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Cyber-Security Breaches Hit 90 Percent of Businesses: Report
A survey of U.S. IT security professionals, conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Juniper Networks, found the threat from cyber-attacks today is nearing statistical certainty and businesses of every type and size are vulnerable to attacks. Organizations today are experiencing multiple breaches, with more than half (59 percent) of respondents citing two or more…
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Will Amazon and Microsoft BPOS Outages Kill the Cloud
After a few high profile cloud outages – Amazon and Microsoft – in the past few months, some may be wondering, will cloud adoption slow down as a result? The short answer: probably not. But let’s back up a bit and look at this white hot, newer trend of “the cloud.” In the realm of…
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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…