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  • Why CIOs stick with cloud computing despite NSA snooping scandal

    Explosive revelations in the past six months about the U.S. government's massive cyber-spying activities have spooked individuals, rankled politicians and enraged privacy watchdogs, but top IT executives aren't panicking -- yet.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez05 Dec. 13 19:28
  • Many global organizations flub electronic-records requests

    More companies are tackling how to best set up their electronic records to be able to respond to any legal requests related to "electronic discovery" to quickly find internal documents for court purposes, but this "e-discovery" process is still a struggle, a survey published today indicates.

    Written by Ellen Messmer10 Jan. 13 13:58
  • 10 tips on how to win the IT asset management challenge

    Companies have a lot to gain by maintaining control of IT assets. They can avoid massive unplanned expenses, increase productivity and provide easy access to information for decision making. When designing an IT asset management (ITAM) program, keep these tips in mind.

    Written by Brian Hollandsworth, product manager, ServiceNow12 Dec. 12 19:23
  • Building a fortress in the cloud for your critical data

    Businesses are in the crosshairs as military and spy organizations around the world step up their cyber-snooping techniques, and the shift to cloud is only exacerbating the risks. How can you be sure your cloud partner is capable of protecting your data from cyberattacks?

    Written by Jose Albino, director of operations and compliance, Hughes Cloud Services26 Nov. 12 17:54
  • Cisco CEO says China will be ally

    Although China has been getting unwelcome attention in political circles, Cisco CEO John Chambers was far more sanguine about China at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau23 Oct. 12 19:59
  • Check Point buys compliance technology vendor Dynasec

    Check Point Software is buying governance, risk management and compliance vendor Dynasec Ltd., which will add software that can help businesses comply with government regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and health insurance portability and accountability act (<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/090911-hipaa-250659.html">HIPAA</a>).

    Written by Tim Greene01 Nov. 11 06:48
  • Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard

    Tired of regulators from three or four federal agencies auditing your network security compliance every year? A congressional task force recommends a super-standard that would cut the number of annual audits back to just one.

    Written by Tim Greene07 Oct. 11 01:30
  • Data-breach insurance caters to small businesses

    With the proliferation of data breaches, The Harford insurance company is selling a new data loss insurance aimed at small businesses that might be put at financial risk if they lose valuable and sensitive data.

    Written by Tim Greene22 Sept. 11 01:41
  • Start up offers Saas app to manage data-breach incidents

    If your company suffered a data breach, would you know what to do to comply with state, federal and local law? Start-up Co3 Systems is offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application to tackle that unhappy task, tracking how a corporate data-loss incident is handled.

    Written by Ellen Messmer08 Sept. 11 02:33
  • They're back! Data breach notification bills resurface

    After several large breaches -- including the <a href="http://blogs.csoonline.com/1457/epsilon_hack_notification_letters">Epsilon</a>, <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/680689/sony-playstation-network-personal-user-data-stolen">Sony</a>, and <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/684463/citigroup-reveals-breach-affected-over-360-000-cards">Citigroup</a> incidents that left customer financial data exposed -- federal lawmakers are dusting the covers off of an old idea: national data breach notification laws.

    Written by George V. Hulme27 June 11 23:48
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