A need for risk managers with specific skills in business continuity planning and disaster recovery.
A need for risk managers with specific skills in business continuity planning and disaster recovery.
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Print Issue: June 01, 2011
Safety in the cloud: Cloud-based services
With more organizations hesitant to entrust their sensitive data to the cloud and a handful of high-profile breaches, providers are augmenting their protections capabilities.
Ashwin Altekar security risk manager, Heartland Payment Systems
Ashwin Altekar, security risk manager at Heartland Payment Systems, says he must first understand the level of risk that technologies create for customers, and then implement controls that manage that risk so it is invisible to customers.
Finding a cure for breach fatigue
There probably always will be some indifference to breach notifications, but I’d like to hope that today’s average, technology-reliant consumer isn’t blissfully trusting that businesses and the government have their best interests in mind.
Company news: New hires at Zscaler, ICANN, eCert; Diebold, CynergisTek partner
Zscaler appointed Lane Bess chief operating officer, Jeff Moss appointed CSO of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and more personnel announcements and other industry news.
DataBank Threat Report: Mapping cybercriminal activity across the world
Cybercriminal activity across the globe, plus a roundup of security-related news.
No harm, no foul? We’ll see.
In a potentially precedent-setting court ruling, a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed against RockYou over a breach that exposed millions of user credentials.
A new era for risk management
The ability to ascertain the risk tolerance of the business gives us a benchmark to hit as opposed to just “guessing” and then getting political pushback
Threat of the month: PlayStation breach
The Sony PlayStation Network/Qriocity service breach of 77 million records contained a twist that makes it dangerous.
Debate: The U.S. government was justified to take control of Coreflood bot servers.
The U.S. government was justified to take control of Coreflood bot servers.
