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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…
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Dropbox Password Protection Function Disabled By Bug
Online storage service Dropbox accidentally turned off passwords for four hours, potentially exposing data belonging to its 25 million customers to unauthorized users. The breach occurred when the company applied a code change at 4:54 p.m. EST on June 19 that caused problems with the authentication mechanism, Arash Ferdowsi, Dropbox CTO and founder, wrote in…