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Saturday 26 October 2013

IT Security Policy: Are You Implementing Yours?


 IT Security Policy: Are You Implementing Yours? image information monitoring 600x600Information monitoring is a tricky subject. We all want to be able to trust others with data, but information theft and data leakage happen all too often, and organizations are asking themselves how much they should be monitoring the way company information is used. But why is it an issue and how should it be done?

Thursday 10 October 2013

Cyber security takes discipline


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Policies, training are essential with new employees accessing data via mobile devices
Judging by frequent headlines about stolen credit card numbers and hacker attacks, companies face cyber security threats from literally around the world. But are Kentucky companies doing enough to keep their information – and customers’ data – safe?
Cyber threats take many shapes, from the proverbial hacker in his mom’s basement to organized gangs in Eastern European countries. And experts say the bad guys have to be right only one time to pull off an attack, whereas the corporate guardians have to get it right every day, all day to keep company assets safe.

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Top Microsoft investors want chairman Bill Gates to step down

Bill Gates owns about 4.5% of the $277 billion company and is its largest individual shareholder. Photo: AFP 
New York/Seattle: Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp.are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the software company he co-founded 38 years ago, according to people familiar with matter.
While Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has been under pressure for years to improve the company’s performance and share price, this appears to be the first time that major shareholders are taking aim at Gates, who remains one of the most respected and influential figures in technology.