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Comment: web surveillance - ferodynamics - 12/31/2009
Comment: 2010 Predictions - aweinroth - 12/31/2009
Comment: Re: Can only hope - Jart Armin - 12/31/2009
Comment: 2010 - JackWms - 12/31/2009
Comment: now it's time to worry - jwallace - 12/31/2009
Comment: Change is hard - Mary Jander - 12/31/2009
China Gets Tough on Porn & Cyber Bad Guys
Jart Armin  
12/31/2009   18 comments
Aiming at gambling and porn as much as malware, China is enforcing stringent new requirements for users of .cn domains
IT Pros Prepare for Mobility Momentum in 2010
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
12/31/2009   6 comments
Enterprise mobility will take off big time in 2010, calling for increased focus from IT
Comment: Re: that didn't last long - DHCIR - 12/30/2009
Comment: Re: More, but different - Leland - 12/30/2009
CIO Crystal Ball: 2010
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
12/30/2009   8 comments
Reading the tea leaves into next year reveals common trends among enterprise players, including the pain of planning for 'what's next'
2010 Security Forecast: More of the Same
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
12/30/2009   11 comments
And that's not going to surprise anyone whose job it is to track security risks and vulnerabilities
Comment: 2010 - viboons - 12/29/2009
Comment: Re: Last chance? - jwallace - 12/29/2009
Comment: Totally Silly Agency - sbondy - 12/29/2009
Comment: Last chance? - jwallace - 12/29/2009
Comment: Re: Here We Go..again! - bauerb - 12/29/2009
Comment: Top Five - rjacksix - 12/29/2009
Comment: Channelling Kreskin - jabailo - 12/29/2009
All Hail King Turbo!
Todd Watson  
12/29/2009   1 comment
The new TSA rules still have security flaws even in light of recent circumstances surrounding air travel in the United States
Last Chance to Cast Your 2010 Predictions
Editor's Blog  
12/29/2009   12 comments
Don't forget to cast your top five predictions for 2010 before it's too late
Comment: Re: How does he do it? - Kurtkeys - 12/28/2009
Comment: How does he do it? - Kurtkeys - 12/28/2009
Comment: Wrong Guy! - jabailo - 12/28/2009
Comment: Re: Blame Canada - Mr. Roques - 12/28/2009
Comment: whitelist your inbox - Mike Acker - 12/28/2009
Comment: Great Post Mr Hansen! - aum007 - 12/28/2009
Comment: staggering number - javeriayounes - 12/28/2009
One Week Only: A Spam Reprieve
Jart Armin  
12/28/2009   34 comments
Spammers take a breather over the holidays, and apparently on most weekends, too, according to Project Honey Pot
Comment: Social media - Asad - 12/28/2009
Comment: Re: - Asad - 12/28/2009
Comment: Re: Touche - ChrisTOP - 12/26/2009
Comment: Re: Touche - Princess_dascho - 12/26/2009
Comment: Re: Fox in the henhouse? - DHCIR - 12/26/2009
Comment: Touche - javeriayounes - 12/26/2009
Comment: more money to come? - ivka - 12/25/2009
An Open (But Grateful) Letter to Santa
Robert J. Hansen  
12/25/2009   17 comments
The ability to live down mistakes is a part of privacy that Google's CEO doesn't believe we should need
Comment: Hot Air And Dead Air - kq4ym - 12/24/2009
Profitable or Not, Twitter Girds for 2010
Editor's Blog  
12/24/2009   6 comments
Twitter reportedly made a small profit in 2009, but the site has a lot to prove in the year ahead
Comment: Happy Holidays - Jart Armin - 12/24/2009
Comment: Re: Blame Canada - Jart Armin - 12/24/2009
Comment: Re: EMP - rjh - 12/24/2009
Comment: Re: Fox in the henhouse? - DHCIR - 12/24/2009
Comment: Re: Fox in the henhouse? - DHCIR - 12/24/2009
Comment: Good Luck to Schmidt - rjacksix - 12/23/2009
