Sue Poremba

Machine learning is all about algorithms. It’s been used to spot fraud by the financial industry and is supposed to predict behaviors of users. So how does machine learning intersect with IT security? “Machine learning is the technology that underpins analytics in security,” says Travis Greene, Identity Solutions strategist at NetIQ, the security portfolio of […]

Post-OPM Breach: Closing Today’s Federal Security Gaps We depend on security companies for several things. First and foremost, to provide the software and tools that help keep our own networks and data secure. Second, to be the front line of the latest security issues; while we may only know some companies by their AV software, […]

Data Protection: Five Challenges Facing the Enterprise HR Department I know a number of people who wear fitness trackers or other wearable devices because their employers’ health insurance either offers incentives for doing so or, in at least one case, requires they wear them. In any case, wearables and apps that monitor our health have […]

Five Reasons Why Information Security Is Everyone’s Job I don’t usually jump on the new software or device bandwagon immediately. I tend to wait until something has been on the market for a little while and let other people work the bugs out first. However, the release of Windows 10 intrigues me. I had the […]

Post-OPM Breach: Closing Today’s Federal Security Gaps Is this what cyber war will look like? Reports are saying that several major breaches, including at Anthem, the U.S. government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and United Airlines, which was just recently revealed, were all most likely conducted by the same Chinese cyberespionage group. All of the […]

Five Reasons Why Information Security Is Everyone’s Job I am a devoted Android user. I’ve never kidded myself about the flaws in the platform or about the malware hiding in countless apps. I do wish the folks at Google would get their act together when it comes to monitoring the apps made for the OS, […]

Five Mistakes Managed Security Service Providers Should Avoid The AshleyMadison breach was announced while I was at the airport, on my way home from vacation. My first reaction was “didn’t this happen before?” But then I realized I was confusing it with another adult site breach from a few months ago. My second reaction was […]

Five Common Data Encryption Myths Sometimes I think passwords are nothing but trouble for the security world. It seems like virtually every breach somehow involves passwords, whether it is because passwords are guessed to allow for the breach, or more often, the passwords are stolen and used in subsequent thefts. In April, while at the […]

Five Common Data Encryption Myths Data breaches and cyberattacks happen daily, across industries and to businesses of all sizes. However, as these attacks become more sophisticated, companies admit that they are at a loss on how to best protect the data. According to eWeek, a study from RSA shows that those responsible for protecting the […]

Post-OPM Breach: Closing Today’s Federal Security Gaps The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breach is in the news again. As you may have heard, it is much worse than originally thought, with nearly 22 million records compromised. With this news, this breach is the second one in less than three months that has hit a […]

After Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s spying and information collection, companies (and individuals) became a lot more interested in adopting encryption to better protect their data. However, that’s easier said than done. IT and security staff and anyone else in the decision-making process need to understand what encryption options are available first, and then sift […]

How to Navigate the Common Pitfalls of Security Policy Management The recent attack on The Hacking Team ended up revealing previously unknown exploits in different software. One of the more urgent of the exploits is found in Adobe Flash. As CNET described it: The most critical vulnerability, described by Hacking Team in the information dump […]