Big Data

RSA 2013: No need to wait for information sharing when Big Data-driven security is here now

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RSA's Art Coviello said Big Data will give practitioners the comprehensive picture they need to detect advanced threats.

Big Data can fight malware

Big Data can fight malware

The ever-changing nature of malware generates anomalous network behavior that can be detected by leveraging large corpuses of data collected from multiple observation points.

Questions for CxOs in a new era

Questions for CxOs in a new era

As network security grows more elusive, CxOs need to ask their IT departments some tough questions.

EMC, RSA buy online fraud technology maker

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EMC has acquired Menlo Park, Calif.-based online fraud detection provider Silver Tail Systems. Silver Tail, which offers "real-time web session and behavioral analysis" for banking, e-commerce and government customers, will operate as part of RSA, EMC's security division.

Adding second-tier analysis to harness Big Data

Adding second-tier analysis to harness Big Data

The challenge that Big Data presents is trying to align disparate analytical islands. The answer comes in pulling all the pieces together.

The IT staff of the future will speak business, not just technology

The IT staff of the future will speak business, not just technology

With emerging technologies that must be controlled, the demand to align business risk with security is growing. As such, the IT role is being reinvented under our feet, and those who function more like a CIO will rule the world.

Big Data requires new skills

Big Data requires new skills

Today's firms must identify people who have knowledge from disparate areas, says Tracey Wilen-Daugenti.

Exotic, new connections: Embedded devices

Exotic, new connections: Embedded devices By

For a while, only traditional PCs were connected to the public internet. But with most devices now gaining networked capabilities, it's only a matter of time before your television can contract a virus.

Big Data: The big picture

Big Data: The big picture By

With data proliferating at astonishing rates, organizations are tearing into it, hoping to derive new business value, which, according to Zions CSO Preston Wood, includes better security decision making.

BlueCross fine over breach related to HIPAA notification rule

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The BlueCross BlueShield settlement with the Office for Civil Rights is a reminder for health care organizations to bolster their data security, experts said.

Sponsored Video: Tom Reilly of HP on big data

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Tom Reilly, VP and general manager of HP Enterprise Security Products, discusses the issues facing the security industry today including targeted attacks, managing big data, and how bring-your-own-device also raises issues with mobile computing.

What's the Big Deal about Big Data?

What's the Big Deal about Big Data?

The ability by organizations to collect mountains of data offers a dream scenario for hackers, but if managed properly, large volumes of information also can present IT staff with unique and valuable insight into an organization's security posture.

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