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Patching is supposed to secure your organization from the latest batch of malicious code. But try telling that to the state of Alaska’s IT department. Staffers were working diligently to stay up-to-date on patching, despite the sheer size of the territory they serve and the limited bandwidth available in remote areas. But what if no [...]
Personal data on 26.5 million U.S. veterans was stolen from the residence of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee who was not authorized to take the material home, exposing them to possible identity theft, the department announced today. The data included names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth for the military veterans [...]
Just when your computer is running fast and smooth, you think nothing can go wrong. Then reality hits. Suddenly, your applications are suddenly slow and dragging, for apparently no reason at all. Why is that? What could you have done differently today than yesterday? The answer is frustrating, yet simple. You most likely visited one [...]
Equipment interoperability problems and confusion over who is responsible for security are to blame for the lack of security in voice over IP, an issue that’s a major concern for IT administrators, said experts speaking at VON Europe on Wednesday. The technology and standards for securing VoIP are not the issue, said Tim Jasionowski, senior [...]
Microsoft will put the hurt on some players in the security software game as it rolls out its own defensive products and its Windows Vista operating system, analyst said Tuesday. “The McAfees, Symantecs, and Trends won’t be put to bed by Microsoft, not in the enterprise,” said Natalie Lambert, an analyst with Forrester Research. “Microsoft’s [...]