Enterprise Security

'Horrible Problems' May Be Rolling In With the Cloud
August 16, 2012

Why does Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak think cloud-based computing will bring "horrible problems" over the next few years? Sounds crazy, but to tell you the truth I think Woz is correct -- to a point. The more we transfer everything to the cloud, the less control we will have over it, according to Wozniak. That's true -- and that's just one of many issues that must be resolved before we embrace the cloud.

Amazon, Apple Cork Security Holes
August 08, 2012

Amazon and Apple changed some of their security policies this week after tech journalist Mat Honan claimed an identity theft incident involving the two companies allowed a hacker to wipe out much of his personal online data. Both Amazon and Apple put an end to policies that allowed customers to change their account settings over the phone.

Forging Trust Within the Supply Chain
July 30, 2012

Let's examine the latest efforts to make global supply chains for technology providers more secure, verified, and therefore trusted. We'll examine the advancement of The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum to gain an update on the effort's achievements and to learn more about how technology suppliers and buyers can expect to benefit.

Apple to Make Unprecedented Appearance at Black Hat
July 25, 2012

For years, Apple has been able to avoid the bad press about malware infections that has dogged rival Microsoft, but that's changed in recent times, which it may be why the company is participating this week in a high visibility security conference being held in Las Vegas. Apple Platform Security Manager Dallas DeAtley is scheduled to speak at Black Hat 2012 Thursday about key security technologies.

Refining Due Diligence for Enterprise Open Source
July 24, 2012

Most security professionals are probably very comfortable with using open source tools to implement technical security functionality. From nikto to snort to openssh -- there are literally hundreds of well-known, sophisticated, open source tools that perform useful and critical security functions.

A New Day for ID Management
July 23, 2012

Let's examine the relationship between controlled digital identities in cyber risk management. Our panel will explore how the technical and legal support of ID management best practices have been advancing rapidly. And we'll see how individuals and organizations can better protect themselves through better understanding and managing of their online identities.

Securing Federal Employees' Mobile Devices: Big Opportunities, Big Challenges
July 20, 2012

The burgeoning market for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is not only affecting consumer use of information technology, but also having an impact on the private sector workplace. The mobile IT market is clearly hot. Worldwide shipments of major brand smartphones increased by 50 percent to 152.3 million units in the first quarter of 2012 versus the same period last year, according to IDC.

The Cloud: Aggressive Adoption, Accretive Benefits
July 16, 2012

Many organizations have gleaned huge benefits from high degrees of virtualization and aggressive cloud computing adoption. Revlon and SAP are two companies that recently participated in a VMware-organized media roundtable event in San Francisco. The event, attended by industry analysts and journalists, demonstrated how mission-critical applications are transforming businesses.

The BYOD Maelstrom: Legal, Technical Issues Abound
June 13, 2012

When companies started issuing BlackBerry phones, the world changed. With the advent of the iPhone and Android, the world changed again. Employees started using the newer, hotter technologies, and many carried the company BlackBerry and the iPhone or an Android handset but did not like carrying one device for work and one for personal stuff.

5 Tips for Braving the BYOD Boom
June 08, 2012

On today's information technology landscape, one thing is glaringly obvious: Security concerns associated with employees bringing personal devices onto the corporate network -- both internal and external -- are keeping IT managers up at night. The "consumerization" of IT is having an enormous impact on IT security.

Keeping Your Head Above Churning IT Waters
May 29, 2012

The upcoming HP Discover 2012 conference in Las Vegas is both an exclamation point on the current enterprise IT climate of change as well as a neon signpost for HP's strategy and direction. Why is IT is at a crossroads? How is the very nature of IT being redefined as a result of large and global trends?

Symantec on the Move With Enterprise Security
May 09, 2012

Antivirus vendor Symantec has announced enhancements to its enterprise mobile security product. These include capabilities for mobile application management, data loss prevention, certificate management and code signing for devs. The features will help IT cope with the burgeoning Bring Your Own Device trend, which has employees increasingly using their personal mobile devices for work, Symantec said.

Anonymous Strikes Most Fear in the Hearts of IT Security Managers
April 24, 2012

The hacker group Anonymous and other so-called hacktivists are the biggest concern for IT security professionals, according to a survey by Bit9. Its 2012 Cyber Security Survey queried nearly 2,000 IT security experts to gauge the current state of enterprise security and otherwise identify what keeps IT executives up at night.

Hacktivists, Not Profiteers, Stole Most Data in 2011
March 22, 2012

Cyberattacks carried out by hacktivists -- hackers motivated by political reasons -- shot up in 2011, accounting for 58 percent of the data stolen in cyberbreaches, according to Verizon. The company's 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report also stated that 79 percent of the attacks were opportunistic, meaning they were carried out because an opportunity presented itself, rather than being planned.

It's Business as Usual for Anonymous as Panda Takes a Hit
March 07, 2012

The hacktivists known as "Anonymous" have retaliated following Tuesday's news of the arrests of LulzSec hackers exposed by their former leader, Hector Xavier Monsegur. Overnight, Anonymous hackers took down more than 25 websites belonging to Panda Security. They also posted email addresses, usernames and passwords of more than a hundred of the firm's employees and defaced a number of marketing-related sites.

The Over/Under on Cloud Security
February 21, 2012

For some, any move to the cloud -- at least the public cloud -- means a higher risk for security. For others, relying more on a public cloud provider means better security. There's more of a concentrated and comprehensive focus on security best practices that are perhaps better implemented and monitored centrally in the major public clouds. And so which is it?

Identity and Access Management: A New, Less Excruciating Approach
January 10, 2012

As essential as open systems and mobile applications are for doing business, they also put significant strain on an organization's security systems and, in particular, the key line of defense: identity and access management systems.

Enterprise Security System Puts Android Under Lock and Key
October 12, 2011

The proliferation of smartphones has created headaches for security-minded IT departments everywhere, but a Motorola subsidiary aims to give system administrators more peace of mind with a solution for managing Android phones in business environments. Three Laws Mobility, purchased by Motorola eight months ago, announced Tuesday that its management solution for Android phones is now ready for prime time.

Enterprise Security: New Weapons for a New War
February 28, 2011

Looking back over the past few years, it seems like cybersecurity and warfare threats are only getting worse. We've had the Stuxnet Worm, the WikiLeaks affair, China-originating attacks against Google and others, and the recent Egypt Internet blackout. But are cybersecurity dangers, in fact, getting that much worse?

Who's Keeping Tabs on Tablet Security?
January 07, 2011

Forget the notebook, the netbook or the laptop; this is going to be the year of the tablet. Corporations from Salesforce.com to Mercedes-Benz and JPMorgan Chase have started equipping their executives with iPads. Meanwhile, a slew of new Android and Windows tablets have been taking the spotlight at CES this week. At the same time, security vendors have warned that mobile malware is on the rise.