For enterprises, the ability to detect data breaches within minutes is critical in preventing data loss, yet only 35% of firms stated they have the ability to do this. The culprit? An ever-escalating array of data sources stemming from virtualization, anywhere, anytime work habits and an explosion of end-user devices and applications. In short, organizations around the world are finding themselves unable to harness the power of Big Data for security purposes.

Saudi Arabia is cracking down on communications tools that bypass the Kingdom’s monitoring capabilities and affect the revenue of the indigenous telecommunications companies.

UK ISPs will have porn filters operational before the end of 2013 said David Cameron’s ‘pornification’ advisor Claire Perry at a Westminster eForum last week.

Accumuli yesterday acquired two-factor authentication specialist Signify Solutions for £4.2 million in cash – a net consideration of £2.6 million given Signify’s £1.6m cash in hand.

An announcement from the Swedish Information Commissioner enjoins Salem Municipality ‘to either remedy the shortcomings of the agreement [to use Google’s cloud services] or to stop using the cloud service.’

I came across a brief article on Forbes by Andy Greenberg on a bug in the beta version of iOS 7 that makes it possible to bypass its lockscreen in order to access (not to mention delete, tweet etc.) t...

We’re obviously not even close to the end of the revelations around both Operation PRISM and Edward Snowden, but (avoiding political or ethical commentary on what happened) a few things are beco...

A controversy concerning the information security policies at the US Department of Veterans Affairs was reported by Federal News Radio last week, and while it is dangerous to draw conclusions fro...

By Merritt Maxim We continue to hear about how cloud, mobility and the consumerization of IT has the potential to transform business. However, the ongoing hype around these trends may lead some to b...

A CEO's Guide to Big Data Security Feeling a bit lost in the Big Data ocean? The ISF’s Steve Durbin provides a life boat by briefing the Big Chair about its security and risk management implications

Arab Uprising: Information Security in the Middle East The Middle East is an emerging market for information security and related awareness. With Israel already at the forefront of the industry, Wendy M. Grossman examines what the rest of the region is doing to catch up

Comment: Cybersecurity and Reality – What’s in a Word? What does the word 'cyber' really mean? Gregor Campbell cracks open his dictionary to trace its transformation

An Inside Look at AT&T’s Operations Center, and its Security Strategy One of the largest network services providers in the US invited Infosecurity to its Global Network Operations Center in Bedminster, New Jersey, and then explained why it is poised for success within the IT security market.

Interview: Dorothy Denning In her heart a true academic, Drew Amorosi tracks down Dorothy Denning – renowned information security researcher and trainer of today’s cyber warriors

Allan Boardman says it’s time to license information security professionals and join the ranks of other esteemed professions

A licensing scheme for information security professionals would create more issues than it solves, according to Hord Tipton

Interview: Larry Ponemon Dr. Larry Ponemon is the chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, and one of the nicest people you may ever meet. Here’s what happened when Eleanor Dallaway met the King of Privacy himself…

In Cyberspace, No One Can Hear You Scream Royal Holloway’s Geraint Price and Keith Martin call for innovative approaches to securing cyberspace that go beyond the current practitioners’ toolkit

Comment: Making the Journey from BYOD to BYOPC Is the laptop evolving into a tablet, or is the tablet evolving into a PC? As the device landscape blurs, Yorgen Edholm of Accellion urges enterprises to face the new challenges of how content is secured, synchronized and shared on the new generation of mobile devices