"IT Security"
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The Sad State of Security
Every once in a while, a survey comes along that puts things in perspective. Such is the case with a survey published this week by the Ponemon Institute that basically highlights the fact that IT innovations are outpacing the ability of security specialists to keep up. Here are some of the...
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Closing the Security Gap
One of the more frustrating things about the way we manage security is the gap between when vulnerabilities are disclosed and when the IT organization can actually deploy the patch that remediates the problem. This problem can be particularly acute when it comes to databases from Oracle,...
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Sharing Security News with the IT Business Edge Community
I’m excited to begin writing about IT security issues for IT Business Edge in this new blog. I’ve been writing on IT security and related topics for nearly five years, but my interest really took off when my son decided to major in security and risk analysis. From my conversations with him and from...
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Study Shows SMBs Lacking in Security Training
A new study co-sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec of about 1,500 small and medium-sized businesses across the United States has been released. The SMBs were surveyed on areas pertaining to cybersecurity, as well as their security-related policies and practices. ...
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Smart Grids and Security
Smart grid technology offers tremendous financial and environmental benefits. There is a problem, however: It may not be secure. The Washington Post’s Brian Krebs writes that smart meters – the elements of the smart grid that are installed in homes and businesses to manage power consumption...
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Managed Security on the Rise
I have always been intrigued by companies that outsource their IT security function. To me, it's like giving away the keys to the kingdom. But, like anything else, you can easily make an argument for or against it. I recently had the opportunity to talk to Don Gray, Chief Security Strategist for ...
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Creating an Updated Security Model
As a security professional, it's hard to stay on top of the most current issues, never mind even thinking about the future. In a previous post, . Now that we have current information, how do we formulate a security plan that we can implement? As part of its Security for Business Innovation...
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Improving Mobile Device Security
Mobile devices are embedded in enterprises. That's the way it is and that's the way it will be for the foreseeable future. Whether it's a laptop, netbook, thumb drive, or an iPhone, there is no boundary where sensitive data resides. Data goes where we need it and where we use it. That said, IT...
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Security Strategy Survey's Key Findings Positive
Dimension Data, an IT services and solution provider, working with IDC, commissioned a report titled, " 2009 Global IT Security Research Results Summary, " whose findings look positive for all industry sectors. The report had the following key findings: IT security spending remains strong in...
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Symantec Sets Out to Form a Security Quorum
One of the biggest security issues of our time is how adept cyber criminals have become at attaching malevolent bits of code inside our applications. This situation was bad enough when the malevolent code was hidden inside a file attachment inside our e-mail systems, but the situation has...
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Symantec: SMBs Ignore Basic Security Measures
The findings of the 2009 Global Small and Mid-sized Business Security and Storage survey conducted by IT security firm Symantec has revealed what most of us have quietly known all along - that many SMBs do not implement basic security measures. Conducted in the first quarter of 2009, the survey...
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Is Security Stifling Innovation?
This is a topic that has been on my mind for a long time and now seems the right time to discuss it. I have been in many meetings with clients, mostly business people that want to implement a new business strategy, only to find that desire impaired by security or regulatory concerns. I work for an...
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