Comment: Fox in the henhouse? - toga - 12/23/2009
Comment: Re: Blame Canada - Mr. Roques - 12/23/2009
Time's Ripe for Schmidt to Shake Things Up
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
12/23/2009   17 comments
Just how much influence the new federal cybersecurity coordinator can have remains an open question
Comment: re: Complicity - rjacksix - 12/23/2009
Top CIO Stories of 2009
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
12/23/2009   2 comments
As we wind down this year, we pause to reflect on the changes to the enterprise that most affected C-level managers
Comment: Do not try to guess - Mike Acker - 12/23/2009
Comment: overlook failure - Rohit09 - 12/23/2009
Comment: Re: Remeber the Alamo - Leland - 12/22/2009
Comment: Re: Remeber the Alamo - rjh - 12/22/2009
Comment: Re: Remeber the Alamo - rjh - 12/22/2009
Comment: Re: Blame Canada - Jart Armin - 12/21/2009
Comment: Re: Blame Canada - Jart Armin - 12/21/2009
Comment: Re: Remeber the Alamo - Kurtkeys - 12/21/2009
Comment: Re: Remeber the Alamo - Kurtkeys - 12/21/2009
Comment: Method to this madness - Kurtkeys - 12/21/2009
Comment: The GAME... - DHCIR - 12/21/2009
Comment: Re: Remeber the Alamo - rjh - 12/21/2009
Comment: Cunning is the word - jnieusma - 12/21/2009
Comment: Re: Blame Canada - Mr. Roques - 12/21/2009
Comment: Blame Canada - chad.mcdonald - 12/21/2009
Comment: Remeber the Alamo - Chris Poley - 12/21/2009
Comment: Re: Deck the Web - Mike Acker - 12/21/2009
A Lesson in Security Straight Talk
Robert J. Hansen  
12/21/2009   29 comments
If you're a security geek facing 20,000 new attacks a day, don't email the news to your boss if you expect to have any impact
Comment: My humble list - dlavie - 12/21/2009
Report: The Worst Badware Hosts in the World
Jart Armin  
12/21/2009   34 comments
HostExploit has compiled a report on the worst cybercrime hosts worldwide, and those who are fighting badware as well
Top 5 Midmarket Stories of 2009
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
12/21/2009   3 comments
The most important stories relevant to midtier companies all centered on creating efficiencies and new revenue
Comment: Deck the Web - Auntie NoNo - 12/20/2009
Comment: Re: Where's Susan? - Mashka - 12/20/2009
Comment: LOL!!! - Mashka - 12/20/2009
Comment: I can only assume - ChrisTOP - 12/19/2009
Comment: Re: Where's Susan? - James Malone - 12/19/2009
Comment: Re: Where's Susan? - Paul Whyte - 12/19/2009
Comment: Re: Where's Susan? - James Malone - 12/19/2009
Comment: Re: Holiday Bubble - lpricci49 - 12/19/2009
Comment: Where's Susan? - DavidSilversmith - 12/19/2009
Comment: Your Xmas Carol - Frank Barbetta - 12/19/2009
Comment: Holiday Bubble - lpricci49 - 12/19/2009
Comment: The WAR continues... - DHCIR - 12/18/2009
IE Goes Caroling With 'Deck the Web'
Editor's Blog  
12/18/2009   15 comments
That's right: We've gone all Glee for the holidays
Comment: Re: some statistics - hrcohen - 12/18/2009
Comment: some statistics - Mashka - 12/18/2009
Comment: Re: I wonder... - hrcohen - 12/17/2009
Comment: Re: cellphone banking - DHCIR - 12/17/2009
Comment: Re: I wonder... - Ira Winkler - 12/17/2009
Comment: I wonder... - sbondy - 12/17/2009
Terror Rout Highlights Weak Web Surveillance
Ira Winkler  
12/17/2009   30 comments
The nabbing of several would-be terrorists in Pakistan shows naivete about Web security on both sides of the law
Comment: Re: What will Google Do? - Leland - 12/16/2009
Comment: Re: paperless lion - hounhosp - 12/16/2009
Comment: Sorry for the late entry - RIMMAN - 12/16/2009
Comment: Re: What will Google Do? - Leland - 12/16/2009
Comment: Re: paperless lion - Chris Poley - 12/16/2009
