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CISOs Must Engage the Board About Information Security

Your organization will come under attack. It's not a matter of "if." It's a matter of "when." And security is no longer simply an operational concern. As technology has become the central component of nearly all business processes, security has become a business concern. As a result, information security should sit firmly on the boardroom agenda.

Thor Olavsrud | 31 May | Read more

Signature-Based Endpoint Security on Its Way Out

Signature-based blacklisting security technologies are losing the battle against malware, says McAfee, which has streamlined its endpoint security offerings to two suites that it says provide next-generation security for all endpoints, whether PCs, tablets or ATMs.

Thor Olavsrud | 29 May | Read more

4 Mobile Security Predictions to Help CIOs Plan for the Future

Few things can keep CIOs up at night these days like mobility, particularly bring your own device (BYOD). After all, mobile, consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) are turning enterprise security models on their heads. Privacy implications--let alone the potential for data loss and data leakage--are enough to make a CIO break out in a cold sweat.

Thor Olavsrud | 15 Apr | Read more

Chinese Government's Link to Cyber Espionage Clearer Than Ever

It's a common belief in the information security world that the Chinese government is behind many of the advanced persistent threats that target companies around the world in an effort to steal their IP and trade secrets. Now one security firm has come forward with years of evidence to link a prolific APT group to a unit inside the Chinese government.

Thor Olavsrud | 20 Feb | Read more

FIDO Alliance Says, 'Forget Passwords!'

If there's one thing that's become clear in the past several years, according to PayPal CISO Michael Barrett, it's that usernames and passwords--originally conceived in the era of centralized mainframes--have become more of a liability than a protection online.

Thor Olavsrud | 12 Feb | Read more

Is Stolen IP Walking in the Door With New Employees?

Are your former employees walking out the door with your intellectual property? And worse, is your new hire putting your organization at risk by bringing in IP stolen from a former employer? A new global survey by Symantec and The Ponemon Institute finds that half of employees who left or lost their jobs in the past 12 months kept confidential corporate data, and 40 percent say they plan to use the data in their new jobs.

Thor Olavsrud | 08 Feb | Read more