Security

Does anyone still care about corporate social media?

Each week, we scour the Web and collect all the best and brightest links to start your week off swinging. This week, we're looking at the latest credit card hacks, how Apple tricks its employees into keeping corporate secrets and a successful corporate social media campaign that will please all the...

Intrusion testing means thinking like a hacker

Back in the '90s and early 2000s, I had two acquaintances who called themselves "hackers." Being a burgeoning geek girl myself, I kind of figured that they were affecting the moniker to be cool. Back then, the image of a hacker was different, more like the Robin Hoods of the Internet age. It was...

What cleaning computer viruses can teach you

In my spare time I run a little PC service repair business, mostly for friends and family. It's mostly cleaning computer viruses, installing wireless networks and sometimes building gaming systems. No matter what the job is, however, I always end up lecturing the owners about security and data...

Hacking activities mean security risk is everybody’s business

The LulzSec hacker group recently announced it was backing off its spree of network break-ins...

Looming questions for managing your data protection services

Should midmarket companies consider using outside providers to manage their data protection services? For companies with smaller staffs and budgets, using a third-party provider to manage their data protection services can pay off, as long as certain issues, including security, are addressed up...

Recent FBI vishing scam warning an old issue

Last Friday, the FBI issued a warning about a security vulnerability that could be used by cybercriminals to make vishing telephone scams.

Vishing (combining phishing and voice)...

Bank of America rolls out new secure online banking tool

Bank of America has introduced a new security feature for customers – the SafePass Card. Adding more protection to transactions, the SafePass Card is Bank of America’s next layer of secure online banking.

Smartphones...

Protect that Facebook profile: The risks of social networking sites

Facebook is keeping people linked together both personally and professionally. Knowing that, it’s important to keep an eye on the security of your accounts on social networking sites -- and the integrity of your online persona.

Recession or not, we can still give thanks for technology

Years ago, writing a “grateful” journal was all the rage. Helps to keep things in perspective (at least, that’s what Oprah told us). So, given that it’s been such a tough year for business, I thought I’d step back and see what I could find to be thankful for....

Microsoft hosts midmarket CIOs – Vote for the biggest CIO challenge

A midmarket CIO’s challenges are many, and I’m always amazed by the stories I hear when I’m out on the road meeting many of you.

This week I touched down in Redmond for Microsoft’s US Midsize Business CIO Summit, an...