear - but should you believe?

    They're "security myths", oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that arguably are simply not true - in order words, it's just a myth. We asked security experts, consultants, vendors and enterprise security managers to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 15 Feb. 12 09:32

  • IT's worst addictions (and how to cure them)

    Are you a jargon junkie? Got an insatiable appetite for information? Do you rule over your company's systems with an iron fist, unwilling to yield control until someone pries the keyboard from your cold, dead hands?

    Written by Dan Tynan • 13 Feb. 12 22:15

  • In depth: Online backup services keep your data safe

    It's a fact of modern life that archiving data is essential to prevent a data disaster. Still, something like one-third of computers are never backed up, according to 2257 respondents in a recent Backblaze poll carried out by Harris Interactive. The survey came to the dismal conclusion that a scant 7 per cent of users practice safe computing by archiving their systems on a daily (or nightly) basis.

    Written by Brian Nadel • 07 Feb. 12 02:08

  • Expert to IT pros: Adopt IPv6 soon or be sorry later

    A dozen of the world's largest Internet companies - including Facebook, Google and Comcast - have committed to June 6, as the start date for their production deployments of IPv6, an upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol.

    Written by Carolyn Duffy Marsan • 18 Jan. 12 08:36

  • Seven strategies for keeping disaster recovery ON TARGET

    It was a normal Monday batch process at a well-respected global bank - until, that is, a critical back-office system failed. At first, IT administrators took it in stride. This wasn't the only time they'd had to recover lost data. But soon it became clear something more ominous was occurring: the bank's multi-terabyte database had become corrupted.

    Written by Craig Sands and Andrew Truscott • 12 May 08 08:14

  • 2011's biggest security snafus

    Perhaps it was an omen of what was to come when the city of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2010 couldn't get a backup system running in its Emergency Operations Center because no one knew the password.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 02 Dec. 11 06:27

  • Hackers target IPv6

    If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now.

    Written by Susan Perschke • 28 Nov. 11 22:32

  • Future world: Today, the Internet - tomorrow, the Internet of Things?

    Embedded in the heel of his shoe was an early example of the Internet of Things -- but Andrew Duncan didn't know it at the time.

    Written by Lamont Wood • 10 Nov. 11 02:22

  • Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012

    ORLANDO -- The technology that makes up many of the systems in the ITworld today is at a critical juncture and in the next five years everything from mobile devices and applications to servers and social networking will impact IT in ways companies need to prepare for now, Gartner Vice President David Cearley says.

    Written by Michael Cooney • 19 Oct. 11 04:41

  • Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period

    In June 2007, Apple released the iPhone, and the device quickly took off to become a major brand in the smartphone market. Yet when the iPhone shipped, security on the mobile operating system was nearly nonexistent. Missing from the initial iOS (then called iPhone OS) were many of the security features that modern-day desktop software has as a matter of course, such as data-execution protection (DEP) and address-space layout randomization (ASLR). Apple's cachet lured security researchers to test the platform, and in less than a month, a trio had released details on the first vulnerability: an exploitable flaw in the mobile Safari browser.

    Written by Robert Lemos • 06 June 11 20:04

  • Internal security top of mind for AusCERT

    When a delegate list includes people from the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS), AusCERT 2011 organisers know all too well that their security may be tested.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 18 April 11 12:52

  • Top 10 hacking movies

    2011 so far has been filled with news of high-profile hacking - the Epsilon data breach, Microsoft and the various attempts of the nefarious Anonymous. Even the Australian Government copped a little unwanted interest. With this in mind, we thought it was time to track down the top ten Hollywood movies about hacking.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 11 10:38

  • Home Wi-Fi networks the next target for cyber crime: Layer 10

    Wi-Fi may be the networking method of choice among apartment blocks cropping up in increased numbers in Australia’s major cities, however increased reliance on wireless internet is resulting in more security risks, according to Layer 10 Consulting.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 07 April 11 10:43

  • Steps to secure your smartphone against data theft

    You may already know the basics of Internet security and keeping your personal data private while browsing the Web: Use a firewall, don't open attachments you aren't expecting, and never follow links from strangers. But what about your smartphone? The ease with which security researcher Georgia Weidman was able to infect Android phones with her custom botnet during the 2011 ShmooCon security conference suggests that anyone concerned about the privacy of the personal data stored on their smartphone should think twice before downloading dubious or otherwise untrustworthy apps.

    Written by Alex Wawro • 05 March 11 11:04

  • How DRM could ensure cloud security

    Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.

    Written by Keir Thomas • 04 Feb. 11 05:53
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    Security fail: When trusted IT people go bad

    It's a CIO's worst nightmare: You get a call from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), saying that some of the Microsoft software your company uses might be pirated.

    Written by Tam Harbert • 19 Jan. 11 03:33
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