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Smart Cards Are Key to Outsmarting Hospitality Hackers

Smart Cards Are Key to Outsmarting Hospitality Hackers

Now that we've reached the  last real month of summer the US vacation season will slowly wind down. However  if the [...]

Data Breaches at Colleges and Universities – Are You and Your Children Protected?

Data Breaches at Colleges and Universities – Are You and Your Children Protected?

Last week Campus Technology Magazine reported three separate security breaches at major universities.  In June Florida [...]

Don’t Overlook Database Security

Don’t Overlook Database Security

Over the years I've been amazed by some of the questionable security practices that I’ve witnessed in some very large [...]

Gartner Agrees – Know What Security Processes Your Cloud Provider Follows

Gartner Agrees – Know What Security Processes Your Cloud Provider Follows

This week Gartner’s Global IT Council for Cloud Services issued a press release outlining the rights and [...]

Compelling Survey, Weak Solution

Compelling Survey, Weak Solution

Last week a software vendor published survey data stating that over 40% of IT staff abuse administrative passwords to [...]

Compliance Is Not Security

Compliance Is Not Security

In recent years many organizations have become subject to one or more regulatory compliance regulations.  But despite [...]

Beyond Compliance

Beyond Compliance

Depending on your industry, your organization is probably subject to regulatory standards that determine both your IT [...]

The ASP.NET Security Hole

The ASP.NET Security Hole

Millions of ASP.NET web sites use embedded passwords - including connection strings to databases - that never get [...]

The Trust Time Bomb

The Trust Time Bomb

Rodney Gedda of CSO Magazine recently posted an excellent description of a security phenomenon known as the the trust [...]

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