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Security and the Cloud: The Great Reconciliation May 14, 2012 
It now falls to CIOs not only to rapidly adapt to cloud computing, but
also to find the ways to protect their employees and customers as they
adopt cloud models, even as security threats grow. This is a serious -- but not insurmountable -- challenge. Cloud computing has clearly sparked the imagination of business leaders, who see it as a powerful new way to be innovative and gain first-mover advantages.
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CRM Conference to Showcase the Retail Experience May 14, 2012 
CRM Conference is being held May 29 to 31 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. This annual event offers a unique agenda for retailers, said Devon Wylie, CEO of CRMC. "It's specifically focused on case studies from topnotch multinational retailers. With this approach, attendees can get actionable learnings they can take home with them."
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Cloud Management Keys to Success May 11, 2012 
The debate about the viability of cloud alternatives has given way to a new set of discussions about how to maximize the value of today's rapidly evolving cloud services. This new round of deliberations centers on the right approach to planning, selecting, deploying, administering, and optimizing the performance of cloud-based applications and other resources.
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FBI Aims to Pry Open New Channels for Web Surveillance May 07, 2012 
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is urging Internet companies to provide back doors that facilitate online surveillance. The bureau aims to increase the amount of data they can collect through online channels. Because of a shift in popular communication methods, it's more difficult to gather information on Americans suspected of illegal activity, the FBI claims.
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Getting What You Want From ERP in the Cloud May 07, 2012 
Through the Ariba Network, Cox Enterprises manages multiple ERP systems for an improved e-procurement strategy. The $15 billion communications, media, and automotive services company has moved toward more efficient indirect spend efforts to improve ongoing operations and drive future growth across more than 50,000 employees.
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VMware Aims to Get IT Eye-to-Eye With BYOD May 02, 2012 
VMware on Wednesday unveiled a portfolio of end-user computing products to help manage the slew of personal mobile devices corporate employees are bringing into the workplace for use. The products are built into version 5.1 of the company's VMware View enterprise virtual desktop.
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Got Your Number: Skype Investigates IP Discovery Flaw May 01, 2012 
Skype is investigating a tool published recently on Pastebin that captures the last-known IP address of the VoIP service's users. "This is an ongoing, industry-wide issue faced by all peer-to-peer software companies," said Adrian Asher, Skype's director of product security. "We are committed to the safety and security of our customers and we are taking measures to help protect them."
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Apple and Microsoft Take Heat for High Prices Down Under April 30, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Lawmakers investigate why software and downloads are so much more expensive in Australia, a mobile network is lobbying to speed up the introduction of 4G in Britain, a wireless provider might try to block Skype in Sweden, and Tech In Asia looks at the inspiration for the Google Drive logo.
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What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Hactivists? April 30, 2012 
Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of IT pros believe their organizations will be the target of a cyberattack in the next six months, and three out of five (61 percent) say the attack will come from hactivists. That was one of the findings in cybersecurity firm Bit9's annual security survey released last week. What's surprising about the survey is the concern given to hacktivist attacks, said Bit9 CTO Harry Sverdlove.
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Disaster Recovery: It's Not Just for Catastrophes Anymore April 30, 2012 
Business standards and compliance services provider SAI Global is benefiting from a strategic view of IT-enabled disaster recovery. SAI Global has brought advanced backup and DR best practices into play for its users and customers. This has not only provided business continuity assurance, but it has also provided beneficial data lifecycle management and virtualization efficiency improvement.
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Anonymous Strikes Most Fear in the Hearts of IT Security Managers April 24, 2012 
The hacker group Anonymous and other so-called hacktivists are the biggest concern for IT security professionals, according to a survey by Bit9. Its 2012 Cyber Security Survey queried nearly 2,000 IT security experts to gauge the current state of enterprise security and otherwise identify what keeps IT executives up at night.
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The Lighter Side of IT Consumerization April 24, 2012 
You've probably heard the term "consumerization of IT." Some of the network and security pros reading this probably think this is yet another meaningless industry buzzword with little or no value. However, to dismiss it as such is to potentially miss out on what is both a very powerful concept ... and one that information security practitioners ignore at their peril.
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Linux Admin Manual Is a Great Reference Tool That's Not for Dummies April 24, 2012 
Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide by Wale Soyinka is a hands-on manual for IT staffers who must dance with Windows and Linux. It is a practical guide for network admins who deploy and maintain Linux and other free and open source software. In this Sixth Edition opus, Soyinka provides an extensive update on the latest Linux distros.
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Tech Industry Coalition Seeks More Government Transparency April 24, 2012 
President Obama initiated an Open Government program on his second day in office, pledging to make government information more accessible to the public. Three years later, that program has achieved significant success in many forums. However, the effort of making more federal information even more accessible is a continuing one that seems to get more challenging every year.
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Disaster Recovery: Learning From Painful Experience April 23, 2012 
When Hurricane Ike struck Texas in 2008, it became the second-costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the U.S. It was also a wake-up call for Houston-based insurance wholesaler Myron Steves & Co., which was not struck directly but nonetheless realized its IT disaster recovery approach was woefully inadequate.
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AT&T's Watson APIs Let Apps Recognize Speech April 20, 2012 
AT&T could shake up the voice-recognition market when it launches several application programming interfaces for its Watson speech recognition program in June. Developers will be able to use these APIs to create new apps and services with voice recognition and transcription capabilities.
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Big Data, Tough Questions April 20, 2012 
If you work with SIEM, you've been spending more than a couple of years, dealing with "Big Data" -- more lines of logs than any one person, or even a reasonable-sized team of people, could ever hope to keep up with reading through. Our data is plenty big enough already. So why is everyone so hyped over Big Data now?
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Cloud Insecurity: Not Enough Tools, Experience or Transparency April 18, 2012 
It may be that the hype around cloud computing has settled, but security concerns continue to make headlines and are often cited by CIOs as top priorities. CompTIA's latest trends study found that while many U.S. companies trust the cloud enough to use it, only 13 percent trust it enough for heavy lifting.
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