• Mobility, cloud computing, security issues to dominate Interop

  One of the premier technology shows of the year once again hits Las Vegas from May 6-10 and many of the themes IT leaders grapple with on a daily basis will be the hot topics at this year's forums and panel discussions. The show focuses on nine subject areas this year including: cloud computing, networking, wireless and mobility, virtualization, data center, storage, collaboration, information security and risk management, and IT management. Mobility is a dominant discussion point at this year's show though with 14 sessions on the topic.

• Is vulnerability an objective?

  I ended last year with a death-of-the-Internet column, and I'm starting off the new year with a death-via-the-Internet one.

• In face of massive cybersecurity threat, government security dawdles

  At a time when the cyberthreat level is at its peak, many federal agencies continue to struggle with IT security.

• NSW auditor-general calls for improvements to government IT security

  New South Wales government departments have been given a clean bill of IT security health by the Auditor-General, but several recommendations for future preventative care have been issued.

Whitepapers about IT security

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  Discover The Benefits of Choosing a Hosted Security Solution

  This paper examines three solution types that are commonly implemented to address these challenges: onpremise software, on-premise appliances, and hosted security offerings, and provides an overview of their effectiveness in common usage scenarios, as well as a discussion of their impact on overall IT budget. The paper concludes with a discussion of increasing adoption of hosted security services and a summary of the key reasons why many businesses of all sizes are selecting this as a model for protecting their businesses from cyber threats.

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  Can you harness clouds without creating storms?

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  Top Tech Trends for 2011 - Are You Prepared?