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Comment: Parental monitoring - Carol - 8/31/2010
Comment: Re: But it's not fair! - Priam - 8/31/2010
Comment: Collective Punishment - ecsd - 8/31/2010
Comment: Sextortion - Root Maniac - 8/31/2010
Comment: Responsibility - abdlah - 8/31/2010
Comment: Re: Dangers for Students - ivka - 8/31/2010
Comment: I see you - MShellC - 8/31/2010
Comment: But it's not fair! - mtechie - 8/30/2010
Comment: Re: Why Bother? - lek1981 - 8/30/2010
Comment: Re: This is why - aum007 - 8/30/2010
Comment: Dangers for Students - Ariella - 8/30/2010
'Back to School' Calls Attention to Online Dangers for Students
Joe Grimm  
8/30/2010   44 comments
Cyber-bullying and sexual exploitation await many young people online
Comment: Re: wow - Alan Reiter - 8/30/2010
Comment: Re: wow - mtechie - 8/30/2010
Comment: Re: Hah! - KMT568 - 8/30/2010
Comment: Don't blame Spamhaus - AGreen - 8/30/2010
When a Country's Spam Stirs National Attention
Jart Armin  
8/30/2010   31 comments
Sometimes it's necessary to confront governments about the spam and cybersecurity issues of local hosts
Comment: You said it - magneticnorth - 8/29/2010
Comment: Re: probably not - mamaflynny - 8/28/2010
Comment: On/off switch - jnieusma - 8/27/2010
Comment: Re: probably not - EJHarnois - 8/27/2010
Comment: Re: wow - Alan Reiter - 8/26/2010
Comment: wow - mtechie - 8/26/2010
The US May/May Not Bug Your Car With GPS
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
8/26/2010   6 comments
A legal war continues over whether the US can install covert GPS tracking devices on vehicles without a court order
Comment: Re: Why Bother? - mathemagician - 8/26/2010
Comment: Re: Why Bother? - cjon316 - 8/26/2010
Report: Enterprise Vulnerabilities on the Web 'Incredible'
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
8/26/2010   7 comments
IBM's X-Force says that Web applications accounted for more than half of all potential IT vulnerabilities during the first half of 2010
Comment: Re: Cybersecurity - CyberGuy - 8/26/2010
IBM X-Force Midyear Risk & Trend Report
Todd Watson  
8/26/2010   1 comment
IBM found 4,396 new vulnerabilities were documented by the X-Force R&D team in the first half of 2010, a 36 percent increase over the same time period last year
Comment: Why Bother? - mathemagician - 8/26/2010
Toolbar Brawl Goes to Court in China
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
8/25/2010   4 comments
Baidu takes software company Qihoo 360 to court over toolbars being labeled as malware
Comment: Re: Hah! - kerryf - 8/25/2010
Comment: awareness and age - JC Cameron - 8/25/2010
Comment: probably not - JC Cameron - 8/25/2010
Comment: the sad truth - Chris Poley - 8/25/2010
Comment: Re: Hah! - pcharles - 8/24/2010
Comment: Re: me too, too? - Ariella - 8/24/2010
Comment: me too, too? - mtechie - 8/24/2010
Comment: cloud=freedom - Root Maniac - 8/24/2010
How Developing Nations Could Revolutionize Cloud IT
Rob Salkowitz  
8/24/2010   11 comments
Clouds not only consolidate IT infrastructure across a fragmented market: They can potentially consolidate business relationships
Comment: DLL Planting - Mike Acker - 8/24/2010
Comment: Hah! - Joe Stanganelli - 8/24/2010
Comment: Follow Me If You Dare - kq4ym - 8/24/2010
Oh, the Places You'll Share!
Internet Evolution Poll  
8/23/2010   15 comments
Facebook just rolled out its own location-based mobile application, Facebook Places. Do you plan to use it?
