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Columnists: Archive: February 2010 

Four Network Security Strategies That No Longer Work

Columnist Sonny Discini takes a stand against outmoded security policies and points out flaws in the conventional wisdom.

10 Ways to Protect Your Network from SQL Injection Attacks

SQL injection attacks pose a massive potential threat to your organization. Learn ten ways to prevent or mitigate them.

Security Showdown: Mac vs PC

Columnist Kenneth van Wyck takes Windows 7 and Snow Leopard out for a spin to see which operating system offers the best security.

Do Geotagging and Presence Put Your Enterprise at Risk?

Sometimes knowing who, what, where, and when is not such a good thing. Security consultant Diana Kelley explores the dangers of geo-location to your business's information security.

Improve Network Security with DNS Servers

Using an alternative DNS provider, such as OpenDNS or Google's Public DNS, can improve performance and increase security. It's worth taking the time to compare your alternatives.

Laptop Encryption Improves Mobile Security

Unencrypted laptop thefts are often the source of major data breaches. One simple solution: hardware-based, self-encrypting drives for laptops.

Top Ten Data Breaches and Blunders of 2009

As we strive to improve data security in 2010, we can learn from some of the biggest data mistakes made last year--including one single breach that compromised 130 million records (this means you Heartland).

Buying Guide: Anti-Virus Software

Good anti-virus protection is a must, but which should you choose and how much--if anything--should you pay?

Welcome to the New Security Daily Newsletter

In our new format, this newsletter enables you to start every work day with a single-page presentation of the critical security-related information that senior technology managers must have at their fingertips.

How to: Protect Your Website Using robots.txt, Part 2

In the second and final installment in this Website security tutorial, we cover some additional ways to manage Web crawlers.

PC Security Tips for Corporate Executives

When it comes to corporate data, you can never be too careful. Security expert Michael Horowitz offers invaluable tips for securing your PCs.