In many enterprises, the use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications is spinning out of control, yet most companies don't know what to do about it, given the fact that the consumerization of IT appears to be an unstoppable trend.

According to a new report by Cisco Systems, 70 percent of young professionals frequently ignore IT policies, with one in four the victim of identity theft before the age of 30.

News out of Los Angeles this week was anything but a Christmas present for Google and Computer Science Corporation (CSC). After two years of planning for and trialing Google Apps, the LA Police Department (LAPD) dropped its plans to use the cloud platform for e-mail, word processing and other components because, according to the LAPD, it did not meet FBI security standards.

News out of Los Angeles this week was anything but a Christmas present for Google and Computer Science Corporation (CSC). After two years of planning for and trialing Google Apps, the LA Police Department (LAPD) dropped its plans to use the cloud platform for e-mail, word processing and other components because, according to the LAPD, it did not meet FBI security standards.