Let’s talk about real intention here for a moment and the Dell acquisition of SonicWall, which was revealed this week.

The security of your company and its employees could be compromised if you don’t read and understand an End User License Agreements or (EULA) for new software.

This week Intel’s McAfee security division posted a blog penned by McAfee Director of Security Research David Marcus, who admitted McAfee’s hosted anti-malware service, SaaS for Total Protection, had been hacked and was peering the PCs of customers using the cloud-based service to create drones that spew out spam.

A lot of businesses are starting to discover they have become pawns in a war over control of the Internet that could wind up either increasing the cost of security or compromising it outright.

People are becoming more aware not only of the security issues related to social media but also the business models that sustain the providers of these networks. As a result, there is a growing appreciation for just how easily personal data can be misappropriated.