How to Avoid Dangerous Data Breaches While Outsourcing
May 20th, 2013
There’s plenty of talk about security threats from internal employees—but what about the threats associated with outsourcing? The stats may (or may not) surprise you. Forty-six percent of organizations do not evaluate the security and privacy practices of vendors before sharing sensitive or confidential information, according to a recent study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. [...]
New School Cyber Crooks Using Old School Malware Tricks
April 29th, 2013
You can teach old crooks new tricks, but many cyber criminals are discovering that the old tricks are working just fine. Indeed, recent security headlines feature old school malware attacks, like the MiniDuke. And old school botnets with creative new names are bum rushing the Internet. At the same time, reflective memory injection (RMI) attacks, which blend [...]
Managing Security Risks in a Virtual Environment
February 4th, 2013
Before virtualization even became an official buzzword, IT industry watchers began pointing to its security risks. Now that virtualization is mainstream, few will come out and say virtual environments are inherently less secure—but there remains a tendency to deploy virtual servers and virtual desktops insecurely. Of course, with that tendency comes the potential for security [...]
Getting Creative with Data Privacy Employee Education
January 22nd, 2013
Data Privacy Day is right around the corner, opening the door for enterprises to educate employees on keeping data safe and secure. But here’s the challenge: many employees may think they’ve heard it all before—and others aren’t particularly concerned despite the billions of dollars lost to data theft each year. What’s a concerned employer to [...]
Back to School: Keeping Your IT Skills Sharp
August 21st, 2012
It’s back to school time for the kids—and it’s the perfect time to consider sharpening your IT skills. You’ll find continuing education opportunities abound at colleges and universities, but if you are like most Information Technology professionals you don’t have time to make that level of commitment. So what’s a hungry IT security pro to [...]
Who’s to Blame for Browser-Based Breaches?
July 31st, 2012
Type the phrase “browser security” into Google News and you’ll get about 74,700 results in .27 seconds. Despite software makers working overtime to beef up security in the web browser, tech analysts continue to implicate the browser in breaches large and small. That may be because, as says Lamar Bailey, director of security research and [...]
London Olympics Ushers In IT Security Threats
June 19th, 2012
The London Olympics Games will shine a bright light on the United Kingdom this summer—in more ways than one. Along with the flood of people entering the city will come a flood of security threats for which CIOs and IT admins need to prepare. London organizers have warnedagainst increased cyber attacks and indeed, if the [...]
BYOD: The Greatest Mobile Security Threat Today
May 24th, 2012
When you start throwing around numbers like 1.2 billion in any arena, it commands attention. What about when its 1.2 billion mobile workers touting wireless devices, many of which are accessing corporate networks without adequate security controls and policies? Call it an IT admin’s worst nightmare. Indeed, IT security professionals today are facing immense pressure [...]
Using Cybersecurity as a Competitive Advantage: Part 3 of 3
January 30th, 2012
This is part three in a series of three on data privacy. Read Pat’s first interview here and second interview here. Data privacy is in the spotlight as the January 28 Data Privacy Day approaches. In this first two parts of this series, we focused on the challenges and consequences of poor data security. Now, [...]
Exploring 2012 Data Privacy Threats: Part 2 of 3
January 27th, 2012
This is part two in a series of three on data privacy. Read Pat’s first interview here. Are we desensitized to hack attacks despite the headline-making stories featuring Anonymous last year? What can we expect in 2012 on the data privacy threat front? And where are the weakest links in the enterprise? Veteran technology journalist [...]
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