Articles about usage management and monitoring

In the office setting, IT and security officers can control how social media is used -- or not used. Continue Reading »

Of course, the sad reality is there are company employees who are doing more harm than good for the business. Continue Reading »

Nearly one quarter of data breaches in 2009 came from the educational sector. While I don't have the numbers, I would suspect quite a few of those breaches come through college data loss. Continue Reading »

Twitter and the FTC have reached a settlement regarding Twitter's data security lapses. Continue Reading »

Today I noticed that my computer was acting funny, so I scanned my computer and sure enough, a Trojan was hiding deep in the bowels of some files. Continue Reading »

Full disclosure: The breach I'm going to discuss could end up affecting me personally.  But I think the overall message is too important not to share. Continue Reading »

Outsourcing IT security isn't a new idea. I found an essay written by Bruce Schneier from 2002 where Schneier argues the case for outsourcing security. Continue Reading »

As Google's dominance on how the world does business online grows, users need to be aware of the risks that are out there and how Google responds to the complaints and problems. Continue Reading »

We talked about how spam can hurt the company brand. But where is the spam coming from? Continue Reading »

Every time you connect to the Internet, you are putting your computer -- and the information stored there -- at risk. Continue Reading »