Security

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Companies seeking to deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) for network security have traditionally had to rely on proprietary appliances that cost from $15,000 to $50,000. That puts IDPS out of reach for many small to midsize companies, but SaaS-based alternatives might fit the bill.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Hunched forward in an effort to find comfort in old, wooden chairs gathered around a whiteboard in an oversized conference room, the ten people sitting before me each clutched a single sheet of white paper in one hand, a pen in the other.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Everyone's seen the headlines. TJX. RSA. Playstation Network. Symantec. Major corporations with massive investments in network security reduced to public ridicule and expensive liability by hackers. Even governments aren't immune, as proven by online vigilantes like Wikileaks and Anonymous.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Google said it has temporarily disabled the provisioning of its prepaid Google Wallet cards used in some NFC-ready phones.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Freelance writer Susan Perschke recently sat down with Cisco Vice President and Chief Security Officer John N. Stewart for an in-depth discussion of the state of enterprise security.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Valve found evidence that suggests Steam hackers copied encrypted credit card details and billing addresses

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Like the great white in Jaws there's proposed legislation about to strike and it's your liberties that will have a chunk missing

Mon, February 13, 2012 - For the third consecutive release of Firefox, Mozilla has pushed users a patch shortly after launching a new version of the browser.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Microsoft said it has already contacted customers of the store to suggest immediate action

Fri, February 10, 2012 - Cybercriminals are increasingly using drive-by downloads to distribute malware without end users knowing something bad has just landed on their machine--until it's too late. Here are six ways IT departments can protect end users from the productivity sink and potential data loss that drive-by downloads create.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - Every sport has its fans, and the Phoenix Suns basketball team is finding that use of social networking has become one of the main ways to keep in touch with its fan base -- though it can get dicey when basketball fans across the NBA go a little wild before big games.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today said it monitored the private email accounts of nine agency whistleblowers starting in 2010 to determine whether any of them leaked confidential information to the public.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - If you took one look at Google Wallet and said to yourself, "There's no way that's completely secure," it turns out you were right.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Page Petry answers questions about certifications, winning a promotion and more.