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Control the sometimes annoying Windows security popups


How to manage smartphones on a business network

Toss the checklists and focus on the details


How to manage massive file transfers

FTP falls out of fashion


How to secure your data in the cloud

Cloud Security Alliance lays down guidelines


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11 security companies to watch

Botnet detection, mobile phone protection, virtualisation security


Quiz: What were the first products from the biggest tech companies?

Cisco, Microsoft, IBM: What were the first products out of their doors?


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Maxwell Cooter

A bit of geek history

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What do you buy the geek who has everything?Well, this set of IBM programming manuals would probably hit the spot for plenty of people out there. They're part of a series of lots offered up by Bonhams, the auctioneers. Or;if...read more.

John E. Dunn

Pirates built online music so why not eBooks too?

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Despite daily hype and devices aplenty (iPad ahem), eBook publishers are a long way behind the music industry when it comes to shifting content and market building, and I think I know why. There just aren’t enough pirates copying and...read more.

John E. Dunn

The lesson of the Twitter hack: Passwords are pitiful

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Twitter’s advice this week to reset passwords after the latest attack on its users strikes me as not far off throwing a scuba mask at a shark. It works out that you are defenceless and just circles round to come...read more.

Maxwell Cooter

Is the future of the iPad as a thin client?

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One company certainly hasn't been resting easy since the appearance of the iPad.There have been two divergent states: either praising the device to the skies as the the saviour of the book/inewspaper industry or dismissive comments along the line of...read more.

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A buyer's guide to hosted security

In an increasingly crowded market, it can be difficult to choose between providers and ensure that you get the benefits you expected. Price is only one part of the equation. After all, nobody asks for the cheapest brain surgeon. This buyer’s guide is aimed at helping companies evaluate different vendors and services and to help them pick the right one for their needs.
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Is social networking really bad for business?

This whitepaper looks at how employee web use can affect business, and what you can do about it.
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Phishing for victims: Truth, myth and cybercrime

Examining the phenomenon of phishing. This white paper explains the potentially catastrophic threat it presents to all kinds of organisation and highlights what your business can do to blunt the threat.
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Challenges and opportunities of PCI

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard provides an enterprise structure for improving operational, security, and audit performance. The benefits of the PCI DSS go beyond audit costs and results.

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Database security: Preventing enterprise data leaks at the source

IDC discusses the growing internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and how enterprises must adopt database security best practices...

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Six essential steps to successful IT centralisation

This report, based on the real experience of a recent centralisation project, is aimed at those involved in IT strategy within their organisation. It provides some practical insights for CIOs, CTOs, Heads of IT, IT Directors and those involved more closely with the service management function.

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Application Grid: The ideal platform for IT consolidation

Evaluating the opportunity for consolidation of middleware — Java application servers and related technologies.

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Are all VoIP services the same?

Questions to ask your service provider to ensure you get the VoIP service you need
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