Comment: Re: Popularity? - Joe Grimm - 8/23/2010
Comment: Re: Eek - Nicole Ferraro - 8/23/2010
Comment: Eek - Nicole Ferraro - 8/23/2010
Comment: Popularity? - cbrown - 8/23/2010
Geo-Tags Tell Quite a Tale on You
Editor's Blog  
8/23/2010   27 comments
Posting photos online is fun... but accidentally giving away location data? Not so much
Your Fave Celeb May Be a Malware Magnet
Joe Grimm  
8/23/2010   31 comments
McAfee draws traffic to its latest malware report – and product – citing celebrity searches that top the list of online risks
Comment: can't do it - dbergman - 8/22/2010
Comment: Appropriate means... - abdlah - 8/21/2010
Comment: questionable motive? - dbergman - 8/21/2010
Comment: Re: keep the box - audreypeters - 8/20/2010
Comment: Re: privacy and cookies - kq4ym - 8/20/2010
Comment: Great on paper - Michael Singer - 8/20/2010
'Do Not Track' Idea Excites Web Users, Vendors
Editor's Blog  
8/20/2010   13 comments
Nearly 70 percent of poll takers want a 'do not track' list for the Web
Comment: Re: Of two minds - Mary Jander - 8/20/2010
Media Firms Accused of Using Spyware on Children & Adults
Jart Armin  
8/20/2010   12 comments
Some of the media firms most restrictive about user downloading are reconstructing deleted cookies in an effort to track user behavior
Comment: keep the box - dlavie - 8/19/2010
Facebook's Going 'Places'
Editor's Blog  
8/19/2010   9 comments
Facebook lets users 'check in' with Friends, find local highlights... and get tracked by more advertisers
Comment: It's the attitude. - chayes - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Compromise? - Chris Poley - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Makes Me Wonder - knoxzoo - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Compromise? - Chris Poley - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Makes Me Wonder - knoxzoo - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Fun crowd - Mary Jander - 8/19/2010
Comment: Makes Me Wonder - knoxzoo - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Of two minds - tnieusma - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Fun crowd - audreypeters - 8/19/2010
Comment: Fun crowd - Terry Sweeney - 8/19/2010
Comment: I'm not Surprised - hounhosp - 8/19/2010
Comment: Of two minds - Mary Jander - 8/19/2010
IT Lessons From Mark Hurd's Exit
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
8/19/2010   13 comments
The HP CEO's ignoble departure holds a few cautionary tales for IT professionals
Comment: Re: 1984 - Brian Newby - 8/19/2010
Comment: Just marketing... - mnt.code - 8/19/2010
Comment: 1984 - Leland - 8/19/2010
Comment: nobody cares in Russia - Mashka - 8/19/2010
Comment: a strange feeling - Mashka - 8/19/2010
Web-Linked Surveillance Raises Legal Outcry
George Taylor  
8/19/2010   13 comments
The law can be a hindrance to public protection when it comes to using covert surveillance on the Web
Comment: Re: All is safe.... - ChrisTOP - 8/18/2010
Comment: All is safe.... - Leland - 8/18/2010
Relax, Hollywood... Google TV Is No iTunes
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
8/18/2010   14 comments
Google's got more money than sense, and it's about to gamble anew with Google TV
Security Makes Crummy Case for Windows 7 Migration
Sean Gallagher  
8/18/2010   11 comments
Windows 7 vulnerabilities have this user questioning the value of migrating to this OS for security reasons
Comment: Re: Spy This! - Joe Grimm - 8/18/2010
Comment: Good old RFID - JoeFoster - 8/18/2010
Twitter Takes Next Step in User Tracking
Dee-Ann LeBlanc  
8/18/2010   24 comments
The Tweet Button gives Twitter embedded tracking, allowing it to watch how a particular link populates across its service
Comment: Spy This! - kq4ym - 8/18/2010
Comment: Re: Compromise? - hounhosp - 8/18/2010
Comment: Re: Shameless - Mike Acker - 8/18/2010
Comment: Re: Compromise? - aum007 - 8/18/2010
Comment: Re: Shameless - aum007 - 8/18/2010
Comment: Replace Bar Codes? - knoxzoo - 8/17/2010
Comment: Re: Compromise? - Chris Poley - 8/17/2010
Comment: Re: Shameless - pcharles - 8/17/2010
Comment: Re: More concerned - Joe Grimm - 8/17/2010
Comment: Not concerned...yet - jnieusma - 8/17/2010
Comment: Shameless - Mike Acker - 8/17/2010
Wal-Mart RFID Mandate Rekindles Privacy Debate
Joe Grimm  
8/17/2010   43 comments
The big-box retailer's decision to use RFID tags for individual items has inflamed privacy advocates anew
Comment: Re: Compromise? - aum007 - 8/17/2010
Comment: Re: Compromise? - Chris Poley - 8/17/2010
Comment: Compromise? - hounhosp - 8/17/2010
RIM Struggles for Compromise on BlackBerry Bans
Chris Poley  
8/17/2010   17 comments
A series of potential security bans in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia, and elsewhere have RIM working hard on BlackBerry compromises
Comment: Re: 7 Powerful People! - aum007 - 8/15/2010
Comment: And Who Decides? - kq4ym - 8/13/2010
Comment: Human Difficulty - knoxzoo - 8/13/2010
Comment: If it helps, why not - abdlah - 8/13/2010
Comment: Re: BAM! - Jart Armin - 8/12/2010
Android's First Premium SMS Malware
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
8/12/2010   Post a comment
An alarming new kind of malware for Android has surfaced in Russia, but most users need not be too concerned – yet
Mainframers Hope for Cloudy Future
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
8/12/2010   9 comments
Nearly 1,500 mainframe IT administrators shared new hope for their favored technology last week in Boston
Comment: BAM! - jabailo - 8/12/2010
6DEE Tackles Cloud Security
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
8/11/2010   Post a comment
Cloud still has to prove it's trustworthy and secure before it goes mainstream for enterprise networking
Your Privacy vs. Google
Second Shooter  
8/11/2010   2 comments
We need more explicit disclosure of what companies do and don’t do with what they collect.
