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Data Center Conservation: Some Practical Tips

Posted by Naomi Grossman 12:37 PM ET | May 9, 2008

Jack Pouchet, the director of energy initiatives at Emerson Network Power, believes companies can reduce 50 percent of the power consumption in their data center, if they tried just a little. Is your small or midsize business interested?

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Green Business | IT | Operations

How Prepared Are You For Disaster Recovery?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:21 PM ET | May 2, 2008

If your business got hit by a natural disaster that resulted in your "losing everything" -- would that "everything" include your company's digital records and history? It shouldn't.

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Web 2.0 Expo: Looking For A New Home For Your Business?

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:31 PM ET | Apr 26, 2008

The search for space is a never-ending quest for many small and midsize firms. At last week’s Web 2.0 Expo, ZoomProspector was giving out free beta access to its new service designed to help.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Operations | Transportation

Astaro Survey Sez Your Security Spending Seems Recession-Proof. Really?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:58 AM ET | Apr 25, 2008

The results of a recent survey of small and midsize business IT security spending plans are being interpreted/marekted as signs that your security spending is "recession proof." A closer look suggests something quite different.

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Symantec Report: Malware Makers Setting Sights Via Trusted Sites

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:59 AM ET | Apr 9, 2008

Symantec's latest Internet threat report makes clear that the bad guys have shifted the focus of their approach from luring users to malicious sites to placing their malware on legit sites that users know and trust.

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Ubuntu Eyes The Linux Server Landscape

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:45 PM ET | Mar 18, 2008

It took Ubuntu just four years to claim its crown as king of the Linux desktop. Now, Ubuntu's developers are plotting a similar coup in the Linux server market -- and smaller businesses have a lot to gain from the battle that is about to unfold.

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F-Secure Survey Shows Misplaced Security Confidence

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:50 PM ET | Feb 29, 2008

A new computer-use survey from security firm F-Secure shows that the majority of more than 1,000 respondents understands the importance of updating virus definitions. Yet less than 20 percent understood the need for frequent definition updates.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Operations | Security | Technology/Telecom

Learn To Hack -- Ethically!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:37 PM ET | Feb 21, 2008

Know your enemy means knowing how your enemy works. That's the philosophy behind McAfee's Foundstone Professional Services Ethical Hacking course. You, too, can learn how to find and exploit network vulnerabilities -- but only if you pledge to use the knowledge for good.

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Symantec Offers SMB Storage And Backup Services

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:52 PM ET | Feb 19, 2008

As today's bMighty ANTenna points out, security giant Symantec is making a move into small and midsize business services. Its first salvos: hosted backup and online storage.

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10 Threats You Need To Worry About: SANS Report

Posted by Keith Ferrell 06:57 AM ET | Jan 15, 2008

SANS is out with its 2008 top threats report, and the outlook isn't good. While many of the threats are familiar, they're getting more sophisticated, supple, smart.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Networking & Communications | Operations | Security

Who's In Charge -- Really In Charge -- Of Your Security? Anybody?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:53 AM ET | Jan 9, 2008

If your small or midsize business has a designated Chief Security Officer, well-done. If you don't, welcome to the club -- but it's not a club you want your business to be part of.

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Mobile Device Security: Use 'Em, Don't Lose 'Em

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:49 AM ET | Dec 10, 2007

Last week's bMighty bMobile Virtual Expo included an observation about handheld device security that was stunner: 30 percent of handhelds are lost every year.

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New TrustedSource Threat Portal Shows You Where The Bad Stuff Is

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:53 PM ET | Nov 27, 2007

The latest update of Secure Computing's TrustedSource.org threat intelligence portal goes live today -- and provides a frightening look at the threat environment we live and work in.

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Security Training: Take This Job And Secure It!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 09:27 AM ET | Nov 6, 2007

Did you hear the one about the technology that was changing the way people do business? The one everybody wanted but nobody wanted to learn how to use safely?

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Net Security Woes Grows

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:45 PM ET | Oct 25, 2007

A new report that focuses on the security challenges facing small and midsized businesses shines a light on just how big those challenges are -- and which ones you may be overlooking.

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Internet Security Hall Of Shame

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:41 AM ET | Oct 22, 2007

What are the ten biggest -- and, alas, most common -- Internet security mistakes made by small and midisized businesses, their employees, vendors, family and friends?

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Security Threats Rise -- And So Do Security Budgets

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:29 PM ET | Oct 19, 2007

Is your security budget increasing? Most small and midsized businesses are growing theirs.

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Employee Security: Don't Let Layoffs Go From Bad To Worse

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:48 AM ET | Oct 12, 2007

Layoffs, terminations and firings are never easy -- but they also shouldn't expose your company, network and equipment to more risk than they have to.

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Security Costs: Are You Spending Enough? Too Much?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:29 PM ET | Oct 9, 2007

The average company spends 20 percent of its technology budget on security. Does that finding match your security outlay?

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Business Security Requires Network Security Requires Employee Security Requires Job Security

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:27 AM ET | Oct 8, 2007

The employee security I'm talking about here is your technical team's -- and your ability to hold onto them.

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Network Security Problems? Blame The Boss!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:04 PM ET | Oct 4, 2007

A recent pre-prison interview with a convicted hacker offers some surprising and important lessons in network and computer security.

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Laptop Security: Mind The Gap

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:52 PM ET | Oct 1, 2007

More big retailer cyber security lessons for small to midsize businesses: This time a security gap hit The Gap.

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Disaster Recovery: Plan for Recovery, Not for Disaster

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:27 AM ET | Sep 27, 2007

So many elements to business IT operations -- so many elements that can get sliced, diced, slammed, flooded, flamed, hacked, attacked, smashed and just plain hammered that your disaster recovery plan has to be universal to be effective.

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Good News: Attacks Are Down; Bad News: Attacks Are Worse

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:24 PM ET | Sep 24, 2007

Fewer but fiercer attacks -- that's the word from a new study of business IT security trends over the past year. Today's breaches are reportedly twice as severe as those of just a couple of years ago.

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