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Vendors to crank up SaaS offerings to SMBs next year

SMBs will outpace enterprises when it comes to IT spending in 2007 -- and vendors will delve deeper into SaaS to reach them. Continue Reading

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• Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates

SIP desktop phone blends functionality, style

VoIP desktop phones are no longer the clunky hunks of plastic that take up space on your desk. Siemens yesterday launched a new family of SIP phones that are as slick as they are functional. Continue Reading

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• Andrew R. Hickey, Senior News Writer

Zantaz buys data classification partner Singlecast

Email archiving player Zantaz has purchased data classification startup Singlecast, which can categorise and apply policies to data before an email takes up storage space. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Microsoft suffers third zero-day in a week

A second zero-day flaw in Word has been uncovered, Microsoft said Sunday. It's the software giant's third zero-day in a week. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Storage Decisions in the wild, wild west

Dedupe, iSCSI, backup, virtualisation and cowboys in Stetson hats -- Storage Decisions Las Vegas 2006 had it all. Continue Reading

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• SearchStorage.com Staff

Storage IQ: Key technologies for 2006

We keep a close eye on what technologies our readers are most interested in. Here are the year's 25 most commonly searched terms. Do you know them all? Continue Reading

Zero-day tracker a hit, but IT shops need better strategy

This week in Security Blog Log: Reaction to eEye's new zero-day tracker is positive, but some experts say it won't help unless IT shops have a layered defense to start with. Continue Reading

Dell, Microsoft tout joint NAS product

The new NX1950 product is vastly more expensive than its counterparts from HP and NetApp, but it scales higher, supports clusters and has redundant controllers. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Microsoft to fix Visual Studio, Windows flaws

Microsoft plans to release five security updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows and a flaw in Visual Studio as part of its monthly security bulletin release cycle. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

MP3 search site pushes spyware, watchdogs say

A Web site that gives users the ability to search for MP3s contains programs that behave like spyware, according to the Center for Democracy and Technology and StopBadware.org. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

IBM to acquire compliance software firm

IBM plans to acquire Consul Risk Management Inc., a Delft, Netherlands-based firm whose software tracks non-compliant behavior of employees. Continue Reading

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• Robert Westervelt, TechTarget

Security Bytes: Phishing worm spreads through MySpace

Round up of security news Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Terrorists may target financial sites

The U.S. government is warning of an al-Qaida call for a cyberattack against online stock trading and banking Web sites Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Symantec blames piracy for Veritas licensing snafu

Weekly compilation of storage news: Symantec says that software counterfeiting is throwing a wrench in tech support ; FRCP rules take effect. Continue Reading

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• SearchStorage.com Editors

Oracle responds to security critics

Security Blog Log: Oracle takes on researchers who have criticised its security procedures in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Symantec warns of new zombie malware. Continue Reading

Multiple flaws in Adobe Reader, Acrobat

Multiple flaws in Adobe Reader and Acrobat could allow attackers to execute malicious commands on victims' computers. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Symantec fixes NetBackup Puredisk flaw

An unauthorised user could launch malicious code by exploiting a flaw in Symantec's Veritas NetBackup PureDisk product. But a fix is available. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Adware targets Mac OS X

As F-Secure notes what may be the first example of adware designed for Macs, researcher LMH reports more flaws in the operating system as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Managed and hosted VoIP: muddling through

For companies looking for an alternative to a premise-based phone system, there are plenty available, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Get a clearer understanding of exactly what's available so you can ask the right questions to get the managed or hosted service your firm needs. Continue Reading

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• Zeus Kerravala, ZK Research

Recordless email: magical or menacing?

A new startup promises recordless email. Is this a stroke of genius that will reward the company with billions of Internet bucks, or is it the end of the world as we know it? Continue Reading

Zango defying FTC agreement, researchers say

This week in Security Blog Log: Two researchers accuse Zango of unsavory adware tactics, despite the company's pledge to clean up its act. Continue Reading

New Mac OS X flaw exposed

A Mac OS X flaw was exposed as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs. Also, a new Web site vows to follow the lead of researchers LMH and H.D. Moore with a week of Oracle zero-days. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

BakBone brushes up replication software

BakBone's NetVault Replicator version 5.0 includes automatic configuration of replication for remote sites, a capacity planning tool and a higher performance data movement engine. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Long-term archiving needs better media, experts say

The hundred-year archive is coming soon, and industry watchers say a new physical medium for long-term storage should come with it. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Security Blog Log: Sailing a sea of spam

