Latest news
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Why BYOx is the next big concern of CISOs
22.05.2013
Wisegate released new research from its members that demonstrate how CIOs and CISOs are working to achieve the right balance between employee productivity and information security as they face growing IT consumerization trends, such as BYOD and more recently BYOx (where x = anything from the latest mobile device to personal apps, web services, cloud storage and more.) Today BYOx has become a catch-all term that encompasses a broad spectrum of technologies and services that are not managed (or in some cases even approved) by the corporate IT organization, but are being used by the workforce to get their jobs done.
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IT pros focus on cloud security, not hype
22.05.2013
Cloud computing is exceeding expectations, according to a CA report.
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Digital Government Strategy progress and challenges
20.05.2013
A new report by Mobile Work Exchange and Good Technology examines Federal agencies’ progress toward the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Digital Government Strategy, as we approach its first birthday on May 23, 2013.
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Over 45% of IT pros snitch on their colleagues
20.05.2013
Forty five percent of IT workers admit they would snitch you up to the boss if you decide to break corporate rules or access company information that you shouldn’t on the network or Internet, a recent survey from Lieberman Software has uncovered.
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Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
16.05.2013
Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern.
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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