BriefingsDirect Analysts Discuss Ramifications of Google-China Dust-Up over Corporate Cyber Attacks

The latest BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights Edition, Volume 50, focuses on the fallout from Google’s threat to pull out of China, due to a series of sophisticated hacks and attacks on Google, as well as a dozen more IT companies. Continue Reading »

New iPhone Security Flaw Could Present a Host of Problems

Once installed, the file could allow hackers to redirect all traffic through a server of their choosing. Continue Reading »

Top 10 Information Security Threats of 2010

security2010 is upon us. I am amazed that it has been a decade since all the fear and speculation of Y2K. Take a moment to review your personal technological transformation in the last 10 years. Continue Reading »

Consider Outsourcing Your Network Security

As more and more critical applications and services move to the cloud, organizations are increasingly receptive to the idea of using a managed security service to protect their network and information assets. Continue Reading »

Access Management: How to Authenticate Users

Technology has evolved to address the challenges of the modern business market. Mobile working and round-the-clock communication have tested information security, as has the need to lock down data from the inside-out. Continue Reading »

Enterprise Data Protection: A Security Strategy for Improving Business Processes and Reducing Data Losses

With data breaches on the rise, financial institutions must constantly develop new strategies and security architectures to safeguard their assets. Failure to stay in front of data threats will inevitably result in further breaches, financial losses, and tarnished reputations. Continue Reading »

SMBs: Beware of Rogue Security Software

According to a recent survey conducted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and Symantec, 90 percent of small businesses believe they are safe from malware and viruses, based on the security practices they have in place. Continue Reading »

DoS Attacks and Continuity of Operations

In this world, security has become even more important for any personal or corporate user. Continue Reading »

Privileged and Shared Accounts – Why You Must Close this Security Hole

One only has to consider the case of Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at French bank Société Générale, who used multiple shared passwords and accounts to execute fraudulent trades, to appreciate the risks shared account logons pose to the modern organisation. Continue Reading »

The Fusion of Context & Content Awareness – Making Endpoint DLP Effective

The risk-based approach to information security that has dominated the corporate market in recent years has resulted in the IT security industry moving from a network-centric to a data-centric information security model. Continue Reading »