This week, bloggers struggle to purge their bloated inboxes. Their experiences lend weight to recent studies showing a breathtaking spike in spam. Continue Reading

Podcast: Tor peer-to-peer privacy could be hacked

In this edition of Security Wire Weekly, Andrew Christensen of FortConsult explains how the Tor peer-to-peer network can be hacked to track down user identities. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Storage virtualization acquisitions need careful consideration

Storage virtualization alleviates traditional storage growth problems by implementing a layer of abstraction between applications and physical storage, allowing storage to be combined and treated as a ubiquitous resource, regardless of location. This buying guide helps you understand the most important considerations involved in storage virtualization product selection, identifies specific points of interest for software, hardware and VSAN product categories, and presents a series of basic product specifications that will start you pick the best product for your organization. Continue Reading

Big pay for storage jobs, page 6

Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

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Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

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Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

Big pay for storage jobs

Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

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Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

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Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

Mozilla fixes Firefox flaws

Attackers could exploit multiple flaws in Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird to crash machines, bypass security restrictions and launch malicious code. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Big pay for storage jobs, page 2

Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading

How to manage encryption keys

Encryption is an effective way to secure data, but the encryption keys used must be carefully managed to ensure data remains protected and accessible when needed. Continue Reading

Security Blog Log: Dissecting Firefox 2.0

This week, bloggers examine the security features of Firefox 2.0 and come away with mixed reviews. Does it fare better than Internet Explorer 7? Continue Reading

Review: Arbor Networks' Peakflow X 3.6

Hot Pick: Peakflow isn't cheap and requires an intimate understanding of data flows, applications and network infrastructure. But the investment will pay dividends. Continue Reading

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• Sandra K. Miller, Contributing Writer

Review: Network Intelligence's enVision

enVision offers excellent value and is highly configurable, though typically that means you have to put a lot into it to get the most out of it. Continue Reading

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• Brent Huston, Contributing Writer

Download Advanced Storage Guide Chapter 2: Backup/Data protection (PDF)

A printable version of our Advanced Storage All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 2: Backup/Data protection in .pdf format now. Continue Reading

VoIP convergence: Managing staffing issues

Companies making the transition to IP telephony must find a way to converge their voice and data networks -- and the employees who work on them. Continue Reading

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• Amy Kucharik, TechTarget

Flaw found in Firefox 2.0

Attackers could exploit the security flaw to crash versions 1.5.0.7 and 2.0 of the browser, according to various security advisories. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Podcast: The state of Oracle security

In this edition of Security Wire Weekly, Oracle DBA Jon Emmons gives his observations about Oracle's new critical patch update format. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

E-vaulting's many faces can confuse IT efforts

E-vaulting is the process that describes how enterprise IT departments ship backup tapes and replicate data to remote disk arrays and VTLs. E-vaulting is not a new concept, but more recently it has grown to mean remote backups and replication for SMBs/SMEs using third-party services. This article examines e-vaulting, highlights the major considerations and roadblocks in implementation, examines the impact of e-vaulting on real-life users and looks ahead at future e-vaulting trends. Continue Reading

Messaging Security School

SearchSecurity.com's Messaging Security School has brought together some of the most knowledgeable experts in the messaging security field to offer you personal instruction on how to secure the information handled by your organization's knowledge workers. Continue Reading

Achieving compliance: a real-world roadmap

A security manager's responsibilities extend beyond the technical aspects of the job. These days, effective governance and compliance are just as essential. Continue Reading

Security Blog Log: The never-ending PatchGuard debate

This week, security vendor fright over the Windows Vista PatchGuard feature permeates the blogosphere. Is Microsoft the boogeyman, or just misunderstood? Continue Reading

IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people

For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

What storage managers are buying and why, page 3

What storage managers are buying and why Continue Reading

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What storage managers are buying and why Continue Reading

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What storage managers are buying and why Continue Reading

IT executives eager to exploit Web 2.0 wave

What good is a blog if no one reads it? IT managers find out and begin to make blogging and other Web 2.0 tools a more strategic part of their business. Continue Reading

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• Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates

Enhanced Identity and Access Management

From consolidating directories to automating provisioning and rolling out single sign-on, these sessions identify how leading organizations are strengthening authorization and enforcing access controls. Continue Reading

Snyder On Security: An insider's guide to the essentials

Joel Snyder, senior partner with consultancy Opus One, provides an in-depth look at information security trends and technologies. Continue Reading

Rural Payments Agency project failed after IT system costs spiralled

Delays in implementing a bespoke IT system led to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) failing to pay subsidies to farmers on time, according to a National Audit Office report. Continue Reading

