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13 of the greatest security myths

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13 of the greatest security myths
They're "security myths," oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that arguably are simply not true -- in order words, it's just a myth. We asked security experts, consultants, vendors and enterprise security managers to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them... Read More


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Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management
This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More

Ex-Sun CEO Schwartz launches medical-records startup
Having been largely out of the public spotlight for the past two years, former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz emerged today with a startup dedicated to helping families keep the important medical records of loved ones online in a way that he says will ensure their privacy. Read More

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First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push
Norton today released an updated version of its Norton 360 desktop and mobile security software, while also rolling out a new licensing arrangement for combined PC, Mac and Android use. Read More


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Crypto experts analyze millions of X.509 certificates, call RSA crypto flawed
Cryptography researchers collected millions of X.509 public-key certificates that are publicly available over the web and found what they say is a shockingly high frequency of duplicate RSA-moduli keys. Read More

Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe send patches for Valentine's Day
The Valentine's Day 2012 edition of Patch Tuesday is upon us, and Microsoft has come forward with details on the nine bulletins it previewed last week. Read More

Startup Porticor launches with encryption technology for cloud computing
Israel-based startup Porticor launches this week with technology aimed at giving enterprises a way to encrypt data held in cloud computing services, including those from Amazon and Rackspace. Read More


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Disaster Recovery Planning and the Cloud
Find out how virtualization is the stepping stone to the cloud and how to leverage virtualization technologies today to reduce the cost and improve the performance of your disaster recovery plan. Learn More!

How Much Do You Really Know About Network Virtualization, SDN and OpenFlow?
Most of you reading this have heard of OpenFlow and some of the recent announcements regarding it. HP announced a whole new lineup of network solutions that takes advantage of this exciting new software standard that promises to let you control and program your network like you would your computer. Read More

FBI says social media monitoring won't infringe privacy rights
The FBI said its proposed plans to monitor social media sites to improve real-time situation awareness will be fully vetted by the agency's Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit. Read More

Android loses market share,as Apple has exceptional quarter, Gartner says
Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch of the iPhone 4S, according to data from market research company Gartner. Read More

The iPhone, Android Walkie-Talkie App Everyone's Talking About
Does anyone really need to turn their iPhone or Android smartphone into a walkie talkie? Sure they do, says CIO.com blogger James A. Martin. Read More



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