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    The 5 Myths of RFID 05 June, 2007 09:16:21

    For well over two years now, every single bottle of OxyContin that's bound for either Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, or US-based H.D. Smith, a midsize drug wholesaler, has been slapped with a special label that's hailed as the solution to the world's counterfeit drug problem
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    This Is (Not Quite) a Test 07 February, 2007 15:31:00

    A tabletop exercise is a great way to get business continuity off the written page without the interruption of a full-scale drill. Rather than actually simulating a disaster, the crisis management group gathers for three hours to talk through a simulated disaster.
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    A Botanist's Guide to Data 11 December, 2006 12:10:39

    Thinking about data in terms of its "life" isn't a complicated idea, but it's a powerful one. Acknowledging that information lives, grows and dies can help a company focus its security and business continuity efforts in the right places. And that's an increasingly important task, given the bumper crops of information that businesses produce every day.
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    Ensuring You Get the Most From Your Business Continuity Exercise 06 December, 2006 16:11:37

    A tabletop exercise is a great way to get business continuity off the written page without the interruption of a full-scale drill. Rather than actually simulating a disaster, the crisis management group gathers for three hours to talk through a simulated disaster.
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    19 Ways to Build Physical Security Into a Data Centre 08 March, 2006 16:06:20

    Protecting data is not just a job for technologists. It also takes physical security and business continuity experts.
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    Seeing Is Believing 26 October, 2005 10:44:32

    State transit authorities in the US have been including surveillance cameras in the design of their newest train stations for security reasons. But as one state discovered, the technology delivers other benefits too . . .
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    Auction Blocks 22 September, 2005 10:09:24

    Criminals use online auctions as a place to unload stolen, diverted and counterfeit products. EBay does little to stop them, creating more work for CSOs. Here's what smart companies do.
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    A Higher Power 08 June, 2005 12:18:52

    When State Street acquired a Deutsche Bank company, it had to decide whether to keep or retire more than 900 inherited applications. The guiding force that helped it do that was governance
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    Sea Change 02 April, 2004 12:37:03

    In an effort to prevent terrorists from turning container ships into weapons, US Customs is counting on big business to goad partners into improving security. The result: public and private partnerships that might work — or fail completely
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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