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90% of online adults worried about phishing

Almost 90% of online adults are concerned about becoming a victim of phishing attacks.

Predict technological change to stay secure

Predicting the future of any technology is a challenge, and IT is no exception. The history of computing is littered with attempts to imagine how things might look in the future, and the only characteristic these predictions tend to share is an innate level of inaccuracy.

Standard Life extends telecoms deal with THUS

Standard Life has renewed and extended its contract with THUS to supply its wide area data network to run its business critical data applications.

iPhone not ready for the enterprise

While the Apple iPhone will not be the first choice of many enterprises, a group of industry analysts say it could have a positive impact on future devices.

Rootkit found in older Sony USB device

F-Secure says it discovered rootkit technology in Sony's Micro Vault USM-F fingerprint reader software. The find comes two years after controversy over Sony's DRM technology.

SaaS apps being deployed by business units, not IT

When it comes to deploying applications via SaaS, IT is still behind the curve. What's preventing IT from getting control over the programs business units want?

Archives overview

When a file is lost due to user error, or data is corrupted because of system problems, the affected data can be restored from a backup. An archive is different from a backup because the data may not be used for months, even years, but must be accessed quickly when needed. There is simply no time to search through burgeoning volumes of tape or optical media to locate important files. Traditional backup platforms are poorly suited for archival data storage, and users are relying on disk storage systems for a mix of performance and reliability. Files can be archived to any disk storage system, but content-addressed storage (CAS) technology has appeared to support archiving efforts.

Unified communications slow to change U.S. work culture

Unified communications implementation is still high, but many enterprises have yet to allow users all its advantages.

280,000 New York pensioners in data theft scare

A laptop containing the social security numbers and other personal data of 280,000 New York pensioners has been stolen.

Art of Performance saves data with business continuity plan

A business continuity plan - set up just five months before a power cut destroyed Art of Performance's data as its server was shutting down - has saved an online bookshop's business.
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