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Microsoft Reveals Security Features of Windows 8
Microsoft is detailing some of its security procedures for Windows 8. Key to Windows 8’s platform integrity architecture is its UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), a set of specifications for how the operating system communicates with platform firmware during the boot-up process. UEFI features a firmware validation process known as secure boot, which dictates how…
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Health Care Organizations Struggle With Patient Data Security
Consulting firm PwC‘s Health Research Institute has come out with a report revealing that health organizations are underprepared to secure patient medical information. The report, "Old Data Learns New Tricks: Managing Patient Privacy and Security on a New Data-Sharing Playground," shows that despite advances in electronic health records (EHRs) software and security technology, health care…
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The Surprising Truth About Corporate Security Policies
The Surprising Truth About Corporate Security Policies Only about 25 percent of employees have tried to bypass company security policies while at work. No Title 95 percent of these employees respect the importance of their employers’ measures to protect their IT assets. No Title 89 percent of employees think that security policies help with the…
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Integra Telecom Launches Cloud Security Services
Integra Telecom, a provider of fiber-based, business-grade networking, communications and cloud solutions, introduced a cloud security services suite of managed, networked-based security products for companies that rely on the Internet for their business and need to protect their network from unauthorized and malicious access and content. The first available product is Cloud Firewall Service, a…
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McAfee, Intel Take Security Closer to Silicon
Intel and McAfee took the first big step to rationalize the technology reason for the marriage between the two companies with a product launch at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week that unleashes a hardware-assisted security technology designed to mitigate risks at the sub-operating system level. Called McAfee DeepSAFE, the product was demoed by…
