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July 30, 2010

Smartphone Breaches Are Rare -- For Now

There are all kinds of security risks looming with smartphones -- loss of the phone, theft, apps that store personal information on the phone, infected websites, and so on. But a recent RSA Conferenc... More >

July 29, 2010

Safer Messaging in Health Care Facilities

I've never worked in the health care field, but I can imagine how tough it must be to be in compliance with HIPAA regulations and to keep all that sensitve information secure -- especially when doc... More >

July 26, 2010

Social Media Security in the Home Office

In the office setting, IT and security officers can control how social media is used -- or not used.   However, a lot of employees conduct work from their home office during off-work hours, of... More >

July 23, 2010

Should You Tell Shareholders about Breaches?

Federal law states that health companies have to disclose if they've suffered a data breach.   Information security group ISACA doesn't think that's enough.  Considering the reputational risk ... More >

July 21, 2010

Apple Use Rising in Enterprise

When I first joined the workforce, I had a job in an advertising company and I simultaneously learned computer skills on an Apple computer and on a Windows/DOS computer. There was a definite dividing... More >

July 20, 2010

Do You Have a Cybercriminal on Staff?

When we hire employees, we like to think that they are all honest, trustworthy, and loyal. Of course, the sad reality is there are company employees who are doing more harm than good for the busine... More >

July 14, 2010

Generation Y Employees and Privacy

I recently spoke with an information security manager about social media issues in the corporate world , and she told me one of the greatest challenges is getting Generation Y employees to keep info... More >

July 13, 2010

One Bad App Can Spoil the Phone

I have three applications on my phone: mobile e-mail, GPS and ESPN. All three are essential to my life. I can now check on my e-mail wherever I am, I can keep up with baseball scores when I'm nowhere... More >

July 12, 2010

Are You a Good Security Role Model?

A Cyber-Ark Software survey showed that 41 percent of the 400 IT professionals interviewed admitted to abusing passwords to sensitive data . As reported at ReadWrite Enterprise, this presented an 8 ... More >

July 7, 2010

Security Lessons from School

Nearly one quarter of data breaches in 2009 came from the educational sector.  While I don't have the numbers, I would suspect quite a few of those breaches come through college data loss.   ... More >

July 5, 2010

Educating Future Cybersecurity Professionals

Last year, my colleague Lora Bentley discussed comments made by Melissa Hathaway, then the Obama administration's acting senior director for cyber security, regarding the need for the White House to... More >

July 2, 2010

Windows 7 Security Features Might Not Be a Perfect Fit

One of the selling points of Windows 7 was its improved security features.   However, as more companies are making the switch to Windows 7 -- recommended as XP support is slowly phased out -- G... More >

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