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1.5 million insurance customers’ personal data lost in breach

Lucas Mearian -
The health, personal, and financial information of about 1.5 million customers of Health Net of the Northeast Inc. was reported missing late last week, six months after the drive containing the data was lost.

Perturbed by a plethora of passwords? Stay secure and free your memory

Bill Snyder -
How do you manage an ever-growing list of online usernames and passwords and still stay secure at the same time? Here are a number of strategies, most of them free, which you can use.

Canada’s self-employed ‘get little’ from proposed EI changes

Nestor Arellano -
Proposed legislation introduced by the Tories to benefit the self-employed has fundamental flaws, labour groups say. Many jobless IT freelancers and other casual workers will fall through the cracks, they warn.

Remote healthcare shouldn’t breach personal privacy, says Cavoukian

Brian Jackson -
When sensitive and personally identifiable information is being routinely collected and shared, embedded privacy must be a top priority, says Ontario's Privacy Commissioner.

Good reasons why video games are great for the workplace

Bart Perkins -
Organizations got rid of games because they were distractions that wasted time, used too much computing power and created security holes. But there are compelling reasons for businesses to reconsider an even create games for their employees to use - yes, even at work.

Free iPhone app lets you track swine flu outbreaks

Matt Hamblen and Joan Goodchild -
With this free iPhone app users can get information on outbreaks of swine flu -- and other diseases -- in their area. They also can be notified on the device or by e-mail when new outbreaks are reported nearby.

Quartet of online swine flu scams become malware pandemic

Joan Goodchild -
The H1N1 flu virus has inspired spammers and malware users in at least four major attacks currently underway. Here's how to avoid getting your computer infected with a swine flu related scam.

iPhone satisfaction rating hits the roof … almost

Gregg Keizer -
99 per cent of iPhone users polled last month said they are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their smart phone. That's more than twice the number of BlackBerry users who said the same thing about their device.

Government librarians tap social media to stay relevant

Brian Jackson -
Librarians with the Ontario public service are breaking stereotypes and embracing social media to deliver information within their departments and beyond. Librarians at the Legislative Assembly and the Fire Marshall's Office are using RSS feeds and Twitter to stay relevant.

10 mobility companies making business happen on smartphones

John Cox -
Apple's iPhone has had its hurdles in being integrated into the workplace. But that doesn't stop these companies from designing enterprise-class applications that any mobile worker would find useful. An A-list of companies to follow for mobile innovation.

Medical students post confidential patient data on social sites

Sharon Gaudin and David Ramel -
Sixty-per cent of medical colleges recently polled reported incidents of medical students posting unprofessional content online. Thirteen percent reported that students had violated patient confidentiality in postings on social networking sites.

Government librarians tap social media to keep clients up to date

Brian Jackson -
Librarians with the Ontario public service are breaking stereotypes and embracing social media to deliver information within their departments and beyond. Librarians at the Legislative Assembly and the Fire Marshall's Office are using RSS feeds and Twitter to stay relevant.

Busting software piracy – how offending firms are pursued and punished

Julia King -
The Business Software Alliance's (BSA) Washington-based investigators and attorneys, who explained step-by-step how they find corporate software pirates and what they do once they catch up with them.

LinkedIn curbs LIONs voracious appetite for contacts

C.G. Lynch -
The LinkedIn open networkers, or LIONs -- who liberally add contacts, even if they don't know each of the people personally have received messages saying that they have exceeded a newly imposed LinkedIn connection limit of 30,000.rn

Business ethics – companies don’t always walk the talk

Mary K. Pratt -
You would be hard-pressed to find any company that doesn't have a beautiful ethics program. The big question is - despite the hype - whether they're actually living by it. Some clearly aren't.
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