What SEC Filings Don't Say About 'Bad Hosts'
Jart Armin  
8/11/2010   27 comments
At least two companies seeking to enter the public markets have questionable affiliations
Comment: Surprise Surprise!!! - cjon316 - 8/10/2010
Comment: Innocent victims - Mary Jander - 8/10/2010
Social Engineering Makes Its Way to the Web
Gideon J. Lenkey  
8/10/2010   11 comments
Social engineering is a likely attack scenario that needs to be incorporated into enterprise security testing
Comment: Cybersecurity - JoeFoster - 8/9/2010
Comment: Re: New DNS - Jart Armin - 8/9/2010
Comment: It's about time - Kurtkeys - 8/9/2010
Comment: Re: Worries - Lance Alberto - 8/9/2010
Comment: Worries - Princess_dascho - 8/9/2010
Comment: creepy! - javeriayounes - 8/9/2010
Comment: execute the source - dlavie - 8/7/2010
Comment: New DNS - dbergman - 8/7/2010
No, WikiLeaks Is Not an 'Act of Terrorism'
Editor's Blog  
8/6/2010   51 comments
WikiLeaks is in a powerful position and is capable of doing harm, but casting the site off as terrorist-like and motiveless is dishonest
New DNS Solution Could Help Us Regain Web Control
Jart Armin  
8/6/2010   14 comments
Paul Vixie's ISC offers a new open-source technique to construct DNS zones and avoid spammers, scammers, and cybercriminals
Comment: Re: Trust Model - jschlyter - 8/6/2010
Comment: Re: Trust Model - Mike Acker - 8/6/2010
Comment: I'm Lovin' It! - DHagar - 8/5/2010
Comment: I'm Lovin' It! - Ariella - 8/5/2010
Comment: Re: Trust Model - Mike Acker - 8/5/2010
Comment: Trust Model - Mike Acker - 8/5/2010
Crypto Signatures Are Key to New DNS Security
Sean Gallagher  
8/5/2010   18 comments
A modification to DNSSEC will fix the vulnerabilities that have threatened DNS up to now, says expert Dan Kaminsky
I’m Lovin’ It!
Todd Watson  
8/5/2010   5 comments
IBM has signed a three-year agreement with McDonald’s to provide a new cashless payment solution across the UK and Ireland
Comment: Thanks! - Joe Stanganelli - 8/4/2010
Comment: 6DEE - A Great Idea - SecTech - 8/4/2010
6DEE off to a Secure Start
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
8/4/2010   7 comments
After the first few sessions of 60 Days of Executive Education, our message boards are on fire
Comment: Re: Security issues - cjon316 - 8/4/2010
Comment: Re: Security issues - cjon316 - 8/4/2010
Comment: Bang ON Tom - rjacksix - 8/4/2010
Comment: Re: Security issues - cjon316 - 8/4/2010
Why Cybersecurity Is Broken
Tom Stamulis  
8/4/2010   17 comments
The term cybersecurity has become an oxymoron, like government efficiency. Here's what can be done
Comment: wither freedom - javeriayounes - 8/4/2010
FBI Takes Cue From French Nobility
Reiter's Block  
8/4/2010   4 comments
The FBI wants authority to obtain Internet info from ISPs without a court order.
Comment: Re: Morning Reading - rjacksix - 8/3/2010
My Big Hack Attack
Todd Watson  
8/3/2010   19 comments
There are times when you need brute force, rainbow tables, and Low RAM mode – not to mention help from The Google
Comment: Re: Morning Reading - rjacksix - 8/3/2010
Comment: Morning Reading - Mike Acker - 8/3/2010
Comment: But Jart... - rjacksix - 8/2/2010
6DEE Is Live With Tim Westergren!
Editor's Blog  
8/2/2010   Post a comment
Tim Westergren is giving the opening address 60 Days of Executive Education. Tune in now!
UAE Wants to Snoop on BlackBerry Users
Reiter's Block  
8/2/2010   26 comments
RIM is under pressure to allow the UAE to snoop on BlackBerry messages.
Comment: Re: inevitable - GailLyon - 8/2/2010
6DEE Launches With Tim Westergren at 1 PM ET Today!
Editor's Blog  
8/2/2010   4 comments
Tune in at 1 PM ET for a 6DEE invocation delivered by Pandora's Tim Westergren
Comment: inevitable - Asad - 8/1/2010
Comment: Not just facebook - Asad - 8/1/2010
Comment: Re: thumbs up - EJHarnois - 8/1/2010




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Jason Mick   6/19/2013   7 comments
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Charlotte Erdmann
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
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How Big-Data Is Changing Marketing

6|13|13   |   1:07   |   1 comment


Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   10 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   |   1 comment


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.
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NSA Leaks Shine Spotlight on Perils of Contractor Partnerships
Jason Mick
The US National Security Agency learned the
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