Mari-Len De Guzman

Articles by Mari-Len De Guzman

Smart-phone may spark OS defection

Palm Inc. launched last month its second Treo smart-phone running the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, dubbed Treo 700wx, and industry observers say this new product could cause traditional enterprise Palm OS users to jump ship to Microsoft

Credit union teaches online safety

Challenged by increased phishing and other Internet scams, the Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) is digitally empowering its members by educating users on secure online banking and safe Internet usage.

Battery recall: it keeps going and going

The spate of recent laptop battery recalls has become one big headache for many enterprise IT staffers, but industry observers believe the headache may turn into an incessant migraine.

Smart card maker eyes Canuck boom

German smart card manufacturer Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is banking on the Canadian market

Genders differ when talking money, book says

Negotiating your first salary can define your compensation structure for the rest of your IT career, and studies indicate that men are more likely to succeed in negotiating compensation than women.

Home-based zombies haunt the enterprise

Hijacked computers can be used to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against enterprise networks, and often, the easiest unwitting accomplices are the less-secure home systems, according to the latest global Internet Security Threat Report.

Convergence can cause turf wars

In the past, physical security and information security of an enterprise co-existed independent of each other. While merging them may seem sensible and cost-effective, security experts caution against convergence without evaluating associated risks.

Symantec shifts spotlight to data security

Viruses and worms are being placed on the backburner as Symantec shifts its focus from device security to protecting information and online interactions with the launch of a new strategy dubbed Security 2.0.

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