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Can social networking co-exist with the workplace?

December 19, 2007 Corporate moves to completely block social-networking sites will only backfire, Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says. TAGS: Barracuda Networks, employer, workplace, policy, social networking, networking, MySpace, Facebook

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words

July 17, 2007 Will companies that make antispyware software detect key loggers implanted by federal agents? We survey 13 companies and include their answers verbatim. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., security company, police, policy, regulation, Grisoft, spyware, AVG, survey, compliance, security, agency, keylogger, law, U.S., ZoneAlarm

Discover security breach, blame the co-workers?

August 24, 2007 IT managers in small, midsize companies believe staff members are responsible for online-security problems, survey finds. TAGS: information technology manager, security breach, survey, Websense Inc., small and medium business, policy, security

Google's cookie cut may not be enough for EU

July 18, 2007 EU data watchdog welcomes Google's announcement of a two-year cookie lifespan but says its major concern is server log data use. TAGS: cookie, search engine company, representative, policy, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., European Union, server, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Russia hits out at Microsoft licensing

February 16, 2007 Government says "costly and restrictive" policies are to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country. TAGS: Russia, policy, teacher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Time to crack down on tech at work?

June 14, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says employers have their work cut out in setting workplace rules around new gadgets and communications technologies. TAGS: blogging, employer, trade secret, blog, policy, expectation, workplace, privacy, activity, IM, Real-Time, U.S.

Company laptops, privacy and you

August 1, 2006 Court ruling shows that employees may occasionally expect their communications to be private, says attorney Eric Sinrod. TAGS: plaintiff, attorney, communication, computer system, disclosure, electronic communication, privilege, privacy, policy, laptop computer, e-mail

Cisco readies security updates

February 13, 2006 Changes are designed to bolster management offerings and ability to secure applications that reside on the network. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., policy, security

HP rejects compensation proposal

March 16, 2006 Shareholders kill a proposal that would have allowed HP to recoup bonuses paid to underperforming executives. TAGS: executive compensation, proposal, shareholder, compensation, Carly Fiorina, Patricia Dunn, CEO, policy, HP

MySpace growth continues amid criticism

March 31, 2006 Popular site is signing up new members at record pace, but remains target of concerns regarding safety of younger users. TAGS: MySpace, minor, Friendster Inc., profile, safety, policy

Kevin Mitnick, the great pretender

June 14, 2006 newsmaker Famed hacker says companies need to beware social-engineering techniques used to get sensitive data. TAGS: Kevin Mitnick, ruse, engineering, attack, hacker, policy, U.S., security

Mystery surrounds Microsoft's virtualization flip-flop

June 20, 2007 Plans to ease licensing restrictions would have won company plenty of fans, so why did it reverse course at the last minute? TAGS: virtualization, restriction, virtual machine, licensing agreement, policy, VMware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Explaining a Vista ban

March 22, 2007 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has put a moratorium on using Windows Vista, but that's business as usual, says agency's CIO. TAGS: ban, chief information officer, CIO, agency, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, business application, Microsoft Office 2007, policy, organization, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

IBM supports genetic antidiscrimination bill

January 31, 2007 Company backs legislation that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone based on his genetic code. TAGS: discrimination, chief privacy officer, legislation, employer, IBM Corp., insurance company, policy, bill, insurance

The next broadband battleground

March 23, 2006 The debate over Net neutrality is effectively over on the federal level, but the battle is not done, says attorney Mark Del Bianco. TAGS: broadband network, bypass, Net Neutrality, broadband, policy, component, Verizon Communications

False alarm over Windows support deadline

January 12, 2006 Microsoft quietly corrects Web posting saying support for XP Home, XP Media Center Edition would end Dec. 31. Screenshots: Tweaked posting TAGS: policy, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, support, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security

Google forms political action committee

September 18, 2006 Company says it wants to strengthen political influence on decisions Washington makes regarding the Internet. TAGS: Google Inc., Capitol Hill, Net Neutrality, Washington, policy, Microsoft Corp.

Police Blotter: Official can't be fired in sex e-mail flap

October 17, 2007 Pennsylvania court rules that a senior bureaucrat who circulated photos of exposed body parts should be reinstated at a lower level. TAGS: Pennsylvania, Police Blotter, bureaucrat, firing, e-mail message, duty, policy, e-mail, CD, photograph

Feds scramble to meet data breach deadline

July 19, 2007 Deadline for federal agencies' policies for dealing with data breaches approaches and it's not yet clear whether everyone will be done in time. TAGS: deadline, chief privacy officer, agency, memo, compliance, policy, challenge, security

Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor

July 2, 2007 Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, agency, Massachusetts, XML, Microsoft Office, standards, policy, state, information technology, Microsoft Corp., document
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