Enterprise Computing

The RSA Breach: Time for Full Disclosure?

Posted by on June 3, 2011 at 12:06 pm

As more companies with national security interests come forward with admission of breaches related to the hacking of RSA’s SecurID technology, one wonders if it is time for RSA to break its stubborn refusal to tell the public what exactly was stolen or when the breach actually occurred. At this stage, it is not just [...]

Encryption Tools for the Mobile Executive

Posted by on May 28, 2011 at 10:49 am

Most companies provide their senior executives with laptops or netbooks and tablets so they can be productive even when on the road. This is even more true of corporates executives who sometimes demand anytime, anywhere access to data residing on corporate servers. The big corporations can afford to spend millions of dollars on data protection [...]

Is Facebook’s Login Approvals a Setback for Mobility?

Posted by on May 24, 2011 at 5:32 am

“Today, we’re announcing our newest opt-in security feature that I’ve worked to build over the past few months: Login Approvals.” With that, Facebook announced Login approvals,  “…a Two Factor Authentication system that requires you to enter a code we send to your mobile phone via text message whenever you log into Facebook from a new [...]

The ABCs of a Business Continuity Plan

Posted by on May 22, 2011 at 7:54 pm

The ABCs of a Business Continuity Plan: How To Stay in Business After an Extended Outage You’ve probably heard this sermon a million times, but we will keep harping on it until small business owners start taking the issue of business continuity and disaster recovery planning more seriously. Those in the trenches know the familiar [...]

How the Web is keeping IT Support Honest

Posted by on May 22, 2011 at 9:40 am

It is amazing how much the world of IT support has changed. Just a few years ago, the tech support folks were the reservoir of knowledge and users always took their advise, suggestions or diagnosis as the words of the wise. That, thankfully, has changed. We have computer users who are so savvy and tuned [...]