Computer Security


Recent Computer Security Articles

Are Your Passwords Too Weak?

By Michael Fitzgerald |  Nov 1, 2009

Hacked passwords can compromise company data security. Strategies for creating the best passwords  Read more


How to Manage Telecommuters

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 2009

Advice on managing employees who work from home  Read more


Tech Talk: Publisher Puts Kibosh on Spam

By Elizabeth Wasserman |  Nov 1, 2009

A book publisher realized that it could save thousands of dollars by deploying an e-mail security appliance and avoiding having employees scroll through and ...  Read more


How Business Travelers Can Avoid Swine Flu

By Josh Spiro |  Oct 5, 2009

Experts say businesses and their employees must take precautions against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus on the road.  Read more


Is Your iPhone Backup Adequate?

By Kim Boatman |  Oct 1, 2009

You rely on your iPhone to handle critical business matters, but are you as careful backing up data on your iPhone or smartphone as you are on your PC? Maybe...  Read more


During the Downturn, Don't Scrimp on Security

By Michelle V. Rafter |  Sep 1, 2009

The recession may have taken a bite out of your IT budget, but now is not the time to get lax about data protection.  Read more


How to Fight Organized Cybercrime

By Minda Zetlin |  Sep 1, 2009

International gangs of cyber-criminals are working together to infiltrate unprotected networks -- and targeting small businesses. Here’s how to keep from b...  Read more


Using Work Tools for Personal Stuff?

By Kim Boatman |  Aug 26, 2009

The boundaries between work and personal life blur as employees sign onto Facebook at work and access company systems from home.  Read more


No Downturn for Privacy Practices

By Michelle V. Rafter |  Aug 1, 2009

The recession may have taken a bite out of your IT budget, but it’s no reason to get lax about customer privacy and other data protection practices.  Read more


7 Ways to Secure Your Company's E-mail

By Kim Boatman |  Jul 1, 2009

Businesses have come to rely on e-mail these days, but your messages may not be as private as you think.  Read more


Device Detection Protects Your Site from Fraud

By Minda Zetlin |  Jul 1, 2009

New device detection services can give online businesses a lot of detail about devices being used to access their sites. Providers of these services say this...  Read more


A Flash Drive That Fits in Your Wallet

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 2009

Clickfree's new backup drive is the size of a credit card  Read more


Be Very Afraid of Scareware

By Minda Zetlin |  Jun 1, 2009

“Scareware” consists of pop-up advertisements that appear warning users of supposed security threats. These fake anti-virus programs take advantage of gu...  Read more


Storage Gets Smart

By Mark Spoonauer |  May 1, 2009

Four new high-tech hard drives  Read more


Security: Free Antivirus Software

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 2009

Affordable antivirus software provides network security  Read more


Technology: When IT Workers Attack

By Kasey Wehrum |  Apr 1, 2009

How to prevent tech sabotage  Read more


The Downside to Virtualization: Security Risks

By Minda Zetlin |  Apr 1, 2009

Businesses small and large are increasingly turning to virtualization technology to save costs and increase redundancies in case of disaster. But traditional...  Read more


The Goods: Flash and Substance

By Mark Spoonauer |  Mar 1, 2009

A new crop of portable drives offers more than just storage  Read more


Protecting Intellectual Property amid Layoffs

By Mike Gorsage |  Mar 1, 2009

When businesses downsize staff, they run the risk of seeing vital information walk out the door along with frustrated employees. Precise implementation of co...  Read more


Software to Help Catch a Thief

By Jean Thilmany |  Mar 1, 2009

Anti-fraud software -- which can be purchased or hosted offsite -- can help deter online theft by analyzing transactions over the Web to verify authenticity.  Read more


Downsizing Dilemma: Dealing with Orphaned Accounts

By Kim Boatman |  Feb 1, 2009

When workers are laid off in large numbers, businesses need to deal with the "orphaned accounts" they leave behind in IT. These user accounts sometimes remai...  Read more


A Breakout Year for OpenID

By Michelle V. Rafter |  Feb 1, 2009

By the end of 2008, more than 30,000 websites -- including many small businesses -- were using the digital identity protocol that streamlines consumers’ we...  Read more


What’s New in Server Software?

By Minda Zetlin |  Feb 1, 2009

Microsoft’s 2008 server software has better data protection and security, and more options. Is it time for an upgrade?  Read more


Pilot. Hero. Entrepreneur?

By Andrew Leigh |  Jan 16, 2009

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, who successfully landed a US Airways plane in New York's Hudson River, is also the founder and president of -- surprise, su...  Read more


Is There Such a Thing as Secure E-mail?

By Kim Boatman |  Jan 1, 2009

Businesses have come to rely on e-mail these days, routinely sending often sensitive messages containing confidential business information, private employee ...  Read more