Computer Security


Recent Computer Security Articles

Feds To Help Businesses Hit By Hurricane

By Angus Loten |  Aug 31, 2005

August 31, 2005 --With Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi still reeling from the impact of Read more

Security Lapse

By David H. Freedman |  Aug 1, 2005

Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love hackers, bugs, and other high-tech miscreants.  Read more

What FACTA's Latest Disposal Rule Means for Businesses

By Matthew Phan |  Aug 1, 2005

The latest ruling by the Federal Trade Commission governing the 'Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records,' also known as the Disposal Rule, ca...  Read more

Hurricane Season Gives Business a Boost in Florida

By Allen P. Roberts Jr. |  Jul 26, 2005

The leaky ceiling in Doug Fowler's office serves as a daily reminder of the destruction brought by last year's hurricane season. But like the state of Flo...  Read more

Ask Inc.

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 2005

Safeguarding your Web store from scammers, signing a private-label deal.  Read more

Small Businesses More Vulnerable to Tech Threats

By Jena Wuu |  Jul 1, 2005

July 28, 2005 --Small businesses are increasingly vulnerable to information security threats due to a passive, complacent attitude toward ...  Read more

Microsoft Targets Vertical Markets

By Jena Wuu |  Jul 1, 2005

July 11, 2005 --Microsoft has announced that it will increase its focus on industry specialization, creating software products targeted fo...  Read more

Seeing the iPod as a Security Threat

By Lora Kolodny |  Apr 1, 2005

Is the iPod a computer security threat?  Read more

A Second Act for CRM

By Ellen Neuborne |  Mar 1, 2005

Customer relationship management software is back -- and worth another look. Really.  Read more

Larry's Kids

By Rob Turner |  Feb 1, 2005

NetSuite, Oracle, and SalesForce.com- all spawned by Larry Ellison- are entering a high-stakes battle to sell you software that gives you unprecedented contr...  Read more

Adware, Spyware, and How to Avoid It

By Al Canton |  Feb 1, 2005

Until two years ago, the worst that could happen to your network was that you could catch a virus from an infected e-mail. Oh, how times have changed.  Read more

New Virus Goes After BlackBerries

By Lora Kolodny |  Sep 1, 2004

BlackBerries under attack!  Read more

Five Ideas to Watch

By Nicole Gull and Lora Kolodny |  Sep 1, 2004

Five Ideas to Watch, including the Hooters of hair and safety-minded ambulances.  Read more

New Virus Goes After BlackBerries

By Lora Kolodny |  Sep 1, 2004

BlackBerries under attack!  Read more

The Next Best Thing to Being There

By Michael Fitzgerald |  Jul 1, 2004

A new breed of collaboration software lets far-flung employees work as though they're face to face.  Read more

Thinking Inside the Box

By Nadine Heintz |  Jul 1, 2004

Geraldine Laybourne of the Oxygen channel has finally discovered what women want -- perhaps to her chagrin, definitely to her profit.  Read more

Senate Moves to Ban Sneaky Spyware

By Cara Cannella |  Jun 1, 2004

Congress takes on the force behind unwanted pop-up ads.  Read more

Data Disasters

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2004

Hurricanes. Floods. Tornados. Fires. Earthquakes. Explosions. Extended power outages. Disgruntled employees. Hackers. And, most recently, terrorist attack...  Read more

Data Disasters

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2004

Hurricanes. Floods. Tornados. Fires. Earthquakes. Explosions. Extended power outages. Disgruntled employees. Hackers. And, most recently, terrorist attack...  Read more

Safe in Cyberspace

By Niles Howard |  Apr 1, 2004

Malevolent hackers. Psychotic e-mailers. Vengeful ex-employees. What do these folks have in common? Your computers. Day and night they're relentlessly pro...  Read more

Safe in Cyberspace

By Niles Howard |  Apr 1, 2004

Malevolent hackers. Psychotic e-mailers. Vengeful ex-employees. What do these folks have in common? Your computers. Day and night they're relentlessly pro...  Read more

Safe Specs

By Anne Stuart |  Apr 1, 2004

The way the security-industry experts see it, if you're a small-business owner, Internet security is your problem. Not your IT department's problem...  Read more

Maximize Your Website's ROI

By Niles Howard |  Mar 1, 2004

It was heralded as the great equalizer, the technological wonder that would put business start-ups and large corporations on the same level playing field....  Read more

Reinventing the PowerPoint

By Kevin Ferguson |  Mar 1, 2004

New tech tools to liven your tired old PowerPoint presentations--and give your online marketing efforts a boost.  Read more

Maximize Your Website's ROI

By Niles Howard |  Mar 1, 2004

It was heralded as the great equalizer, the technological wonder that would put business start-ups and large corporations on the same level playing field....  Read more

Hassle-Free Expensing

By Niles Howard |  Feb 1, 2004

Like a drafty farmhouse in winter, a company can lose profits through a hundred cracks and crevices. And few things are leakier than expense reports. ...  Read more

What's Next: Data Disasters

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim...  Read more

What's Next: Data Disasters

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim...  Read more

TechnoFile: Identity Crisis

By Anne Stuart |  Oct 1, 2003

By now, you've heard that identity theft is among America's fastest-growing crimes , with nearly 10 million cases last year alone, and y...  Read more

Build a Better Virus

By Bobbie Gossage |  Sep 1, 2003

Should college students be taking classes to help create viruses?  Read more

System Alert: You've Got...Worms

By Knowledge@Wharton Staff |  Sep 1, 2003

As anyone who has an e-mail account knows, the past few weeks have seen unprecedented virus attacks on computers around the world. With names like Sobig, ...  Read more

The Price Is Right

By Nadine Heintz |  Jul 1, 2003

Setting prices has always been more art than science. New software aims to change that.  Read more

Life as a Project

By Niles Howard |  Jun 1, 2003

Putting out fires and managing projects. That pretty much sums up the day-to-day life of the average company owner. Most would probably concur with manage...  Read more

High-Tech Bonding

By Niles Howard |  Apr 10, 2003

"Know thy customer" may be an important business principle, but putting that ideal into practice gets exponentially harder as a company grows. That's why ...  Read more

Work During Wartime

By Edward Sussman |  Apr 1, 2003

Rallying your own troops during times of crisis.  Read more