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Risks Outweigh Benefits in Cloud Computing, IT Professionals Say
Published on 13 Apr, 2010 at 10:34 in Cyber | Viewed 420 times | No Comments
Nearly half of IT professionals are concerned that the risks of cloud computing will outweigh the advantages that come with this growing IT service, according to a recent study by Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
Surveying 1,809 U.S. IT professionals who are all members of ISACA, the first annual ISACA IT Risk/Reward Barometer reported that more…
ICANN Internationalized: Potential Security Problems
Published on 4 Nov, 2009 at 15:58 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 153 times | No Comments
Late in October, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), approved the use of non-Latin characters in web domain addresses. This move was widely hailed throughout the world, but may have an unforeseen cost.
The Information Systems Audit and Control Association has raised some significant concerns surrounding the move. By allowing non-Latin scripts, such as the Cyrillic alphabet (used in Russian and…
