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Cyber beacons: The challenges of new technologies

Deb Radcliff February 01, 2012

Organizations are working overtime to design ways to control, via policy and technology, employees' penchant for sharing private information across social networking and mobile devices.

Adjoining islands: Security convergence

Dan Kaplan February 01, 2012

Turf wars remain a major roadblock to embracing the merger of physical and logical security. But Honolulu CIO Gordon Bruce believes the right time for such a project is now.

Boundless information: Mining social networks

Jim Romeo February 01, 2012

Criminals are finding social media websites like Facebook, which contain a vast array of personal assets, to be a treasure trove of information that they can use to launch further attacks.

Hard target: The APT scenario

Stephen Lawton January 03, 2012

Stealthy, targeted attacks are real -- as evidenced by operations such as Shady RAT and Stuxnet -- and there isn't a one-size-fits-all remedy to deal with them.

The new wave: Modern security education

Dan Kaplan January 03, 2012

Sometimes a little bit of competition is what it takes to get students on the path to careers in security. Software engineer Alex Levinson, who won the U.S. Cyber Challenge, was one of those people.

SC Magazine survey: Guarding against a data breach

Illena Armstrong January 03, 2012

Security conversations are as audible as ever, yet budgets remain largely flat. However, an expected influx of compliance audits may serve as the driver for more dollars. We polled 488 pros for their thoughts.

Bumper crop: Cyber security legislation

Stephen Lawton January 03, 2012

Data security measures have a long, storied history of meeting their demise on Capitol Hill. But two proposals have the bipartisan support that give them at least a shot at passage in 2012.

Game play: A case study in security

Greg Masters December 01, 2011

It's not all fun and games at Brady Distribution Co., a supplier of arcade entertainment, especially when malware and DDoS attacks are involved. Learn how the organization fought against the threat.

Top 5 influential IT security thinkers

Ryan Goldberg, Dan Kaplan, Greg Masters, Angela Moscaritolo December 01, 2011

This year-end special section focuses on people who represent the highest degree of professionalism in security, individuals who stand out for their technical skills, managerial prowess, insight and advocacy.

Over the horizon: Predictions for 2012

Staff Report December 01, 2011

Guesses for what a new year will bring often are wrong, but that doesn't mean we can't try, right? A group of some of our most trusted sources break out the DeLorean and set it to "2012."

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