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posted in September 2009
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Comment: apologize for What? - ChrisTOP - 9/30/2009
Comment: Somewhat confused - rjacksix - 9/30/2009
Comment: Re: Ignorant Bliss - kenton - 9/30/2009
Comment: Good point..however - rjacksix - 9/30/2009
Comment: Ignorant Bliss - Ira Winkler - 9/30/2009
Pesky Bots: Cost of Doing Business
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/30/2009   7 comments
The variety and shape-shifting ability of bots has meant remarkable longevity, and a bit of enterprise resignation
Comment: Whither the 'Net - Mike Acker - 9/30/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - Princess_dascho - 9/30/2009
US Shares Blame for Cybercrime Elsewhere
Ira Winkler  
9/30/2009   34 comments
Pointing fingers at Nigeria merely highlights American culpability in hosting 75 percent of international botnets
Comment: Re: bothered? - Kurtkeys - 9/30/2009
Comment: looks promising - ivka - 9/30/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - Kurtkeys - 9/29/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - Jart Armin - 9/28/2009
Comment: Gamer - dbergman - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: A few measures - torriatte - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - torriatte - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - Mary Jander - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - M Hulot - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - Mary Jander - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: bothered? - M Hulot - 9/28/2009
Comment: bothered? - Mary Jander - 9/28/2009
Cyborgs for Cyber Defense
Jart Armin  
9/28/2009   36 comments
US researchers are looking at augmenting the human brain for improved cybersecurity
Comment: Re: A few measures - Mike Acker - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: Hackers = good - tsaleem - 9/28/2009
Comment: Re: A few measures - Mike Acker - 9/27/2009
Comment: A few measures - taimur_tz - 9/27/2009
Comment: naming - Mashka - 9/27/2009
Comment: Hackers = good - dlavie - 9/25/2009
Comment: Re: Two points - Jason_13 - 9/24/2009
Comment: Re: Flexinet - KMT568 - 9/24/2009
Comment: Re: Flexinet - Princess_dascho - 9/24/2009
Social Networks Breed Malware Infestation
Paul Korzeniowski  
9/24/2009   21 comments
Companies must take steps to protect themselves against dangers lurking on social sites
Comment: Good Work - abdlah - 9/24/2009
Comment: Re: Flexinet - Mike Moran - 9/24/2009
Comment: Re: Flexinet - Mary Jander - 9/24/2009
Comment: Re: Flexinet - Mike Moran - 9/24/2009
Comment: Flexinet - abdlah - 9/24/2009
A New Perspective on Hackers
Thomas J. Holt  
9/24/2009   14 comments
Hacker activity isn't just about white and black hats; hackers may be better described by how they operate, not what their motives are
Inside the Fed CIO Council's Social Media Policy
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/24/2009   3 comments
A new report is triggering fresh discussions in CIO circles about the benefits and dangers of sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
Comment: spend justified? - tsaleem - 9/24/2009
Comment: technology security - Frederick - 9/24/2009
Comment: Re: Two points - Jason_13 - 9/24/2009
Stop Paying for an Intranet
Mike Moran  
9/24/2009   20 comments
Controlling access by ID instead of by site is more efficient and cost effective
Comment: wait and see - Phavanhna - 9/24/2009
When IT Security Includes a Call to Arms
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/23/2009   3 comments
The prospect of terrorist attacks is prompting renewed surveillance of physical infrastructure, and in some cases, armed guards
Comment: Your key question: - Mike Acker - 9/23/2009
Comment: Two points - Michael P. Kassner - 9/23/2009
Comment: Filtered - Michael P. Kassner - 9/23/2009
IT Security Spending Likely to Climb
Bob Violino  
9/23/2009   11 comments
While they're well advised to spend on IT security, execs must ensure they're spending in the right places and checking internal policies
Mobile Workers & the Web Snarl DR Plans
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/23/2009   6 comments
Disaster recovery used to be easy. Now, the Web can make it an IT Achilles' heel
Comment: Re: way forward? - Jart Armin - 9/22/2009
Comment: Who decides? - robjvargas - 9/22/2009
Comment: Re: Government IT - Mary Jander - 9/22/2009
Comment: Re: Government IT - robsalk - 9/22/2009
Comment: way forward? - tsaleem - 9/22/2009
Aussies Embroiled in Botnet Protection Debate
Jart Armin  
9/22/2009   19 comments
The fight against a cyber plague of botnets and malware has pitted netizens against their government Down Under
Applications Are Still a Weak Link in Security
