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  13 security myths you'll hear - but should you believe?

  They're "security myths", oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that arguably are simply not true - in order words, it's just a myth. We asked security experts, consultants, vendors and enterprise security managers to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them.

  By Ellen Messmer | 15 February, 2012 09:32

  Tags: bruce schneier, ddos, network security, security, SSL encryption

• Want better Wi-Fi? Five things you need

  Laptops used to be the only devices on the company's wireless network. But Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous standard used by a host of devices -- including desktop PCs, laptops, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, printers, storage devices, and projectors.

  By Logan G. Harbaugh | 27 October, 2011 08:27

  Tags: Business Center, firewalls, management, networking, Network management, network security, security, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi

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  What cloud computing means for the real world

  There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my mind different perspectives on the cloud. I've tried to set aside the views of the IT executive, who seems to dominate the debate.

  By Keir Thomas | 05 February, 2011 11:53

  Tags: cloud computing, firewalls, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, network security, online security, security, Web-based Applications

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  How DRM could ensure cloud security

  Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.

  By Keir Thomas | 04 February, 2011 05:53

  Tags: applications, cloud, cloud computing, data protection, digital rights management, encryption, firewalls, intellectual property, internet, Ipswitch, legal, network security, online security, open source, security, software

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  WikiLeaks: A case study in Web survivability

  In recent weeks WikiLeaks has been targeted by denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, had its hosting service shutdown, been bounced off of Amazon hosting, had its funding through PayPal, MasterCard and other sources shut down, and its leader arrested on sexual assault-related charges. The fact that WikiLeaks remains stubbornly and defiantly online holds some lessons for other sites when it comes to resilience and survivability.

  By Tony Bradley | 09 December, 2010 07:29

  Tags: firewalls, management, networking, Network management, network security, security, wikileaks

• Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call

  The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 29 May, 2010 00:31

  Tags: Google, networking, network security, privacy, security, wi-fi

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  10 ways your voice and data can be spied on

  Attackers seeking to do harm or mischief to networks work with an ever expanding arsenal of tools that sometimes seem to be the stuff of spy fiction, but they are all too real.

  By Tim Greene | 28 July, 2009 06:04

  Tags: network security

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  The 10 dumbest mistakes network managers make

  When you look at the worst corporate security breaches, it's clear that network managers keep making the same mistakes over and over again, and that many of these mistakes are easy to avoid.

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 06 July, 2009 14:37

  Tags: networking, network security, verizon

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  Small-business network security 101

  Today more than ever, good network security is vital to businesses of all sizes. Cybercriminals, equipped with sophisticated software that automates the task of seeking out vulnerabilities, aren't focusing on large enterprises alone; any easy target will do. Fortunately, however, good security isn't as expensive or as complicated to implement as it used to be.

  By Yardena Arar | 02 July, 2009 05:17

  Tags: network security, smallbusiness