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  • Cloud Computing

    Businesses Eager to Join the Cloud, Survey Finds

    "The flexibility of cloud computing could help organizations recover from the current global economic downturn, according to 68 percent of IT and businesses decision makers who participated in an annual study commissioned by Savvis," the cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions specialist announced July 21. Research company Vanson Bourne "surveyed more than 600 IT and…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Cloud Computing

    Google Apps Gets User Policy Management Controls

    Following an announcement July 13 regarding the addition of mobile device management options for Google Mobile Apps administrators, including a requirement for devices to use data encryption, search giant Google introduced what it said is "one of the most highly requested features from administrators: user policy management." This means "administrators can segment their users into…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Cloud Computing

    Google Mobile Apps Get Security Controls

    Ubiquitous search giant Google announced the addition of mobile device management options for Google Apps administrators, including a requirement for devices to use data encryption, the ability to disable the phone’s camera and requiring passwords to be changed after a specified time interval. Currently available to all Google Apps Premier and Education customers, the admin…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Cloud Computing

    German Officials Take Aim at Facebook over Privacy Violations

    Don’t mess with the privacy of German citizens, is the message from the head of the Hamburg office for data protection. State official Johannes Caspar has reportedly initiated legal proceedings against the social networking behemoth Facebook, claiming the company illegally obtained data from German citizens not affiliated with the site, which boasts more than 500…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Security
    Database Vulnerabilities Top 10 Rules IT Shops Break

    Database Vulnerabilities Top 10 Rules IT Shops Break

    Database Vulnerabilities Top 10 Rules IT Shops Break 1. Default, Blank and Weak Username/PasswordsThe same organizations that wouldn’t think of ever leaving their router log-ins at their factory settings very frequently allow hundreds of databases to stand with default username-password combos. No Title 2. SQL InjectionsDBAs and developers must work in tandem to ensure that…

    Ericka Chickowski

  • News and Trends

    Lavasoft Adds Anti-Virus Protection to Free Web Security Solution

    Web security and anti-spyware specialist Lavasoft announced the release of the latest version of of Ad-Aware Free Internet Security, which now includes real-time anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, as well as a rootkit removal system. The paid version of Ad-Aware Internet Security, Ad-Aware Pro, offers multi-layered protection and more advanced control; Ad-Aware Pro, which retails for…

    Nathan Eddy

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