Gideon J. Lenkey  
9/22/2009   9 comments
A recent report highlights what we all know, but it's worth reiterating
Comment: govt technology - Terri Eberle - 9/21/2009
Comment: Re: Government IT - Mary Jander - 9/21/2009
Comment: Re: Government IT - pjpugliese - 9/21/2009
Comment: Government IT - pjpugliese - 9/20/2009
Comment: Policy without teeth - Kurtkeys - 9/19/2009
Comment: Laptop....security - DHCIR - 9/19/2009
Comment: Social Corporation - jabailo - 9/19/2009
The 'ROI' Case for Web 2.0: Return on Information
Matthew Fraser  
9/18/2009   9 comments
Web 2.0 does have an ROI, but it requires a change of perspective to see it
A Little Extra Muscle for Laptop Security
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/16/2009   18 comments
Lightweight, portable, easy to fit in a briefcase – a laptop's best qualities also make it highly attractive to thieves
Federal CTO Seeks 'Social Network on Steroids'
Editor's Blog  
9/16/2009   21 comments
Aneesh Chopra details his role as the first federal CTO and his plans to implement collaborative platforms across government agencies
Another Run at Enterprise Data Classification
Larry Medina  
9/14/2009   18 comments
A little bit of upfront work in data classification can yield long-term benefits for enterprises
Gov 2.0's Problems Surpass the National Level
Editor's Blog  
9/11/2009   10 comments
Does the US hinder its diplomatic relations by promoting social media to citizens in oppressive nations?
Comment: can anything be perfect? - ivka - 9/11/2009
Cybercrime Fighters Adopt Community Tactics
Jart Armin  
9/10/2009   25 comments
Government and industry are using community-based approaches and getting help from end users directly
Patch Tuesday a Security Triage Exercise
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/9/2009   16 comments
Microsoft's monthly patching sessions affect customers, careers, and budgets
Internet Innovator BBN Merges With Raytheon Division
Paul Korzeniowski  
9/9/2009   6 comments
Arpanet creator and email innovator BBN gets snapped up by defense contractor Raytheon
IP-Enabling Your Enterprise: Is It Worth It?
Editor's Blog  
9/9/2009   2 comments
Which 'things' in your organization are worth giving an IP address of their own?
The Internet of Things
The Big Report  
9/5/2009   8 comments
The emerging Internet of Things promises to help businesses spot problems and make decisions. Getting there isn’t easy
Comment: Point of view - jnieusma - 9/4/2009
Comment: Re: Foolish idea - Tom Nolle - 9/4/2009
Comment: Foolish idea - Mary Jander - 9/4/2009
Don't Take IT Out of the Cloud Equation
Tom Nolle  
9/4/2009   10 comments
Some organizations think enterprise IT should be taken off supervision of corporate Internet use. Here's why that courts disaster
Comment: What About the Noise? - kenton - 9/2/2009
Comment: authentication - Mike Acker - 9/2/2009
Security That Wants You to Say It Like You Mean It
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/2/2009   10 comments
Voice biometrics as an authentication method is attractive for a basic reason: simplicity
Deter Insider Attacks From Outside the Firewall
Gideon J. Lenkey  
9/2/2009   3 comments
Disgruntled or bitter former employees can wreak havoc on a network. Here are some tips to forestall the threat
A Cybercrime Hub Reinvents Itself
Jart Armin  
9/1/2009   23 comments
A new and terrible face of the former RBN has emerged to harass unwary users




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Paul Korzeniowski
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
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Maria Korolov   5/21/2013   8 comments
In the fall of 2011, around 160,000 students in 190 countries enrolled in a Stanford-sponsored online course about artificial intelligence. About 23,000 completed the course and got certificates, including 248 who got a perfect score. The university offered the same course the old-fashioned way to students sitting in Stanford classrooms. None of the those students got a perfect score.
Joe Stanganelli
As Mitch Wagner discussed today, Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr. The big Internet debate at the moment is whether Tumblr will be good or bad for Yahoo. Regardless of their stances on the future of Yahoo itself, many claim that Yahoo will somehow ruin Tumblr.
George Taylor
George Taylor   5/20/2013   10 comments
Has China stolen a march on the West, developing an Internet architecture that is not only based on IPv6, but is also inherently secure from both internal and external attack?
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Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   3 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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