Cloud Security Certification In Development, But It Won't Be Quick
Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:06 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009
The news that formal security certification for cloud-based services is in development is welcome news indeed. The news that the players involved understand just how complicated devising a certification will be is also good news, however little it may seem so at the moment.
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GoToMyPC For Macs Now In Beta
Posted by Jake Widman 09:46 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009
Citrix has announced a public beta of the Mac version of its browser-based remote access service. The service enables access to an office Mac from any computer, including PCs.
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Bank Tells Linux Users: Get Windows Or Get Lost
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:42 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009
Would you do business with a bank that forces you to take needless security risks? According to many Linux users, that is exactly what Citibank wants them to do.
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Worm Infections Double In First Half Of Year: Microsoft
Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:10 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009
Microsoft's latest Security intelligence Report confirms what we all know: worms are spreading faster and faster, and although rogue anti-virus scams remain the top threat, the rate of worm infection doubled in the first six months of 2009.
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SMB Security Survey Shows Sorry State Of Cyber Safety
Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:03 PM ET | Oct 27, 2009
A new survey of small business cybersecurity offers a bleak picture of the state of things. Bleak unless you're a cybercrook, of course.
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Open Source Scores A Big White House Win
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 01:44 PM ET | Oct 26, 2009
President Obama wants to encourage open and transparent government. What better way to accomplish this task than by using open and transparent software?
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Why A Linux Live CD Could Save Your Small Business
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 01:12 PM ET | Oct 20, 2009
Could Linux really protect your business against an online banking disaster? Absolutely -- and the major arguments against this approach simply don't hold water.
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New Firefox Tool Hunts Down Outdated Browser Plugins
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:38 PM ET | Oct 16, 2009
Mozilla has a new tool that can help many Firefox users avoid potentially serious plug-in related security issues.
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Google Uses Q3 Earnings Report To Tout Services For Local Companies
Posted by Fredric Paul 06:45 PM ET | Oct 15, 2009
Not surprisingly, most coverage of today's Google's third quarter financial results focusd on the company's beating expections and resuming hiring. But bMighty is interested in the juicy details provided about the search giant's offerings for local businesses.
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UPDATE Sidekick Data Restored: Security And Cofidence Questions Remain
Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:42 PM ET | Oct 15, 2009
So now the missing Microsoft/T-Mobile Sidekick is back, doubtless relieving both hundreds of thousands of customers and the legal departments at the affected companies. But the questions about confidence in cloud-based data remain. And that's a good thing.
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Sidekick Failure Highlights Security Demands Cloud Customers Must Make
Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:52 AM ET | Oct 14, 2009
Whether or not Sidekick recovers from the data debacle that may have cost hundreds of thousands of customers their cloud-stored material, the disaster shows into sharp relief a couple of great and greatly unasked questions about doing business in and with the cloud: How confident can you be of your cloud service providers? How confident should you insist on being?
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A Quick And Easy Way To Minimize Online Banking Risks
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:30 PM ET | Oct 13, 2009
Even if your business runs Windows, it can still use Linux to avoid problems related to one of its most important -- and potentially most dangerous -- online activities: banking.
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Marchex Debuts Online Reputation Management For SMBs
Posted by Fredric Paul 03:01 AM ET | Oct 13, 2009
Many large enterprises spend small fortunes tracking how they are perceived online and in social media. But small and midsize companies don't have to worry about things like reputation management, do they? After all, who could be talking about them? Well, it could be more than you might think.
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Putting An End To The Patent-Troll Plague
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:02 PM ET | Oct 9, 2009
How bad will things have to get before the U.S. legal system finally slams the door on patent trolls? We might find out very soon.
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Patch Alert! Microsoft Releasing Largest Patch Array Ever
Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:18 PM ET | Oct 9, 2009
Use BOLD when you mark next Tuesday on your patch calendar-- that's when Microsoft is releasing the biggest patch array ever: 13 patches addressing close to 3 dozen vulnerabilities.
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