Expert analysis
The Chinese time bomb
At Seculert, when we analyze a targeted attack, we are trying to help our customers understand the intention of the attackers, as we look how the attack evolves over time. In …
Open standards are key for security in the cloud
The current divide between proprietary and open approaches to enterprise cloud computing has implications beyond the obvious. More than just issues of cloud interoperability …
IT complexity and change auditing
Robert Bobel is the Director of Product Management at NetWrix. In this interview he talks about change auditing trends, enterprise security issues, increasing IT complexity …
Video: RSA Conference 2013 showcase
The world’s top information security professionals and business leaders gathered in San Francisco for RSA Conference 2013. Here’s a closer look at the show. For …
Separating single sign-on myths from fact
Single Sign On (SSO), the ability to authenticate only once and have automatic access to many systems, has many potential benefits ranging from lower IT overhead costs to …
Security pros should listen with their heads, not their hearts
There is a phrase that has become quite popular in information security circles and it goes along the lines of “there are two types of organizations, those that have …
Unintended, malicious and evil applications of augmented reality
Most new products begin life with a marketing pitch that extols the product’s virtues. A similarly optimistic property holds in user-centered design, where most books …
The privacy cliff and how not to fall off it
We are all hearing the phrase “fiscal cliff” considerably more times than is useful. So far, however, nobody’s mentioned a “privacy cliff.” They …
Document shredding: the why and the how
Tim McBride serves as the Vice President and General Manager of Secure Destruction Services for Recall North America. He is focused on driving improvements in safety, …
Information risks in the enterprise
Ian Whiting is the CEO Titania, a developer of security auditing and testing software. In this interview he discusses managing information-related risks in the enterprise, …
How do you protect your phone and your data?
Given the risks we run in not securing our phones, you’d be forgiven for thinking it must be a task requiring a doctorate in computer science. In reality, however, …
Privacy tips for social networking, apps and geolocation
Many people confuse data privacy and data security. While there are similarities, privacy and security are not the same thing. Data security focuses on the confidentiality, …