Jan. 10, 2008
Is your enterprise environment full of data leaks?
IT World Canada
In advance of IT World Canada’s Frankly Speaking discussion series taking place in Toronto later this month, Dan McLean asks some important questions.
“How secure is your IT security? Do you routinely test its robustness? Do you know how? Do you know the warning signs of “data leakage” – what to look for and where? Could your current risk exposure be sinking your business?”
Gates goes at the right time
The Globe and Mail
Jack Kapica reflects on Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates’ decision to retire.
“It’s the perfect time for him to go. Under Steve Ballmer, his successor at Microsoft, we have seen a couple of unsettling corporate trends. Ballmer’s personality makes Gates’ look serene in comparison… The hard-nosed Ballmer was not the public face of Microsoft. It was Gates, who was a lot gentler as a person than the corporation was.”
Ripping CDs still illegal, says the record industry – but not in so many words
Valleywag
Mary Jane Irwin raises the issue of the legality behind copying MP3s to CDs.
“To sum up, the RIAA does believe a majority of American music buyers are thieving criminals, but it’s not going to sue anyone over ripping MP3s because a) it’s not really a big deal b) there’s no way to find out and/or c) it would be terrible publicity to sue someone for using an iPod.”
