In its 2012 Disaster Preparedness survey, Symantec finds a link between the three great movers of contemporary computing: virtualization, cloud computing and mobility. That link, surprisingly, is security – or more specifically, it is the need for adequate disaster recovery capabilities.
15 May 2012
Despite the US federal government identifying cybersecurity as a critical national preparedness goal, federal grant-funded investments in state cybersecurity capabilities have been “minimal”, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
04 May 2012
A researcher has uncovered a backdoor in RuggedCom software used to control traffic and railroad systems that could enable a remote attacker to take control of the systems.
26 April 2012
The three companies represented on the keynote panel (G4S Secure Solutions, Steria UK, and Skipton Building Society) are very different; and their CISOs have very different views on the functioning of risk management within infosec.
25 April 2012
Chaired by Quocirca's Bob Tarzey, Network Rail's CISO Peter Gibbons and Yell's CISO Phil Cracknell led a lively discussion on the current and future role of the CISO.
25 April 2012
European Commission vice president Nellie Kroes shared her vision for a pan-European internet security strategy – requiring the collective efforts business, government, and users alike – during her opening keynote at Infosecurity Europe in London.
24 April 2012
In order to protect data from a disaster or cyberattack, organizations should develop a disaster recovery plan based on a cost-benefit analysis of the value of the data versus the cost of maintaining backup facilities, according to a report from Wisegate.
04 April 2012
Computer storage devices containing personal information on 800,000 California residents were lost following a disaster recovery exercise held by IBM and Iron Mountain on behalf of the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS).
02 April 2012
The Department of Energy (DOE) has identified serious cybersecurity gaps at the Bonneville Power Administration, which supplies wholesale electric power to regional utilities in the Pacific Northwest.
30 March 2012
Senior level corporate management needs to provide more leadership on cybersecurity, advised Shawn Henry, top cyber intrusion expert at the FBI.
15 March 2012