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• Will Hadfield

Strategy clinic: Deciding which activities to measure to provide meaningful insights

I have always believed in 'doing' rather than self-monitoring, but reluctantly agree that the IT department needs to provide meaningful metrics on its activities. We have no shortage of things to measure, but how do we decide which are the most effective use of our time and energy? Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Ray Noorda, the pioneer behind rise of Novell, dies

Network computing pioneer and former Novell chief executive Ray Noorda has died aged 82. Continue Reading

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• Tash Shifrin

Nmap Technical Manual

By now, most infosec pros have heard of Nmap, and most would agree that even though the popular freeware tool is invaluable, installing, configuring and running it in the enterprise is no easy task. With that in mind, SearchSecurity.com, in collaboration with security expert Michael Cobb, has produced an Nmap Tutorial, detailing how this free tool can help make your organization more secure. Continue Reading

Security Blog Log: Taking Google Code Search for a spin

This week, the blogosphere is buzzing about Google Code Search. Despite concerns that the tool will aid attackers, some see it as a boost for security. Continue Reading

Banking on the future

As the banking landscape changes and global competition takes hold, IT offers banks a way of differentiating themselves from the competition, so how do they balance innovation and imitation in this tough market sector? Continue Reading

Tiered storage becoming tried and true

Tiered storage matches the value of data with the performance (and expense) of storage. Ideally, tiered storage can save money, while easing the access demands to any single storage tier. While tiered storage has clearly brought storage costs and performance into focus, it has yet to reach its full potential in the enterprise. Continue Reading

School district expels outsourced backup, enrolls CDP

Revere School District dumps tape and outsourced backup, and deploys SonicWall's continuous data protection product. Continue Reading

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• Alex Barrett, News Director, Data Center Media Group

Test your IQ: Business continuity -- ANSWER

This type of plan specifies a means of maintaining essential services at the crisis location. Continue Reading

Alliance and Leicester to overhaul core systems

Alliance & Leicester has announced plans replace many of its core banking systems with Accenture’s Alnova Financial Solutions banking platform under a three-year IT-led business transformation programme. Continue Reading

NHS IT - A personal view

The media last week was full of comment on the "problems" at the NHS IT project as Accenture ducked out. Yet again, the comment portrayed the project as a "disaster" - indeed “yet another public sector IT disaster”. Continue Reading

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• Richard Holway, TechMarketView LLP

DPM's Diary: 3 October 2006

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• C P Bound

ZERT rekindles third-party patching debate

This week in Security Blog Log: IT security pros express more reservations about third-party patching, including the CEO of a company that released one a few months ago. Continue Reading

PING with Suzanne Hall

In this exclusive interview with Information Security magazine, Suzanne Hall, AARP director of IT operations and security, examines how security professionals can enable telecommuters and mobile workers while keeping their data secure. Continue Reading

Top tech tips from SearchStorage.com

Check out the top tips on backup, SAN, NAS and storage management from SearchStorage.com. Continue Reading

On privacy laws, every state is one of confusion

It's getting increasingly difficult for US firms to comply with regulations . David A. Meunier feels that it's time to develop safeguards and processes for this ever-changing regulatory environment. Continue Reading

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• David A. Meunier

Stration worm targets Windows machines

The worm uses several fake email messages, including one claiming to be a security update. Users are advised to avoid unsolicited email attachments. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Hijacked consumer machines target the enterprise

Attackers continue to strike gold by targeting consumers who lack the security savvy to address desktop application flaws, according to Symantec Corp. Enterprises ultimately pay the price. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

NetApp operations chief talks growth

Tom Georgens, executive vice president and general manager at NetApp -- also rumoured to be in the running as next CEO -- discusses what's driving its growth. Continue Reading

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• Jo Maitland, TechTarget

Secure network perimeter to result from Symantec-Juniper deal

Juniper and Symantec announced a deal to integrate Symantec's client security software with Juniper's security hardware. The result will allow endpoint compliance and access control platforms to secure the enterprise perimeter. Continue Reading

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• Amanda Mitchell, News Editor

Three ways to create clustered storage, page 3

Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment. Continue Reading

Three ways to create clustered storage

Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment. Continue Reading

Dell and EMC: Five more years

Dell leans on EMC for support in the face of an SEC investigation and possible delisting from NASDAQ. Continue Reading

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• Alex Barrett, News Director, Datacenter Media Group