Security: A Stocking Stuffer for Microsoft
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
12/16/2009   11 comments
Time for Microsoft to recommit itself to secure products and greater vigilance where existing vulnerabilities are concerned
Comment: Re: ha-ha! - dlavie - 12/16/2009
Comment: Hoping and fearing - Mary Jander - 12/16/2009
Comment: Re: ha-ha! - Terry Sweeney - 12/16/2009
Comment: Re: ha-ha! - dlavie - 12/16/2009
Comment: Loss of privacy - satweapons - 12/16/2009
Unstructured Text Analytics: Real Uses May Be Hidden
David Silversmith  
12/16/2009   19 comments
Hype on the use of online unstructured data analytics may be overblown on the commercial end, but not in government
Comment: Re: paperless lion - hounhosp - 12/16/2009
Comment: Re: paperless lion - J DAmbrosio - 12/16/2009
Comment: paperless lion - Chris Poley - 12/16/2009
Comment: 6 predictions.. - nasimson - 12/16/2009
Comment: OK Nicole, here goes - Mike Acker - 12/16/2009
Comment: this is all wrong:))) - Mashka - 12/16/2009
Comment: ha-ha! - Mashka - 12/16/2009
More Pitiful Privacy from Facebook
what.the.ferraro  
12/16/2009   3 comments
Facebook's new privacy controls just don’t cut it with little miss 'Air Quotes.'
A US-Russia Cyber Coalition: Scary Prospect
Don Reisinger  
12/16/2009   22 comments
A pending agreement between the US and Russia could threaten average Web users, as well as hurt cyber criminals
Comment: My top 5 - GajaKannan - 12/16/2009
Comment: Top 5 for 2010 - kenton - 12/15/2009
Comment: ah...chew.. - DHCIR - 12/15/2009
Comment: 5 Predictions for 2010 - JShipps - 12/15/2009
Comment: My Top 5 - Allen_Falcon - 12/15/2009
Comment: Rob's 2010 predictions - robsalk - 12/15/2009
Comment: Re: cellphone banking - Kurtkeys - 12/15/2009
Comment: My 5 - Mary Jander - 12/15/2009
Comment: Here We Go..again! - jwallace - 12/15/2009
Cast Your Top 5 Predictions for 2010!
Editor's Blog  
12/15/2009   29 comments
Tis the season to be psychic, so let's make some predictions for 2010!
Comment: Re: cellphone banking - hounhosp - 12/14/2009
Comment: Y2k - Terri Eberle - 12/14/2009
Comment: Re: Scary stuff... - Jart Armin - 12/14/2009
Comment: Re: cellphone banking - Kurtkeys - 12/14/2009
Comment: Re: Scary stuff... - Kurtkeys - 12/14/2009
Comment: cellphone banking - Mary Jander - 12/14/2009
Phishing 2009: The Year of the Bad Guys
Jart Armin  
12/14/2009   33 comments
Phishing continues to present a whopping opportunity for cyber-criminals, as 2009 data proves
Comment: Re: A cloud on cloud - Versace - 12/14/2009
Comment: Re: Y2K - David Vellante - 12/14/2009
Comment: Y2K - Terri Eberle - 12/13/2009
Comment: Re: A cloud on cloud - Mike Acker - 12/13/2009
Comment: Re: A cloud on cloud - Mike Acker - 12/12/2009
Comment: Re: A cloud on cloud - Versace - 12/10/2009
IT's New Job: Employee Web-Use Analytics
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
12/10/2009   9 comments
Companies looking to control internal Web surfing by employees may face an expensive IT investment
Comment: Re: A cloud on cloud - Versace - 12/10/2009
Comment: Re: query - David Vellante - 12/10/2009
Comment: A cloud on cloud - Mary Jander - 12/10/2009
Comment: Re: query - PaulJ - 12/10/2009
Comment: Re: query - David Vellante - 12/10/2009
Comment: query - Chris Poley - 12/10/2009
Ten Years After Y2K, Web Threat Is Greater
David Vellante  
12/10/2009   25 comments
Threats to the Web dwarf the problems predicted 10 years ago for Y2K – and they are proving to be far more real
Feds Clamp Down on Personal Web Use
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
12/9/2009   12 comments
