Given the fact that everything else in the enterprise is going virtual, it was only a matter of time before IT security followed suit. Security vendors across the board having been rolling out instances of their security software that runs on top of a virtual machine. The latest offering comes from... More »
In the time that I’ve worked on this blog, I have seen a small evolution in security concerns. When I first started, for example, mobile security was barely discussed — if discussed at all. Anonymous was still mostly anonymous. A lot has changed over the past couple of years, and the skills of the... More »
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Have you given much thought to security in your company’s cloud? If you haven’t, you certainly aren’t alone. A new survey conducted by Information Security Breaches Survey (ISBS) from Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) found that 56 percent of small businesses don’t bother to check on the security... More »
When security experts were making their 2012 threat predictions, the rise in mobile malware and the increasing need for better mobile security were high on everyone’s list. BYOD — bring your own device — was beginning to make its way into the security discussion. Now it appears these two important... More »
One of the gospels of IT security that many IT organizations adhere to is that it’s critical to have the best-of-breed security technologies in place. The only issue with that approach is that it tends to create a fragmented approach to security that not only can be exploited, but is also expensive... More »
The recent news from NASA could easily serve as the poster story for the importance of all-around computer security. If you hadn’t heard the news, there were 48 NASA mobile devices lost or stolen between 2009 and 2011. One of those missing devices was a laptop containing algorithms used to command... More »
One of the big events at RSA was the Innovation Sandbox. Ten finalists were invited to present demonstrations and short presentations of their sandbox technologies. The winner was Invincea. I had the chance to talk with Invincea's Anup Ghosh the day after his big win (and the smile he was beaming... More »
I, like other people who write about security issues, spend a lot of time talking about failures. We talk about hackers who break into networks, and the problem with effectively enforcing security policies. It’s rare to come across a story where the security policies work — probably because success... More »
"Products can’t create security; at best, they can facilitate it. It’s up to people to do the securing." That comment came from Nathan McNeill, chief strategy officer for Bomgar, during a conversation about the threats to mobile security. You can have all the protection you want built into your... More »
An article at Computerworld ponders whether or not bring your own device (BYOD) is giving the “inmates in the asylum” all the control. BYOD is a security risk for companies, one that is going to get talked about a lot now that technology has made sure we never ever have to be disconnected from our... More »
I think the recent news about the cyber attacks in hotels is as good of an example as there is on the importance of strong security with BYOD. Whether or not we are authorized to use our devices for work and whether or not we are traveling on vacation, we have become a society that is addicted to... More »
Where does the greatest challenge in database security originate from? According to a new survey released by Application Security, the real security challenge is found in organizational issues, as opposed to accidents or nefarious acts. The survey, Data Security At An Inflection Point: 2011 Survey Of... More »
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