Many security experts feel that passwords alone are no longer sufficient to keep online accounts safe from hackers, but we're still a long way from widespread adoption of biometrics and alternative methods of authentication. Most of us are stuck with using passwords as the primary keys to our online lives, so we should at least […]
Data protection is highly relevant among businesses, especially in the growing digital marketplace. Data protection is viewed to include data privacy and security. It involves the collection and use of data and its accessibility for various users within the organizational network. Data protection systems are applied in every data storage infrastructure of organizations to ensure […]
What we expected to be Windows 9 has been gradually revealed through leaks over the past several weeks, but Microsoft has thrown a curveball into the mix with Windows 10. The latest information, revealed during a public Microsoft Windows event, has gone into much detail concerning the nature of the newest incarnation of Windows, including […]
Depending on who you talk to, the cloud is either (A) the future of business (and personal) computing, (B) a ruse by providers to get everybody stuck paying ever-increasing rates, (C) an epidemic of security breaches waiting to happen, or (D) an overhyped development that will lead to some interesting technological advancements but won’t […]
As technology continues to blur the lines between our online and offline worlds, many workers are finding the distinction between work and home harder to enforce. Smartphones make it easier than ever to access work emails 24/7, and many offices operate an unspoken rule – or even a spoken one – that some emails will […]
Technology has changed a lot over the years. Back in the mainframe days we had very standard architectures that were driven by a few vendors and managed by a few people. Developers had few choices when it came to infrastructure and programming languages. When we moved to the client server era, infrastructure configurations became much […]
You know that your business needs IT. Do you think of the money you spend on IT as an expense or an investment? When used correctly, your IT can help your end users become more efficient, giving your business the potential to produce more profit than it does today. It takes expertise though, and the […]
EHRs must do much more than simply replace paper charts. By enhancing them with personal health record features, we can create a new tool that deepens patient engagement. Electronic health record (EHR) systems don't yet satisfy most of the people they're meant to benefit. In fact, all too often they annoy and antagonize many users, […]
Mobile app developers want government healthcare agencies to make HIPAA regulations more flexible and current to meet consumer, technology, and provider needs. In a letter sent Monday to Representative Tom Marino (R-PA), ACT, the association for application developers, in conjunction with AirStrip, Aptible, AngelMD, CareSync, and Ideomed, asked Department of Health and Human Services to […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: Newly released documents show that Yahoo fought the U.S. government's requests to provide user information as part of the NSA's PRISM program. According to court documents released on Sept. 11, Yahoo resisted the U.S. government's initial attempts to force it to comply with the National Security Agency's PRISM program back in 2008. The […]
