Whistleblower Broke
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
Whistleblowers are a breed that do a valuable service for society even if what they do is controversial. A whistleblower spills the beans about what is going on inside a company, a government or a political campaign so people who like to cover up their dirty little secrets can’t get away with it.
One of [...]
Google beats Facebook (in bad security)
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 23, 2010 | No Comments
The one thing you can say about Google is that if someone has a great idea, they will try to get in on it. This is not to say that Google is an evil empire. They do a lot of cool stuff for everybody on the internet. But like most huge companies, if someone [...]
Advertising in Iphone Apps
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Apple App Store for its IPhone has become a serious new kind of cyberspace marketplace. So when the lords of that marketplace, Apple Computers decided to carve out a segment of it just for themselves, that smells of dirty pool. The niche that Apple has carved out for themselves is the GPS location [...]
Your Trusty Blackberry Could be Hit by Spyware
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 21, 2010 | No Comments
You would think one of the advantages of mobile computing is that you could get away from the onslaught of spyware and other nasty cyberspace viruses that are the curse of using the internet. But spyware makers are perfectly capable and willing to create ways to download spyware even to your Blackberry.
In a way, [...]
Slow Death of Internet Explorer
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
There was a time when Microsoft and Internet Explorer ruled the internet world. They had it made in the shade, as we used to say. If you used the internet, you quite simply did so using Internet Explorer. In terms of technology, that was a long time ago. Or it was, as Microsoft might [...]
A New Approach to Enterprise Data Security
Posted by Gary Palgon in Guest Column on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
As enterprises seek to protect data from cybercriminals, internal theft or even accidental loss, encryption and key management have become increasingly important and proven weapons in the security arsenal for data stored in databases, files and applications, and for data in transit. No one needs to be reminded of the many high-profile, reputation-damaging and [...]



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