Push for Centralized Infrastructure and Branch Office Consolidation Will Prove Risky in 2013
December 17th, 2012
My series of 2013 predictions began with more malware and then some thoughts on risk created by quick data center consolidations. Furthering the idea of consolidation, I also think centralized infrastructure and branch office trends will create additional risk in the new year. Historically, our network infrastructures have been handled in a decentralized manner. Meaning, [...]
By: Chris Merritt - Dir. Solutions Marketing
For Want of a Nail …
November 14th, 2012
… the kingdom was lost. This real-life cautionary tale, told to me by my colleague’s brother (let’s call him Mr. X), concerns a risk-reward decision gone awry. X’s company is a good-sized global in international construction services company with over $1B in revenue and around 5000 employees; they have about 7000 servers and endpoints under [...]
Security Simplified at SecuritySCAPE 2012
September 27th, 2012
All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately the same goes for SecuritySCAPE 2012. To everyone who participated, thank you. I hope you enjoyed the event and walked away with new knowledge, ideas and tools to combat the constantly changing threat landscape. If you missed any of the sessions, you can view all [...]
IT Security Can Be Simple; SecuritySCAPE Will Show You How
September 24th, 2012
When attempting to develop an endpoint security strategy, administrators often face a plethora of complicated questions: Do I still need AV? How can I ensure compliance? How do I secure machines for remote workers? Is there a way to secure multiple operating systems with one solution? With so many seemingly unrelated elements to consider, deploying [...]
Weaponized Malware’s Impact on the Enterprise
August 29th, 2012
Everything changed June 1, 2012. That’s when we entered the age of weaponized malware. On that day David Sanger’s article in the New York Times alerted the world to the fact that the United States and Israel were responsible for a long term, concerted campaign against the uranium refining capability of the Iranian regime. While [...]
3 Reasons Flame is a Game Changer
June 21st, 2012
Back in the late ’90s, the president of a prominent U.S. anti-virus company was approached by a delegation from India. Their request? Weapons-grade malware. In the same month, he was also approached by representatives from Pakistan with the same request. As he explains it: “Two nuclear armed nations with a common border and a history [...]
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 [...]
A Look at April’s State of Cyber Security
May 1st, 2012
April was a busy month for those of us that follow cybersecurity happenings. Tune in to my take on the last 30 days and as always, please share your thoughts on these topics and/or include any other news I may have left out. Download the podcast. Government Action Impacting our Industry CISPA: Yet Another Cybersecurity [...]
The Road Ahead – Continuing to drive innovation in a budget conscious environment (Solution)
April 12th, 2011
This is Part III of the Innovation vs. Spending series. Also read Part I and Part II. We have entered 2011 as a cautiously optimistic nation. However, the economic turmoil in the first quarter of this year leaves us uncertain. The federal budget for fiscal year 2012 has yet to be finalized. Unrest in Egypt [...]
By: Jeff Hughes - Product Marketing Executive, Mobile and Security Technologies Expert
Five Irrefutable Laws of Information Security
September 20th, 2010
Last week, Forrester held its annual Security Forum 2010 and discussed, among other topics, the need for consistent controls on our endpoint devices to ensure continuous security and network protection. In his keynote entitled What is the Most Significant Vulnerability We Face Today, Malcolm Harkins, Chief Information Security Officer at Intel Corporation cited an example [...]
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