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Why Google Buzz Could Be A Bust For SMBs

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:26 PM ET | Feb 9, 2010

Google is gunning for Facebook -- again. Will its efforts really build a better mousetrap, or will they simply make a mess out of Gmail?

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For SMBs, PayPal Could Mean Risky Business

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 12:33 PM ET | Feb 8, 2010

Many small businesses that deal with PayPal do so because they don't see any viable alternatives. In some cases, however, I wonder if these companies are really aware of the risks they are taking.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Finance/Accounting | Government | Security

RatePoint Helps Resolve Customer Disputes

Posted by Jake Widman 06:07 PM ET | Jan 28, 2010

Customer review and survey service RatePoint claims that businesses who use its online testimonial services can resolve 90 percent of customer disputes before they turn into negative reviews. That's one of several pieces of advice the company offers small businesses trying to manage their online reputations.

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Can Your Facebook Friends Sink Your Credit Score?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:58 PM ET | Jan 25, 2010

Want more proof that there is a downside to social networking? Look no further than the latest nitwit banking industry scheme to determine your creditworthiness.

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Russian Researcher Sets Vulnerabilities Free

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:41 AM ET | Jan 13, 2010

Intevydis, a previously little-known Russian security firm, is making a name for itself by releasing details of unpatched zero day exploits at the rate of one a day for the rest of this month.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Security

Winter Worryland: Keeping Secure When The Weather Turns Rough

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:20 AM ET | Jan 8, 2010

The chill that's wrapped much of the country in its grasp the last couple of weeks offers a pretty good, if pretty obvious, opportunity to take a look at the effects weather can have on your business -- and especially your business security.

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Will Telepresence Finally Be Practical For SMBs?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:33 AM ET | Jan 7, 2010

Sometimes, there is just no substitute for a face-to-face business meeting, even if it means traveling across the country. Or is there?

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Here Come The Holiday Devices -- And The Post-Holiday Risks

Posted by Keith Ferrell 09:30 AM ET | Jan 4, 2010

Smartphones and thumb-drives and players and everything else digital and USB-equipped (and wireless!), oh my! How many of the people in your business received digital, connect-able gifts this holiday season? How many of them brought those gifts to work with them today? And more to the point, how many of those devices are now connected to your network?

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Mobile | Security

New Year's Security Resolutions Require Full Year's Security Resolve, Especially Where Employees Are Concerned

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:29 AM ET | Jan 1, 2010

Everybody makes resolutions, everybody breaks resolutions. No less true for small and midsized business security resolutions than any other kind. But security resolutions generally require the participation of others who might not be as security conscious as you are (You think?). And that's where the resolve comes in.

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2010 Threat Environment: New Year's Familiar Fears

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:12 AM ET | Dec 30, 2009

Saying goodbye to 2009 won't, alas, let us say goodbye to many of the year's top threats, which promise to linger and persist into 2010, even as the New Year brings new threats, as well as new versions and varieties of the old ones.

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Business & E-Business | Security | Social Networking

What A Google-Yelp Deal Might Mean For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:48 PM ET | Dec 18, 2009

Google is reportedly working on a $500 million deal to buy local reviews site Yelp. On the plus side, the deal might make it easier to find small and local businesses on Google while also helping to clean up some of the controversy surrounding pay-for-play allegations on Yelp. Or it could make things worse on both fronts.

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Remote Access Security Is Everyone's Business

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:28 PM ET | Dec 11, 2009

A seedy little story involving some luckless restaurateurs, Romanian hackers, and a ham-fisted software reseller might not sound relevant to your small business. Think again.

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All Mobile Users Are Not Alike, So Why Does Your Company Give Them All The Same Equipment And Service?

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:33 PM ET | Dec 10, 2009

A new Forrester Research report recommends that companies can save big money by segmenting users according to job roles and offering different devices, apps, and services for each segment.

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Top 15 Threats: How The Crooks Are Coming At You

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:43 AM ET | Dec 10, 2009

The latest Verizon Data Breach Report lists the top outside threats -- keyloggers, spyware, SQL injections, remote access and control -- and inside threats -- access and privilege abuse, usage and other policy violations -- that businesses have faced. The report is based on actual business's data breach experiences.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Internet/Web | Security

Remote Access: Insurance Against Flu Season Woes

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:17 PM ET | Dec 8, 2009

Worried that a flu outbreak will put your small business on life support? A remote access solution can help to keep affected workers productive -- while also keeping them safely at home.

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