Of all the virtual currencies out there, BitCoin is the most interesting from a technical perspective – and the least interesting from the business point of view. BitCoin is a peer-to-peer virtual currency that uses cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money. Unlike all other currencies, BitCoin is completely independent. “It is company […]
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Online communities and collaborative workspaces create operational and security vulnerabilities — but also opportunities to deploy enterprise-grade, risk-based solutions. Carroll University’s library commons was a victim of its own success. The commons — which takes up an entire floor of the library building — is a place where students gather and collaborate, get supplemental instruction
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In most companies, too many employees have too many privileges. After all, they are quick to speak up when they need access to data or applications, but they tend not to be as quick to speak up when they no longer need that access. As a result, most companies see privilege creep. Employees are collecting
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As threats proliferate, here are five areas where companies need to strengthen and update their policies and practices. It’s particularly galling when a company specializing in security issues gets monumentally hacked. That was the case for Stratfor, which suffered a massive data breach just before the holidays that exposed thousands of client names, e-mail addresses […]
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Amazon’s infamous cloud outage in April brought down a number of popular Web sites, including foursquare and Reddit – but many of Amazon’s enterprise cloud customers were able to weather the storm without experiencing downtime. They architected their systems for resiliency by using multiple availability zones, having hot backups in traditional data centers, or having
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Companies with backup systems in place kept their businesses running when a major outage at Amazon shut down websites.
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Many companies, both small and large, are wary of doing business with cloud providers because of concerns about outages, data loss, and privacy issues. These are all serious concerns, but addressing them is a straightforward process.
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Spurred by enthusiastic senior executives and rank-and-file employees, companies are starting to roll out iPads in the enterprise, especially for board meetings and sales staff.
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As cloud vendors mature, Web-based delivery of applications, storage and infrastructure is getting more secure and trustworthy.
If an iPhone can make people healthier by tracking how many steps they take, why can’t something similar make cars and trucks safer by monitoring drivers’ behavior? Telematics equipment–black boxes–has been available for years, helping companies track the locations of their vehicles and the speeds at which they are traveling. Now the devices have become
1. Encrypt, encrypt, encrypt. There are two parts to the data encryption challenge – encrypting stored data, and encrypting data that’s moving over public networks, says security expert Brian Reed, vice president of products at mobile security vendor BoxTone. SSL encryption on the iPad is a fast and convenient way to protect data in motion.
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Even though the iPad is designed primarily as a consumer device, salespeople are increasingly adopting it because of its ease of use, convenience, and coolness factor.
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Enterprise software helps set rules for virtual worlds Consumer-friendly technologies like Web-based e-mail and instant messaging, Twitter and Facebook have all brought compliance challenges, with companies typically reacting after something has gone wrong. With virtual environments and meetings, however, companies can get ahead of the trend, setting guidelines and preferred platforms before employees start adopting
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Immersive virtual environments — the kind where you have an avatar walking around that looks like a cartoon version of you — are increasingly being used by companies for virtual meetings, training, and collaboration.
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As Asia’s dynamic markets demand risk management attention and expertise, financial firms rush to fill a talent gap, with particular urgency in China. Three years ago, when Yang Haitao, an experienced financial risk manager, moved to Shanghai to join Nanyang Commercial Bank (China), he knew it was going to be more than a routine job
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