The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the fourth revision of the government's foundational computer security guide, 'Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information Systems and Organizations', spurred on by the new normal of cloud, mobility and ever more sophisticated hackers.
02 May 2013
Mobility is a part of nearly everyone’s life, and using personal devices for work functionality is a rather inexorable phenomenon, according to research by analyst firm Gartner. But it appears that enterprise IT departments are finally embracing the reality of it, with 38% of companies expected to stop providing devices to workers by 2016, and half of them expected to mandate a bring your own device (BYOD) program by 2017. Security, in turn, is evolving as well.
02 May 2013
Eleanor Dallaway, editor of Infosecurity, interviews Mikko Hypponen and Shlomo Kramer at Infosecurity Europe 2013 in London, immediately following their inductions into the Hall of Fame.
02 May 2013
Eleanor Dallaway, editor of Infosecurity, quizzes three of the information security industry's top European analysts on the current trends in the industry.
02 May 2013
Apple IDs can be a plum target for a hacker: they are, of course, the keys to the Apple ecosystem and the iCloud digital locker. Trend Micro has found phishers recently concentrating their fire on stealing Apple IDs, and are tracking a spike in activity that translates into hundreds of live phishing sites.
01 May 2013
It is generally accepted that the adoption of cloud technology is hampered by concerns over cloud security. Now (ISC)2 has partnered with the Cloud Security Alliance to develop new training and a new certification in cloud security.
24 April 2013
Web hosting provider Linode has been hit with a zero-day attack that compromised its database, including credit card numbers, parts of the source code and passwords. In a security notice the company said that it has instigated a full password reset for all accounts in the wake of the hit.
16 April 2013
In a nod to the immortal aspect of internet data, Google has released an unusual data privacy tool that allows users to decide what to do with their account and associated information once they pass on.
16 April 2013
Businesses strive to achieve agility by accelerating innovation while controlling costs. By implementing server virtualization, business have increased their flexibility and reduced their operational costs while substantially reducing their infrastructure costs. However, networking and security has been left behind in this software-defined revolution – and VMware says it has the right solution.
09 April 2013
A few weeks ago research showed that Amazon’s public buckets can be more public than their owners intended. Now the original researcher shows that Amazon (and Apple’s MobileMe) file storage options are not alone: SpiderOak is also vulnerable.
05 April 2013