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Security Holes Abound in VMs Deployed by Amazon Web Services Customers
German researchers uncovered multiple security problems within Amazon’s cloud-computing services caused by customers ignoring or forgetting security tips. Researchers looked at some 1,100 Amazon Machine Images and found a majority of them contained security keys used to authenticate with other services and servers, Thomas Schneider, a post-doctoral researcher in the System Security Lab of Technische…
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In the HP-Oracle Battle, IBM Comes Out on Top: Analysts
Hewlett-Packard recently filed suit against Oracle over the software giant s decision to end support for Intel’s Itanium platform, which HP officials characterized as a cynical move by Oracle to force customers to adopt its struggling SPARC hardware. The lawsuit was only the latest step in the ongoing drama about the dissolving relationship between the…
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International Small Businesses Need Facebook, Twitter
International sales are a vital and growing part of the market for small to midsize businesses, according to a study conducted by The Business Journals. The study found that nearly a quarter of U.S. small firms surveyed said some portion of their business sales came from overseas, while another 6 percent expect to join their…
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Disk Encryption a Priority for Businesses
As data protection mandates become stricter and high-profile instances of data loss proliferate in the media, a survey of more than 360 attendees at Infosecurity Europe 2011 found that two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) hold disk encryption to be an IT security priority. The survey also found that more than two in five respondents (42…
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Logitech Takes LifeSize to Enterprise with Jambra
Logitech’s unified communications push that began with its acquisition of LifeSize and subsequent push into the enterprise video conferencing market is continuing with a partnership between the peripheral manufacturer and GN Netcom, maker of the high-end Jabra headsets. According to Eric Kintz, vice president of Logitech for Business, there’s an opportunity for Logitech to become…