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The importance of master data management
Master data management (MDM) is critical to achieving effective information governance, according to Gartner. Failure to manage information accurately has been the root cause …
The Information Diet
The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the …
SharePoint users develop insecure habits
Microsoft SharePoint users are aware of the risks that exposing sensitive data can cause to their organization, yet unbelievably they are using the collaboration tool as an …
Twitter users targets of social spear phishing
Thousands of businesses and consumers are putting themselves at risk each day by publicly revealing their email addresses on Twitter. Websense monitored Twitter in January and …
74% believe mobile devices increase security incidents
The number of personal mobile devices connecting to corporate networks has more than doubled in the past two years, according to Check Point. 74% of UK businesses (compared …
New Wi-Fi tool from D-Link and Fluke Networks
D-Link has chosen Fluke Networks’ wireless planning technology to power its new Wi-Fi planning solution, the D-Link Wi-Fi Planner. D-Link Wi-Fi Planner is a wireless …
Alcatel-Lucent and Arbor Networks team up against DDoS attacks
Alcatel-Lucent and Arbor Networks joined forces to tackle the growing threat of DDoS attacks. Such attacks can compromise the communication networks used to provide a growing …
Secure field area networks for industrial applications
Tropos Networks announced the Tropos 1410 wireless mesh router and wireless bridge for field automation applications. Tropos 1410 wireless mesh routers and wireless bridges …
CompTIA Storage+ validates the skills of IT storage pros
A new exam and certification for IT professionals working in the evolving and expanding data storage arena was introduced today by CompTIA and the Storage Networking Industry …
Oracle patches 78 vulnerabilities
Oracle publishes Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) on a quarterly schedule. Oracle released its January edition with patches for a majority of their product line: Oracle Solaris: …
Trojan steals e-cash vouchers from Facebook users
Recently, Trusteer came across a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan that targets Facebook users to commit financial fraud. Unlike previous Facebook attacks designed to …
Global view into application usage
New research published by Palo Alto Networks indicates explosive growth in global social networking and browser-based file sharing on corporate networks, with a 300 percent …
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