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Antitrust regulators won't scrutinize post-Windows 7 OS
Federal and state regulators have struck a deal with Microsoft that any version of Windows released after May 2011 will not be subject to the scrutiny mandated by a 2002 antitrust settlement. But Windows 7 is in the crosshairs.
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Federal cybersecurity review drawing to a close
DOJ: U.S. government exceeded surveillance authority
DOJ wants extension of Microsoft antitrust judgment
Indian government approves Satyam takeover
Agencies flooded with comments about broadband stimulus
FCC moves toward national broadband policy
Former Satyam execs charged with crimes over accounting scandal
U.S. trade office releases information on secret piracy pact
Kaiser hospital cans 15 for peeking at octuplet mom's medical records
Pirates to Worry You: Chinese Manufacturing Partners
Somali pirates who brazenly attacked container ships in the Indian Ocean have garnered a lot of recent attention. But for companies that source products from Chinese manufacturing partners, there are even greater and longer-term business risks due to pirating attacks on companies' intellectual property and supply chains.
The Internet Kill Switch
"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making."
A Lesson in Compliance from the Chemical Industry
In many ways, the role of the CSO is directly tied to business profitability. By creating and enforcing policies that protect human, physical and intellectual assets, the CSO ensures the very integrity of the organization. This link to the bottom line, though, is about to become much stronger--and quite possibly much sooner than anticipated.
A Wolverine in Fox's clothing
The Internet is a bad, baaaad thing. It turns otherwise normal people into criminals. And if you don't use it correctly it can get you fired. Erstwhile Fox News movie reviewer Roger Friedman found out this out the hard way when he reviewed a pirated copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- and found himself X'd out of a writing gig.
HITECH: Be afraid, be very afraid
Maureen Martin of The Heartland Institute, a think tank promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited government and free markets, argues that the new Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act exposes too much personal information.
Facebook exec on balancing privacy, business needs
CPO Chris Kelly talks about Facebook's view of privacy and how that affects its ability to serve up ads.
IBM layoffs, Manifesto saga, Google tweaks
IBM is laying off thousands more employees and is likely to ship more of those jobs overseas, news of which riled up a whole lot of people. A back-and-forth over a "secret" document regarding cloud computing -- of all things -- also stirred it up in some quarters, making us think that some folks really do need to get out in the sunshine a little more. Google brought some happiness to the mix, though, announcing it has added some semantic technology to its search engine.
The convergence of SIEM and log management
Though Security Information and Event Management and log management tools have been complementary for years, the technologies are expected to merge. Here's a look at what you can expect in second-generation log management and SIEM solutions.
LinkedIn Privacy Settings: What You Need to Know
Since LinkedIn doesn't require you to share the same types of personal information as you do on Facebook, the service's privacy settings appear to be much more straightforward than its less business-oriented competitor. But if you leave the default settings in place, you might be surprised to know what information you make public on LinkedIn.
Digital healthcare brings opportunities, risks
Healthcare in the United States is going digital, which brings both tremendous opportunities and security risks. Digital healthcare brings the promise of increased quality of care, reduced errors and reduced cost and overhead in the provision of care. Yet the United States lags other countries in the use of technology in healthcare records. Fewer than 10% of hospitals and 16% of doctors use electronic health records. This is about to change.
"A letter from the chief security officer at the entity responsible for developing and enforcing reliability standards in the U.S...."
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