Big security fixes for QuickTime, Flash Player

Apple and Adobe warned that attackers could exploit multiple flaws in QuickTime and Flash Player to run malicious code on targeted machines. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

VoIP still a confusing area for SMBs

A study released at today's VON conference in Boston suggests that SMBs -- despite their growing use of VoIP -- are still confused about VoIP technology. Continue Reading

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• Andrew R. Hickey, News Writer

Data storage compliance's impact on storage product choices

Data storage compliance is having a tremendous impact on the storage organization, as well as the management practices employed to retain, search, certify and destroy data. It's not just regulations like SOX or HIPAA that influence storage -- there are well over 10,000 regulations that affect data storage, backup and protection across a range of industries. But companies are often left alone in their quest to identify the regulations that relate to them, identify what data should be saved and implement storage to meet those regulations. This article covers the essential goals of data storage compliance, examines implementation considerations and obstacles and reviews the impact of compliance on storage. Continue Reading

Security Bytes: Hackers target the Terminator

In other news, Symantec upgrades its Norton product line and the Anti-Phishing Working Group says phishing activity soared this summer. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Storage upstarts are tipping the vendor scales

The big storage vendors are always trying to steal a piece of each other's pie. But some small tech upstarts might play big parts in determining who comes out on top. Continue Reading

Fast Guide: VoIP encryption

A guide to encryption within VoIP networks Continue Reading

VoIP startup untethers would-be mobile workers from wireline office phones

VoIP startup DiVitas Networks has voice-over-WiFi-to-cellular technology in the works that gives endusers access to enterprise apps and puts dual-mode handset management in the hands of network administrators. Continue Reading

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• Amanda Mitchell, News Editor

Security Bytes: New flaw in Cisco IOS

Security news including Cisco, Mozilla hires a former Microsoft strategist to bolster security, a new "pump-and-dump" stock spam campaign is discovered and TippingPoint lists info on new flaws. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Security Blog Log: Word doc scam evades spam filters

Also this week: A researcher gets a harsh reward after flagging a University of Southern California Web site flaw, and more blogs are keeping an eye on the latest security breaches. Continue Reading

ControlGuard targets rogue devices

ControlGuard Access Manager is an effective tool for controlling what devices users can add to their workstations and how they are used. Continue Reading

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• Harris Weisman, Contributing Writer

Proofpoint delivers strong messaging security

Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway is a highly recommended, affordable solution for big enterprises that need protection from email-based attacks. Continue Reading

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• Phoram Mehta, Contributing Writer

VoIP outsourcing: Save money and gain flexibility

VoIP outsourcing is the way to go for organisations looking to deploy voice services quickly and flexibly without a major investment in skills and upkeep. Continue Reading

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• Amanda Mitchell, News Editor

Revamped Cisco WAFS worth the wait, users say

Months late, Cisco has finally released a combined Wan optimisation and WAFS product, while startups like Riverbed have been snapping up the customers. But some Cisco beta testers say it has been worth the wait. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Protecting wireless networks: Step 3

Security testing expert Kevin Beaver covers the tools and techniques needed to find and exploit insecure wireless networks. Continue Reading

Protecting wireless networks: Step 2

Security testing expert Kevin Beaver covers the tools and techniques you'll need to find and exploit insecure wireless networks. Continue Reading

Wireless network security testing

Attack your own wireless networks to find vulnerabilities before malicious hackers do. Continue Reading

Attacks against MS06-040 on the rise

Six pieces of malware are now going after the Windows Server Service flaw outlined in MS06-040, and a spike in attacks has led Symantec to raise its ThreatCon to Level 2. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Emulex acquisition could cloud future of FC-SATA spec

New Emulex subsidiary Sierra Logic's strength is in FC-SATA bridging technology. Meanwhile, ONStor launches midrange clustered NAS, and Quantum shareholders withhold votes. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Identity and Access Management Security School

This Security School explores critical topics related to helping security practitioners establish and maintain an effective identity and access management plan. Continue Reading

Survey: Data breaches difficult to spot, prevent

IT pros worry that false positives and a lack of resources are preventing them from blocking data breaches Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Symantec CIO vies with virtualization, device policy

Symantec CIO David Thompson says virtualization is a big part of the security giant's future and it has developed a policy to mitigate virtualization security risks. Continue Reading

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• Dennis Fisher

VoIP outsourcing: Save money while gaining flexibility

VoIP outsourcing is the way to go for firms looking to deploy voice services quickly and flexibly without a major investment in skills and upkeep. Continue Reading

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• Amanda Mitchell, News Editor