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Google admits Desktop security risk
February 20, 2006
Google Desktop 3 Beta contains a security risk for businesses, says Gartner, and Google agrees.
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Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws
July 12, 2006
If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack.
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FedEx Kinko's payment card cracked
March 2, 2006
Anyone with some extra hardware and technical know-how could add value to the card, but FedEx says there's no risk.
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Risk Management Kit 2.1
Monitor and control project risks.
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Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
March 4, 2008
ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.
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SAP and on-demand: 'The switch is tougher'
May 19, 2006
Henning Kagermann, chief of SAP, says new competition, fast-moving tech are driving the company to rethink how it builds its software and how to sell it.
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Identity theft risk greatest in major cities
February 14, 2007
Study lists New York, Detroit and Los Angeles as the cities with the highest occurrence of identity fraud.
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Surfing a bigger risk than spam to company networks
September 15, 2006
Businesses are more likely to pick up a virus via employee Web surfing than from e-mail attachments, study says.
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
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A call for rational discourse on identity theft
December 6, 2007
ID Analytics' Thomas Oscherwitz writes that while ID theft losses are dropping, the debate has become ever more shrill.
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Gartner: Risky business in virtual worlds
August 10, 2007
Research firm identifies five areas of concern for companies intending to exploit the business opportunities of virtual worlds.
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Will emotion or policy drive clean-tech movement?
September 4, 2007
Steve Westly and Kevin Klustner say government support needed for economic playing field to be level and post-petroleum economy to take shape.
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Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit
February 13, 2007
Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system.
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Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal
April 26, 2006
Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks.
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The politics of data security
March 27, 2006
Ed Mierzwinski of U.S. PIRG looks askance at business-friendly proposal to warn consumers of breaches.
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Going after the bigger insider threats
September 20, 2006
Eric J. Sinrod says new data debunks the notion that fired and disgruntled employees pose the greatest security risks.
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Security firms squabble over mobile threats
July 24, 2006
CA says F-Secure is hyping smart-phone risks, but Finnish company insists threats are real--just not widespread.
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DRM key to Linux's consumer success?
April 7, 2006
Yes, RealNetworks exec argues at LinuxWorld. But do consumers really want tech like FairPlay, PlaysForSure?
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