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Mac Security A Myth? Really?

Posted by Jake Widman 03:04 PM ET | Sep 28, 2009

As the launch date for Windows 7 approaches, more and more articles about flaws in Mac security are hitting the Web. Should Mac-based businesses be worried?

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Apple | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Piracy | Security

Open Source: One Sure Way To Keep Piracy At Bay

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:36 PM ET | Aug 26, 2009

The software cops are just a phone call away from showing up at your small business. It's your job to figure out how to slam the door in their faces.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Government | Hardware & Software | Linux | Open Source | Piracy

Counterfeit Software Brings More Business Problems Than Just Being Illegit

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:31 PM ET | Mar 24, 2009

According to Microsoft, a third of businesses have bought counterfeit software, many without knowing it. And many of those businesses have found that in addition being illegal, counterfeit programs bring both technical problems and malware.

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Business & E-Business | Piracy | Security | Windows

New Media Trojan Exploits Bad Old Piracy, P2P Habits

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:33 AM ET | Jul 11, 2008

A particularly aggressive new Trojan takes advantage of the oldest of vulnerabilities -- human nature. Hiding in pirate software sites, the Trojan infects the music and video files of illegal software seekers, then spreads when those files are peer-shared.

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Business & E-Business | Hardware & Software | IT | Internet/Web | Piracy | Security | bMighty

Justice Breyer's Data Exposure A Reminder Of P2P File Risks

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:24 PM ET | Jul 10, 2008

The news that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's personal information was among thousands of other personal data files compromised as a result of a file-sharing snafu raises a couple of issues, chief among them whether or not peer-to-peer file sharing via public programs is ever appropriate for business info.

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Business & E-Business | Finance/Accounting | Government | IT | Operations | Piracy | Security | Services

McAfee: Hong Kong Now Dominates Dangerous Domains List

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:50 AM ET | Jun 4, 2008

The malware map, like malware itself, keeps changing. McAfee's latest look at where the bad things grow shows a surge in .hk-based threats, moving the Hong Kong extension to the top of the list.

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Business & E-Business | International | Piracy | Security

Ooops -- Microsoft Nags More Office Users Than It Meant To

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:12 AM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Microsoft's latest attempt to track down illegitimate copies of its programs -- in this case Office -- went a bit (and way more than a bit) farther than the company intended last week when it released an Office piracy detector worldwide, instead of to the four countries the program targeted.

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Hardware & Software | International | Piracy | Security | Windows | bMighty

Locking Down Stolen Laptops About to Become Simpler

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:47 AM ET | Apr 8, 2008

Mobility offers small and medium businesses a way to improve productivity. One downside is the difficulty in protecting sensitive information if a laptop computer is stolen or --more likely-- left behind as executives scurry from place to place.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Piracy | Security

FBI Cybercrime Figures: Losses Up, Crimes Down

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:27 AM ET | Apr 4, 2008

The new FBI cybercrime figures offer plenty of statistics to scare us, even more to keep us on our toes, and a smidgen of hope among the bad news.

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Business & E-Business | Government | Internet/Web | Piracy | Security

P2P Points To Plenty Of Business Problems

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:17 PM ET | Mar 17, 2008

Turns out the problems with peer-to-peer file-sharing goes way beyond piracy. A new investigative piece indicates that there's plenty of business and personal data afloat on P2P networks.

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Software Anti-Piracy Efforts Target Small Business

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:52 PM ET | Nov 26, 2007

Why are the big software companies going after small businesses for software piracy? Because they can!

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Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Piracy | Security