In this article, security expert Carol Woodbury discusses technologies in the security world that are hot and some that are not so hot.

Written by Carol Woodbury

I'm sincerely hoping this article doesn't just appeal to my fellow security geeks. In other words, even if you couldn't care less about security or perhaps even loathe the role that security plays in your day-to-day life, I hope that you can appreciate the technology described in this article.

Are these concerns justified, or is it simply the fear of the unknown?

Written by Carol Woodbury

Editor's note: This is an excerpt from the white paper "Cloud Computing," which is available as a free download at the MC White Paper Center.

Security concerns abound when it comes to cloud computing. In an online poll recently conducted by Unisys Corporation, 51% of 312 attendees said that security and data privacy concerns remain the most significant impediment to the adoption of cloud computing. Another poll conducted by Unisys in a June 2009 webinar showed by 72% of the respondents cited security as their greatest concern for moving workload to the cloud. Are these concerns justified or is it simply the fear of the unknown? Let's take a look.

FTP is an outdated, unsecure protocol that nevertheless remains in widespread use.

Written by Thomas M. Stockwell

Editor's Note: This article introduces "Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers," a free white paper that you can download from the MC White Paper Center.

Every day, millions of files are exchanged all over the world by corporations, government entities, and other organizations. These electronic transfers include the critical data needed to conduct business, such as customer and order information, EDI documents, financial data, payment information, as well as employee- and health-related information.

Committing available resources to the threats that occur most often and can cause the greatest damage will allow small enterprises to create better IT security without breaking the bank.

Written by James Quin

Recently, Info-Tech Research Group conducted a survey designed to gauge organizational IT security maturity. A component of the survey involved investigating security incident information, specifically regarding the following threats:

While lacking features, free versions of antivirus software are available from leading antivirus software distributors.

Written by Chris Smith

Most companies and individuals today are looking for ways to save money, and if they are spending big bucks on expensive antivirus software licenses, they may wish to consider the free versions of software they currently are paying for. These editions can be easily downloaded from a number of antivirus companies and often provide enough protection for certain classes of users. Following is a list of a number of the leading providers of free antivirus software.