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Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...

Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

As goes Ohio, so goes the country

* Ryan Naraine is on vacation.Guest Editorial by Paul F. RobertsWhat do 225,000 Ohio taxpayers, 64,000 state employees and 600 lucky holders of winning lottery tickets have in common? They were all unlucky enough to have some of their personal information -- names, social security numbers, and bank account numbers...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Privacy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-07-04

Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptops

Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptopsThere's gotta be something wrong...Something is wrong when so many laptops either turn up missing or are stolen. These government organizations are simply being irresponsible about the personal information that is in their posession. It is a relief to know that at least some...

Tags: Notebooks, U.S. Department of Commerce, laptop computer, sensitive data, security

Discussion threads 2006-09-22

White House: Encrypt sensitive data

Responding to the rash of security breaches, the White House announced new rules requiring federal agencies to encrypt sensitive data, Reuters reports. The deadline for compliance is August. "The White House directive is a good first step, but we're concerned about the time frame," said John Dasher,...

Tags: White House, sensitive data

Blog posts 2006-07-17

White House orders better security for sensitive data

White House orders better security for sensitive dataTAKE AWAY ALL LAPTOPS ...There is NO valid reason that ANY Government employee or contractor should ever have a laptop or other portable computing device or external hard drive or any device that stores any data that is portable!This should be the first...

Tags: Vertical industries, White House, security, sensitive data, government

Discussion threads 2006-06-28

Protecting your data in a mobile world

Unless you've been hiding under a rock these last few weeks, you cannot help but to have heard about a flurry of thefts which put literally MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS at risk of having their identities stolen or otherwise compromised. This raises two obvious questions:How could this have happened? ...

Tags: Notebooks, SECURITY, mobile marketing, sensitive data, laptop computer

Blog posts 2006-06-20

Hidden fraud risk in Sarbanes-Oxley?

Hidden fraud risk in Sarbanes-Oxley?What is this guy smokin?SOA requires encryption of sensitive data doesn't it?Do NOT use the SOA acronym!SOA = Service Oriented Architecture and NOT Sarbanes Oxley! Use SOx for Sarbanes-Oxley!employees are paying the price for corupt ceo's and exec'swatch the ceo's and execs and you stop the...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, sensitive data

Discussion threads 2005-03-07

Additional Resources

xCellEncrypt 2.1.2 (Windows)

xCELLencrypt is a lightweight add-in for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 that allows you to encrypt the contents of individual cells within a worksheet. The software implements advanced encryption standard AES 256 bit encryption via Microsoft's cryptographic service provider CryptoAPI. xCELLencrypt is great for individuals or organizations that...

Tags: Bank, Microsoft Windows, FullScope Solutions, xCELLencrypt, Social Security, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Government, Office Suites, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-19

PassMem 2.8 (Windows)

PassMem is one of the latest solutions created for secure password storage and a reliable and easy way of safely managing passwords, sensitive data, access codes, crucial dates, figures, numbers. With a simple but still stylish interface, PassMem offers an efficient and practical option of checking out what has been...

Tags: Password, Microsoft Windows, Foxmediatools, PassMem

Software downloads 2009-11-19

East-Tec Eraser 2010 9.6 (Windows)

Protect your data and privacy and remove all evidence of your computer and online activity with East-Tec Eraser 2010. Eraser goes beyond the U.S. Department of Defense standards for the permanent erasure of digital information and removes every trace of sensitive data from your computer, including Internet history, Web pages,...

Tags: Trace, Microsoft Windows, EAST Technologies, Eraser, Productivity, Internet, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Managing a growing threat: An Executive's Guide to Web Application Security

Traditionally, companies have relied on perimeter defenses to keep their networks and data secure. Unfortunately, network firewalls and network vulnerability scanners can't defend against application-level attacks. Cyber-criminals are leveraging relatively simple application exploits to gain access to sensitive information for fun and profit. It's more important than ever to...

Tags: Web, Network, Web Application, IBM Corp., Cyber-criminals, Scanners, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2009-11-19

Super Utilities Pro 9.8.1 (Windows)

Super Utilities Pro offers 27 tools for fixing, speeding up, maintaining, and protecting your PC. It encompasses four suites of utilities: system cleaner, privacy protector, system maintenance, and special utilities. System Cleaner features a spyware-removal component as well as tools for cleaning your disk and the registry, and for performing...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tool, SuperLogix, Privacy Protector, Productivity, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Advanced Device Locks for BlackBerry 1.02 (Mobile)

Do you need to protect important information and personal data on your phone? Do you need to restrict the access to certain applications? Do you need to stay confident that your phone applications will not be accessible even if the phone is lost or stolen? Advanced Device Locks ADL allows...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Melon Mobile/WebGate, Advanced Device Locks, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Next year is THE year for cloud computing

Not if SunGard is involvedIf the "cloud" runs out of SunGard data centers, I wouldn't rely on it for much...Next year is THE year cloud computing diesNext year might be the year that companies realize cloud computing is a step backward to the dinosaur days of computing. Next year might...

Tags: Virtualization, Manufacturing, cloud computing, year-I

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Altova XMLSpy Standard Edition 2010 (Windows)

Altova XMLSpy 2010 Standard Edition is an entry-level XML editor for viewing, validating, and editing XML-related documents. It is perfect for users who need to open XML, DTD, XML Schema, XSLT, XQuery, HTML, and CSS files and perform light-weight editing tasks. XMLSpy Standard Edition includes advanced Text View with line...

Tags: Altova, XML Schema, Microsoft Windows, Altova XMLSpy 2010 Standard Edition, XMLSpy Standard Edition, Browser View, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-17

DialogBlocks 4.35 (Windows)

DialogBlocks is an essential adjunct to programming with the free wxWidgets GUI toolkit. It helps you create dialogs and other user interface elements quickly, resulting in good-looking, resizable windows that work on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Edit complex dialogs in situ, such as wizards, property sheets and frames, and then...

Tags: Dialog, Anthemion Software, DialogBlocks, Microsoft Windows, Linux, C/C++, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-17

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Can the Economist entirely be trusted?

Disagree."but the alternatives to a good cloud provider are far too flaky to be worth considering."The only thing I see in this sentence and the article it links to is worshiping your cloud religion.IMHO, it's a tool. Use it where it makes sense, don't use it where it doesn't make...

Tags: cloud computing, Virtualization, software world, TRANSPARENCY

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Virtual CD 10.0.0.3 (Windows)

Virtual CD creates images of your optical media (CD, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu Ray), so you can use them at any time without having the physical medium on hand. Your data is available exactly as if the medium was in the drive, without the disadvantages attendant, for example, on network shares....

Tags: CD, Microsoft Windows, Image, H+H Software, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-11-14

Gateway NV7802u

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Gateway continues to offer some of the best bang-for-your-buck retail laptops. The NV7802u is a fine example: It's a 17-inch wide-screen model with a...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, Gateway Inc., Intel Corp., laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-13