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  • Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Google Glass will be a big deal, so deal with it

    Some people are having fits about Google Glass. True, it will change how we think about privacy in public places, but such rethinking started years ago.

    Written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols • 20 May 13 10:14

  • Florida's identity-theft rate dwarfs others

    Sure, the headline gives away the answer, but if you had been asked to guess which state has the highest rate of reported identity theft you'd likely have chosen Florida: A large population of vulnerable retirees and a generally high crime rate all but guarantee the distinction.

    Written by Paul McNamara • 20 May 13 06:20

  • How can we keep infosec pros a step ahead of the bad guys?

    Attacks on digital assets are on the rise, and the black hats get more inventive every day. How should educators prepare tomorrow's information security gurus?

    Written by Lynne Williams • 16 May 13 13:33

  • Federal requirement for open access: Seeing what you paid for

    In early May President Obama signed an executive order that makes "Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information".

    Written by Scott Bradner • 15 May 13 16:08

  • Smartphones need genius infrastructure

    Until roughly six years ago, mobile computers and telephones were really separate things. "Mobile computing" meant laptops -- maybe with broadband wireless for some lucky executives. "Telephone" meant communication device. "Convergence" meant putting your cellphone into your computer bag to go through airport security.

    Written by Andrea Bradshaw, senior director and general manager, mobility solutions, CDW • 14 May 13 18:08

  • Does your cloud vendor protect your rights?

    From time to time, organizations are asked to provide access to data for legal reasons. Those requests can be more complicated when the data is in the cloud. But a new report sheds some light on one critical aspect of such requests.

    Written by Thomas J. Trappler • 14 May 13 15:09

  • The role of startups in the SDN networking revolution

    For decades the leading network companies have been tightly coupling their software to complex, custom-built chips. Besides leaving IT buyers with a staggering array of appliances, the reliance on custom silicon has chilled industry startup activity. But with software defined networking, that is beginning to change.

    Written by Arif Janmohamed • 13 May 13 17:10

  • Time is now for Internet retail tax

    On the face of it, the bill the Senate is considering to levy taxes on Internet retailers simply makes sense. The states are strapped for cash and we have a bifurcated system that requires local brick and mortar outlets to ante up while letting out of state online retailers off scot free.

    Written by John Dix • 06 May 13 11:14

  • Security Manager's Journal: Upgrading, and looking for the best we can afford

    Several of the company's security technologies are reaching end of life. It's a new experience for our manager to be improving security measures instead of closing gaps.

    Written by J.F. Rice • 30 April 13 16:27

  • Kenneth van Wyk: Making safer iOS apps

    There still seem to be a lot of security flaws in iOS apps, but new tools could help fix that.

    Written by Kenneth van Wyk • 23 April 13 14:02

  • Gauging BYOD acceptance

    The debate about the bring-your-own-device movement (BYOD) has quieted down, mostly because, it seems, while IT has been over in the corner arguing the pros and cons, employees have been streaming into office with their shiny new toys and using them to get work done.

    Written by John Dix • 22 April 13 10:56

  • Opinion: The CIA and the Cloud

    Get this: The CIA sees the Cloud as being more secure than conventional IT.

    Written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols • 22 April 13 10:05

  • iOS VPNs and portable storage for Apple devices

    First up, serious networking stuff concerning Apple and how iOS supports VPNs and how it won't in future.

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 10 April 13 16:12
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    Limiting the feds' snooping

    Recent developments could portend the demise of National Security Letters, which allow the FBI to get private customer information without a judge's approval.

    Written by Preston Gralla • 09 April 13 16:22

  • At RSA, specious arguments against security awareness

    A debate requires intelligent dialogue from representatives on both sides of an issue. That's not what happened at the RSA conference panel on security awareness training.

    Written by Samantha Manke • 02 April 13 14:52

  • Security Manager's Journal: Rights can be so wrong

    Windows service accounts used by software are often given domain administrator rights, just because it's quick and easy. That sort of thing rubs security managers the wrong way.

    Written by J.F. Rice • 02 April 13 14:42

  • Security Manager's Journal: R&D's new security lab is a promising step

    It's a great thing when a security manager doesn't have to go into battle mode every time a new corporate initiative emerges. When other departments show signs that they aren't putting security last, I can relax a bit. But just a little bit. Even in those cases, I want to have input.

    Written by Mathias Thurman • 25 March 13 14:16

  • The 'Minority Report' shopping experience

    Everywhere you go these days -- every store, every urban street, every car park, every ATM -- there are video cameras watching where you go and what you do. Just what are "they" (whoever "they" are) doing with all of that video surveillance?

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 15 March 13 17:15

  • Big Data the security answer?

    The recent RSA conference in San Francisco was awash in talk of big data, but it was clear there was some disagreement about what people mean by big data and some outright skepticism about it being the answer.

    Written by John Dix • 11 March 13 11:23

  • Some data-breach victims can't be helped

    From the No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Department: Security experts trying to tell a Pennsylvania hospital that a pile of its sensitive data belonging to staff -- and possibly patients -- was sitting exposed on the Internet were stymied for five days recently by the fact that no one at the medical facility would respond to their repeated warnings.

    Written by Paul McNamara • 11 March 13 06:01
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