Latest news
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Destroy solid state storage and optical media
05.04.2013
Data Security unveiled their SSMD-2mm Destruction Device which disintegrates solid state and optical media to particles 2mm in size or smaller.
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Ciphertex releases 24TB portable, secure NAS server
04.04.2013
The new 24TB portable, highly secure NAS server from Ciphertex is meant for backup, disaster recovery and business continuity, file sharing and virtualization.
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Nebula One: The first enterprise cloud computer
02.04.2013
Nebula today unveiled Nebula One, the first enterprise cloud computer, built from the ground up to power big data, web, and mobile applications.
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US starts gradually removing Chinese IT equipment from federal systems
29.03.2013
A new law concerning funds given to U.S. federal agencies has been signed by President Obama, and it says that Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and the National Science Foundation must consult with the FBI on whether they can acquire an information technology system "produced, manufactured or assembled by one or more entities that are owned, directed or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China." Only if the head of the entity involved and the FBI (or another "appropriate Federal entity") judge that the risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition is acceptable and that the acquisition of such system is "in the national interest of the United States" the purchase will be permitted.
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TypeWATCH: Advanced persistent e-biometrics
28.03.2013
Watchful Software released TypeWATCH 1.2, an e-biometrics solution that leverages the science of Keystroke Dynamics to identify and authenticate users simply by the way they interact with their system.
Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?
Posted on 23 May 2013. | The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.

Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
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