Security news from FierceCIO

Here's a novel idea: why not route all of your network traffic through a second computer before it gets to your primary machine, thereby protecting your beloved desktop from all of the nastiness

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A security clearance for your IT job has many benefits. The biggest one is pay. If you have a government-issued clearance, you are likely to earn nearly $20,000 more a year, according to a recent Read more...

Congress is currently grappling with legislation to fight cybercrime and to improve government information security compliance. The measure is likely to have an impact on the private sector, too. The Read more...

You've got your systems secured, or so you think. You have the best anti-hacking software available to keep the bad guys out, that much is for sure. And yet, like many CIOs, you haven't taken the Read more...

It's time to stand up tall and look the threat of security violations straight in the eye. It's also time to recognize that it will cost you eight percent of your IT budget to insulate your system Read more...

Over the past 18 months or so, websites have replaced email as the main source of risk for being attacked by a hacker. Websites are rich targets for bad guys because most organizations have taken Read more...

Bluetooth offers a tremendous opportunity for mobile users, but Ooi Szu-Khiam, senior security consultant at Symantec, says that security is still a big issue. Indeed, research firm InsightExpress Read more...

Perhaps the only thing that enterprises find more threatening than security vulnerabilities are the potential penalties for falling out of compliance. There is a consensus emerging that these two Read more...

Google seems to be everywhere these days, but as the search giant moves into the enterprise, they're facing much of the same security scrutiny as those who have gone before them. Researchers at Read more...

On June 20, officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will hold a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss the agency's apparent problems in staving off electronic attacks and IT systems Read more...