An agency within the Department of Homeland Security will block access to personal email accounts starting in January
Comment: Re: New Link - Mary Jander - 12/7/2009
Comment: Buyer, beware! - Mary Jander - 12/7/2009
Comment: New Link - Tom Nolle - 12/7/2009
How ICANN Could Make Itself Useful
Tom Nolle  
12/7/2009   14 comments
By turning its attention to defining best security practices on the Internet, ICANN might prove more useful than it is now
Comment: Re: Safe Harbor? - robjvargas - 12/7/2009
Point-of-Sale Breaches Bring Out the Law
Jart Armin  
12/7/2009   14 comments
A recent lawsuit pits a group of restaurants against POS suppliers that ignored industry security standards
Comment: Re: The Goal - Drowlord - 12/5/2009
Comment: Re: The Goal - Ira Winkler - 12/5/2009
Comment: The Goal - Drowlord - 12/5/2009
Square's Credit Card Reader for Everyone
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
12/4/2009   7 comments
Square's cool idea is mobile transactions that don't require a merchant account
Comment: Re: STOP THE PRESS - Jart Armin - 12/4/2009
Comment: Re: An old adage - Mark Odiorne - 12/4/2009
Comment: Re: An old adage - Mike Acker - 12/4/2009
Comment: Re: hello - dlavie - 12/4/2009
Comment: Re: Change status quo? - EliteC - 12/3/2009
Comment: An old adage - Mark Odiorne - 12/3/2009
Comment: After Boom... - jabailo - 12/3/2009
EFF Sues Feds Over Social Surveillance
Editor's Blog  
12/3/2009   14 comments
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sues the government for not disclosing its social media surveillance policies
Comment: Re: STOP THE PRESS - mtechie - 12/3/2009
Comment: Re: Update - M Hulot - 12/3/2009
Comment: Update - Michael P. Kassner - 12/3/2009
Why More Research Dollars Won't Boost Security
Ira Winkler  
12/3/2009   23 comments
The US government continues to throw money at projects that don't take off to solve problems for which solutions already exist
In-Q-Tel's Aura of Mystery Cloaks Mundane Technology
Gideon J. Lenkey  
12/3/2009   8 comments
A CIA-driven investment does not make revolutionary security technology. But it's nice to see government pursuing innovation
Comment: online technology - John CArlo - 12/2/2009
Where the Wild Domains Are
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
12/2/2009   5 comments
Cameroon (.cm) checks in with the riskiest domain, Japan (.jp) the safest
Comment: STOP THE PRESS - Jart Armin - 12/1/2009
Comment: Re: Safe Harbor? - Ira Winkler - 12/1/2009
Comment: Safe Harbor? - robin.hoover - 12/1/2009
Comment: Re: Data Mining - Jart Armin - 12/1/2009
ACTA's Hypocrisy Is a Net Security Holdup
Ira Winkler  
12/1/2009   5 comments
When ISPs could help stanch the flow of botnet traffic, why is the US government focusing more on copyright violations instead?




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Social media has been with us for a decade -- but employer policies and the law are anything but firm about the most appropriate usage of this powerful tool.
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Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   17 comments
Businesses often struggle to decide which domain to use. When it comes to purchasing a domain name, you have plenty of extensions to choose from, ranging from .com and .net, to .me, and even .mobi. But which one should you pick?
Matt Heusser
Matt Heusser   5/23/2013   5 comments
I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
David Weldon
David Weldon   5/22/2013   15 comments
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.

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