• The 4 leading causes of data security breakdowns

  A string of high-profile data breaches in 2012, from LinkedIn to Global Payments, have kept enterprise data security in the limelight. But most organizations still tend to be reactive and focus on firefighting when it comes to data security, rather than implementing a more effective long-term strategy. Let's examine the four most common pitfalls of this short-sighted approach.

• Cisco makes fourth acquisition in a month

  Cisco this week announced its intent to acquire BroadHop, a developer of network management servers and software for carriers.

• Procter & Gamble tries a bring-your-laptop-to-work program

  Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), which is ranked 20th on the Fortune 500 list, can afford to buy its employees laptops. But it is instead letting several hundred of its workers use their own laptops as part of a workplace experiment.

Whitepapers about policy management

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  The Next-Generation Workspace Will Revolve Around Mobility and Virtualisation

  Forrester: Virtualisation and the Mobile Workspace. How will you meet evolving security requirements? Discover IT approaches to BYOD and other workspace challenges in a Forrester study that examines policy management, desktop virtualisation and mobility solutions. Read study.

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  OVUM Report: Governance Risk and Compliance-- GRC usage and buying trends in the ANZ markets