Security
October 2007 Archive

Attack of the IT-Crushing Zombies, Part 2

October 30, 2007 | From data-sucking mobile devices, to skeletons on the Web, small and midsize businesses face an array of security and other threats. Learn how to protect your systems
By Keith Ferrell

Attack of the IT-Crushing Zombies, Part 1

October 26, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses face an array of hideous threats to their IT operations, from bloodthirsty headhunters to demonic employees, cyberthugs, and dirtbags. Here's how to protect your systems from trouble. Part 1 of 2
By Keith Ferrell

Strategic Security: Developing a Secure E-Mail Strategy

October 20, 2006 | Message encryption, along with other measures, should be a critical part of your overall security strategy. But poor planning could leave your organization compliant and yet still unprotected. Here's how to choose the right combination of encryption and protection technologies to suit your needs.
By Christopher Beers, Courtesy of Network Computing

Chicago Wi-Fi Plans May Rile ACLU

October 12, 2007 | Chicago's municipal Wi-Fi plan is ambitious -- and could get the ACLU and other privacy advocates riled up if the city also uses the network for "proactive homeland security monitoring"
By Paul Korzeniowski

How to Stop Snarfing and Other Common Switch Hacks

October 11, 2007 | ARP poisoning, SNMP snarfing, and "fuzzing" are common hacks perpetrated on Ethernet switch gear. Cisco networking expert Jimmy Ray Purser explains how to guard against these hacks.
By Jimmy Ray Purser

The IT Manager Who Saved the Day

October 3, 2007 | When his servers went up in smoke and nearly half the company's data went with them, Hal Baumgardner set out to rebuild the IT shop so this could never, ever happen again
By Naomi Grossman


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Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business

Keith Ferrell, 11.25.2009

Why Cyber Monday for the online shopping surge? Because for many, Monday's the first working day after Thanksgiving. Which means they can do their online shopping on business time, on the business dime, using business machines over business connections. You may not be able -- or want -- to do anything about the productivity drop, but at least you can tell your people to shop safely. Read Post

Fusion-io: This Ain't Your Father's SSD Hardware

Matthew McKenzie, 11.25.2009

Think your new SATA solid-state hard drive is hot stuff? There's a new kid on the block that will make it look like a relic from the storage Stone Age. Read Post

Black Friday FOR SMBs, Not Just BY SMBs?

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

Typically, Black Friday is a sales event where companies offer big discounts to consumers to spur sales the day after Thanksgiving. But in today's economy (ITE) companies are also pushing Black Friday to their SMB customers.  Read Post

Holiday Internet Marketing Grows, A QuickBooks Marketing App Gets Upgraded, And A New Entry-Level Shopping Cart

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

A new Constant Contact survey says SMBs are boosting their Internet marketing for the Holidays, ClickFuel has upgraded its FuelStation online marketing dashboard to work with QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Pro, and ProPay's CartLite is an entry-level shopping cart.  Read Post

Unified Communications Looks to the Sky

Paul Korzeniowski, 11.23.2009

To date, cloud computing has had little impact on the Unified Communications (UC) market. The underlying technology has been slow to fall into place, the cost of these services has been high, the benefits have been hard to pinpoint, and the distribution channel has been weak. Infrastructure providers, such Broadsoft, Cisco, and Microsoft, have been pushing to overcome those barriers and may be close to providing small and medium businesses with more UC cloud options. Read Post

Storage, Storage, Storage: New Storage Devices In 3 Sizes

Fredric Paul, 11.23.2009

Data storage choices for SMBs just keep on coming as Data Robotics and Synology debut new storage solutions for prosumers, small businesses, and the midmarket.  Read Post

Yes, Virginia -- There IS A Google Phone

Matthew McKenzie, 11.18.2009

So -- you stay in touch with Google Mail, edit Google Docs, and surf the Web with Google Chrome. You're curious about Google Voice and intrigued over Google Music. Is it just a matter of time before you're carrying a Google Phone? Read Post

Handy Tool Makes Updating Mac Apps Easy

Jake Widman, 11.16.2009

MacUpdate Desktop simplifies the process of keeping your applications, preference panes, and widgets up to date by automatically downloading and installing what you need.  Read Post

Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research

Matthew McKenzie, 11.11.2009

Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better. Read Post

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