The cloud’s dirty secret
Enterprise security teams need to get involved early in the decision-making process in cloud initiatives.
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Print Issue: March 01, 2011
Requiring ISPs to retain user logs
Privacy advocates appear to be on the losing end of an initiative from the Department of Justice mandating the retention of user data by internet service providers (ISPs).
Debate: A governance body should be created to administer security certifications
Two sides weigh in on whether the federal government should become involved in the distribution of certifications for security professionals.
London police arrest suspected Anonymous members, dating website PlentyOfFish is hacked, plus other briefs
A summary of what made news in February.
Take mobile defense seriously
There is no doubt that data security and privacy concerns have almost completely migrated to the mobile channel.
Before tech, process and policy
Data leakage prevention (DLP) is garnering a lot of attention as a cure-all for risk management.
Are things getting brighter…or not?
Executives are poised to accept the additional expenses required to deploy evolved security solutions as they experience cost savings and increased productivity by relying on the cloud or mobile devices.
Post-WikiLeaks: Back to basics
Dust off your company’s risk assessment process and make sure it is up to date because this is where your approach to defending against a WikiLeaks type of threat is going to start.
Feeding frenzy: M&A activity in IT security
Ravenous merger-and-acquisition activity is telling of a desire by organizations to consolidate their security and operational tasks, especially as threats increase.
