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Payment Card Processors Hacked in $45 Million Fraud

U.S. federal prosecutors indicted eight people accused of running a vast carding scheme. . IDG News Service - A vast debit card fraud scheme that allegedly netted US$45 million has been linked to the hacking of credit card processors in the … Continue reading

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Choosing the Best Path to Eliminate Network Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Management (VM) should not be taken lightly, especially in an era with growing threats every day and an ever increasing cost of risk management. There are lots of tools and vendors with exaggerated claims of success and service. Be careful to choose the ones who … Continue reading

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Watch Out for Those Open Ports with Your Coffee!

    For those who frequently use the free public Wi-Fi in coffee shops such as Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, you’re likely already aware of how easy it is for hackers to steal your personal and financial information over the … Continue reading

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Complex Password Policies Are Creating Havoc in the Workplace.

More than half of us say that we can’t remember all our passwords. Which makes sense, given that almost a third of all companies require their employees to remember six more more of them. Cloud identity management company Ping Identity says that … Continue reading

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A Shift to the Consumerization of Information Technology

  How to Become the CIO of a New Generation Users’ demands that they be allowed to use technologies of their own choosing isn’t a fad that will fade. CIOs can’t squelch these demands—nor should they. The consumerization of IT … Continue reading

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LivingSocial’s Breach Underscores What We’ve Been Saying.

The cyber attack Friday on the Internet deal site LivingSocial that forced it to reset the passwords of some 50 million users has elements of what’s becoming an all too familiar storyline. . Along with the names, birth dates, and email addresses … Continue reading

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Mobile Security Screw-ups Worth a Half Million Dollars … EACH!

$429,000 per year for mobile computing security mishaps is a compelling number We thought this was a great article and one which underscores our focus on a growing problem and a concern that should be on the top of everyone’s … Continue reading

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Our National SAP Practice Manager Discusses SAP HANA and Supply Chain Performance Management

Kurt Steele has extensive experience in Supply Chain Solutions with SAP, and is a certified SAP HANA consultant.  Kurt’s SAP project management experience is centered on the implementation and management of business improvement projects, performance improvement turn-around strategies, and difficult … Continue reading

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Spotlight on the Consumerization of IT

In 2012, 55 percent of employees viewed work related data on their personal mobile devices, and the numbers are only rising. Consumerization is an unstoppable trend. The question is not whether or not to adopt it, but how to approach … Continue reading

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The Consumerization of IT- The Next-generation CIO

The “consumerization of IT”—defined as the use of technologies that can easily be provisioned by non-technologists—is a hot topic among CIOs these days. Today’s consumerization of IT trend is the culmination of a fundamental shift in the relationship between employers … Continue reading

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