Latest news
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IT security pros have trouble communicating with executives
24.05.2013
A Hanover Research survey of 131 information security professionals revealed key differences between the way executive and non-executive IT professionals communicate with senior leadership.
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Blue Coat to acquire Solera Networks
22.05.2013
Blue Coat Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Solera Networks, a provider of big data security intelligence and analytics for threat protection.
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Dell acquires Enstratius
06.05.2013
Dell today announced the acquisition of Enstratius, which helps organizations manage applications across private, public and hybrid clouds, including automated application provisioning and scaling, application configuration management, usage governance, and cloud utilization monitoring.
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McAfee to acquire Stonesoft
06.05.2013
McAfee and Stonesoft today announced a definitive agreement to initiate a conditional tender offer for the acquisition of Stonesoft for approximately $389 million in cash.
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Ex employee hacked into high-voltage power manufacturer's network
03.05.2013
A criminal complaint was unsealed on Thursday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Michael Meneses - who was arrested earlier that day in Smithtown, Long Island - with hacking into the computer network of a company that manufactures high-voltage power supplies, causing the company over $90,000 in damage.
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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