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‘Online Privacy’ Archives

Data Security in the Cloud: a Q&A

Data Security in the Cloud: a Q&A

Lately there's been a lot of talk about the federal government's rights and abilities to access data stored in the [...]

Fear of Government Snooping Deters Companies from Cloud Migrations

Fear of Government Snooping Deters Companies from Cloud Migrations

Almost half of IT professionals are deterred from keeping sensitive data in the cloud because of fear of government [...]

Staying Safe Online

Staying Safe Online

As the de facto “computer guy” among my friends and family, I get my share of questions asking my advice on [...]

Mitt Romney’s Email Security Lapse is Astonishing

Mitt Romney’s Email Security Lapse is Astonishing

This week’s report from Gawker that Mitt Romney’s email account was hacked shows a surprising lapse of security [...]

IT Pros Can’t Resist Peeking at Private Data

IT Pros Can’t Resist Peeking at Private Data

As your organization looks to wrap up the year, there is one event that seems inevitable – the office holiday party. [...]

Password Security: A Lack of Awareness

Password Security: A Lack of Awareness

Lieberman Software conducted a survey of more than 300 IT professionals at HP Protect 2011 in September. The survey [...]

Hackerazzis and the Risks of Free Email Systems

Hackerazzis and the Risks of Free Email Systems

This week’s Los Angeles Times story about a hacker being indicted for allegedly breaking into the email accounts of [...]

Texas Data Exposure Highlights Dangers of Multiple User Access

Texas Data Exposure Highlights Dangers of Multiple User Access

Texas state officials have admitted to exposing the personal details of 3.5 million citizens on the Internet for about [...]

Not Ready for Online Voting

Not Ready for Online Voting

Technology, with all its promise of time and cost savings, is often considered a panacea for the ills of our age – [...]

The Truth About Online Privacy

The Truth About Online Privacy

Guest Commentary by Wes Miller, VP at Directions on Microsoft Last year online privacy became the hot topic - [...]