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IT pros say data breach assessment is more valuable than notification, study says

IT professionals believe that assessing the potential harm caused by data breaches is more useful to mitigating the effects of such incidents than notifying affected individuals, according to a survey published on the day the European Union's proposed a 24-hour deadline for data breach disclosures.
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The Oracle flaw: Clarifications and more information

In the wake of InfoWorld's exclusive story on a flaw in Oracle's flagship database product, Oracle weighs in and new developments emerge

Oracle, Cloudera unveil Hadoop appliance

Oracle has partnered with Cloudera to bring Apache Hadoop to its Oracle Big Data Appliance, which the company officially released Tuesday.

Two new tools exploit router security setup problem

Researchers have released two tools that can take advantage of a weakness in a system designed to let people easily secure their wireless routers.

Big data has potential but requires care

The proliferation of large-scale data sets is just beginning to change business and science around the world, but enterprises need to prepare in order to gain the most advantage from their information, panelists said at a Silicon Valley event this week.

EMC's Greenplum goes big in data analytics

The Greenplum division of EMC is building a single data analytics platform that can crunch both structured and unstructured data and give a broad range of users the tools to study an enterprise's information.

Committee approves cybersharing bill despite privacy concerns

The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has approved a recently introduced bill that would allow greater cyberthreat information sharing between U.S. intelligence agencies and private companies even though privacy advocates say it would allow those agencies to spy on U.S. residents.

European distrust of US data security creates market for local cloud service

Concern over the laxity of United States data protection laws has created a new market for Europe-based cloud computing services.

Renesas plans upgrade for Japan chip production to handle major earthquakes

Renesas Electronics will upgrade its Japanese factories so that they can be up and running within a month after a major quake like the one that struck Japan in March.

Google protects HTTPS-enabled services against future attacks

Google has modified the encryption method used by its HTTPS-enabled services including Gmail, Docs and Google+, in order to prevent current traffic from being decrypted in the future when technological advances make this possible.

Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review

MongoDB shines with broad programming language support, SQL-like queries, and out-of-the-box scaling

Cyberumbrella

IT leaders are particularly likely to have misconceptions about corporate insurance policies, yet IT's input is crucial when it comes to deciding whether to buy cyberinsurance.

Enterprise Hadoop: Big data processing made easier

Amazon, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, and MapR mix simpler setup of Hadoop clusters with proprietary twists and trade-offs

Fundamental Oracle flaw revealed

A design decision made by Oracle architects long ago may have painted some of Oracle's largest customers into a corner. Patches have arrived, but how much will they correct?

Cyber insurance offers IT peace of mind -- or maybe not

Cyber insurance can help mitigate damages after a breach, but it's no substitute for top-notch security, IT pros say.

Six Reasons Small Businesses Need Virtualization

If you run a small or mid-sized business, server virtualization promises cost savngs and improved IT efficiency. To help ensure you understand the advantages, we drew up a list of the most tangible benefits that virtualization has to offer small and mid-sized businesses

The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services

InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 Technology of the Year Awards

CIO Letter: Top Ten Tech Predictions for 2012

Michael Friedenberg, President and CEO of CIO magazine, weighs in with his top ten predictions for what will impact the IT-business landscape in 2012.

Making sure your cloud provider can protect your data as promised

Certifications and inspections should be included in your contract. Insider (registration required)

First look: Oracle NoSQL Database

Oracle's take on the distributed key-value data store is fast, flexible, and enterprise-grade serious