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Rapid-fire changes to information security strategies
RSA released a special report from the Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC) that assesses how disruptive innovations such as Big Data analytics, cloud computing, …
Video surveillance for critical IT systems
NetWrix has announced its new User Activity Video Reporter tool that acts like a surveillance camera for critical servers and other IT systems by recording user activity for …
Bad Data Handbook
What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In the Bad Data Handbook, data …
IT GRC auditor outlines trends for the new year
As the new year kicks off, Coalfire, an independent IT GRC auditor, compiled their predictions for cybersecurity in 2013. “Last year was a very active year in the …
Worldwide IT spending to reach $3.7 trillion in 2013
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2013, a 4.2 percent increase from 2012 spending of $3.6 trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The …
Ubuntu comes to the phone
Canonical announced a smartphone interface for its operating system, Ubuntu, using all four edges of the screen for a more immersive experience. Ubuntu gives handset OEMs and …
Why hire a hacker?
I’m not advocating the hiring of computer criminals. If you are being held to ransom by someone claiming to have control of your infrastructure, and demanding payment to …
The threat landscape continues to expand rapidly
ThreatMetrix announced cybersecurity trends and risks businesses and consumers must keep top of mind in 2013. These include cyberwarfare, data breaches, migrating malware, …
What DDoS attacks reveal about your security infrastructure
As we close out 2012, there is no doubt that this year will go down as epic in the history books of information security professionals. Looking back on the year it’s not …
Database hacking: The year that was
Have you ever been to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse site? It tallies all the data breaches that have occurred in United States since 2005. What you read there is really …
Trends in mobile ransomware, large-scale attacks and hacktivism
McAfee today released its annual 2013 Threat Predictions report, highlighting the top threats McAfee Labs foresees for 2013. In the coming year, McAfee Labs expects that …
Most unique viruses of 2012
PandaLabs outlined its picks for the most unique viruses of the past year. Rather than a ranking of the most widespread viruses, or those that have caused most infections, …