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Singapore's MDA rapped over conflict of interest
News Country's government agency chided by Auditor-General for allowing conflict of interest in its availing of funds to interactive digital media startups.
Tags: Funding, Audits, Digital media, TV, Singapore, Digital media, payment, Microsoft Office, audit, revenue
Browser extensions may be used for attacks
News Organized crime can "easily" create legitimate applications and then insert malicious code in the form of updates, says Auckland-based security expert.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, PC security, Extension, Security, Web Browser, Attack, online banking, Mozilla Corp.
CIOs say temporary staff top insider risk
News Because temp staff must access office networks, burden is placed on administrators to manage their access while ensuring sensitive information is protected, says IDC.
Tags: Security, Contractor, International Data Corp., Insider Threat, Information Security, Sales, RSA Security Inc., compliance, CIO, Security
Tech coalition launches sweatshop probe
News Human-rights group's report on a keyboard supplier in China is leading to an audit of the factory by a watchdog coalition of tech giants.
Tags: Audits, Components, Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Supplier, Lenovo Group Ltd., Worker
Samsung chairman steps down
News Lee Kun-Hee, who led Samsung for 20 years, is giving up his position at the company amid tax fraud accusations, according to Reuters.
Tags: Organizational structure, Audits, Business ethics, Security, Stock, aide, chairman, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., News.com, top executive
Satyam customers told: Batten down the hatches
News Analysts are warning Satyam's customers to prepare themselves against the risk of disruption of services from the troubled outsourcer.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Public relations, Audits, Earning reports/forecasts, Wipro Technologies, IT Services, Outsourcing Company, Gartner Inc., FIFA
Auditing user accounts in Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy permits administrators to audit status changes to user accounts. Here's a look at this feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security, Event, account management, password change, Windows Group Policy, Password, Ohio, Rick Vanover
Cloud floats among India's large firms
News Large enterprises in India are opting for cloud computing, choosing hybrid and private clouds to resolve concerns over data security and regulatory compliance.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Data security, Cloud, Security, India, Regulatory Compliance, Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Ads--the new malware delivery format
News "Scareware" and other malicious content are sneaking onto high-profile Web sites via ad delivery systems that are not secure, experts say.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Malware, Site, e-mail, New York Times Co., trojan horse, ad network, Web Site, Web
H&R Block TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file 2008 (1 User, Box Set, Download)
Product Reviews H&R Block TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file 2008 (1 User, Box Set, Download)
Tags: TurboTax, H&R Block Inc., Tool, Internal Revenue Service, TaxCut 2008, TaxCut, E-file, audit, desktop, tax
Five ways to discover unstructured processes
Techguide Many companies tend to focus their IT efforts on larger, structured processes such as CRM and ERP. Here's why taking this attitude can be expensive.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Governance, Data Management, Process, CRM, BPM, Environment, compliance, e-mail, accident
Auditor slams Aust state govt IT security
News Western Australia's Auditor General Colin Murphy examined the IT systems of 65 agencies in the state, and was not impressed with their security.
Tags: Data security, Security, IT Security, Information Security, Password, computer, network, audit, information technology, monitor
Online newspaper readership climbs 16 percent
News Top 10 online newspapers post double-digit increase in December Web traffic, offering the newspaper industry encouragement amid bleak times, according to a new report.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Web 2.0, Increase, Washington Post Co., New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Bankruptcy, USA Today, research director
Restless data: Diffusion via virtualization
Techguide Left on its own, data will find its way to the farthest recesses of your data center. But when helped along by implementation teams, there's no limit to data diffusion.
Tags: Data Management, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Data, Security, Virtualization, Diffusion, Database, HR Database, Tom Olzak
Open source traits lead to secure applications
News A disciplined community effort and its unfettered characteristic allow open source to provide a level of security assurance, say Sun executives.
Tags: Security, Open source, Support, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Sun Microsystems Inc., Indonesia, Roman Tuma, Open-source Community
