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Update: Ohio town gets its free WiFi back!


November 18, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, WiFi, file-sharing

A flood of bad publicity surrounding the shutdown of free WiFi service in the tiny Ohio town of Coshocton has apparently resulted in the service being reinstated — for now.

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One bad apple gets Internet access shut down


November 16, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Compliance, Information security, Special Report, Travel and entertainment, User behavior, WiFi, e-commerce, file-sharing, mobile technology, subscribers, telecommuting

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Okay, that recent story here on FinanceTechNews about how there’s no such thing as free WiFi was kind of a lie. There really was some free WiFi out there, but it doesn’t exist anymore.

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Is there really free WiFi? Google says there is


November 16, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Search engines, WiFi, e-commerce, mobile technology

Everybody wants free WiFi, but it’s getting tougher and tougher to find.

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Should your Web provider decide what sites you visit?


July 27, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Information security, Special Report, Web sites, cybercrime, e-commerce

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If there’s a true Wild West on the Web, it’s gotta be 4chan.org, a image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images — without providing any identification at all. But what happens Web providers try to regulate it?

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Should you ‘friend’ the boss?


June 25, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web 2.0, social networking

Social networks like Facebook are seeing traffic increases in the triple digits these days, and that has some companies worried about what employees may be saying about work, the company and co-workers.

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IT’s role in secure staff cuts


March 2, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Communication, Information security, Special Report

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Some scary news for Finance and IT: In a recent survey, more than half of employees said if they ever lost their jobs, they’d take sensitive company data with them.

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Getting into government databases


August 8, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Information security, Latest News & Views, Search engines, Software shortcuts, Web browsers

The U.S. government’s just bursting with databases and somebody’s got to manage access to all

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Broadband access: Get ready for the boom


July 24, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Web browsers

Wondering how many of your workers will have broadband access at home in coming years? The experts at Gartner, Inc., say they know.

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Hackers’ favorite prey: Laptop users


July 7, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, Green technology, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, Travel and entertainment

As more laptops come loaded with wireless modems, critical finance data and personal employee info is increasingly at risk of being stolen.

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Case study: Custom account management


June 17, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, Green technology, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, Software shortcuts

No two employees in our organization have the same needs, so users require customized accounts. That’s not easy

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