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Study highlights security disconnect
A new study commissioned by Cisco found that many employees are not aware of or don't understand IT security policies, and some just ignore them in the name of productivity. The survey of 2,000... Read more...
Key steps to safer virtual servers
Chris Whitener, chief security strategist with HP Secure Advantage, has some basic pointers for making sure that you have top notch virtualization security. For starters, he recommends using server... Read more...
How hard is it to secure your data?
CIOs must protect their systems from outsiders as well as insiders. A recent survey conducted last month by RSA found that one-third of those surveyed had to work around their organization's security... Read more...
Survey: Businesses lack adequate security plans
A recent survey conducted by technology services firm Scott & Scott in conjunction with the Ponemon Institute found that businesses are still unprepared to deal with data breaches. The survey... Read more...
Endpoint policy management
Securing the configurations on all PCs within the enterprise--even unconnected devices--is a difficult task, but critical to the security of the enterprise and the most important step in doing so... Read more...
False positives: the scourge of network security
It's hard enough to keep your company's networks secure without the possibility of false positive security alerts from security systems such as IPS, IDS, firewalls and antivirus systems. A high... Read more...
Proactive responses to data breaches
Good data security requires a lot of attention and investment. And it's just an issue of throwing money at the problem--a well thought-out strategy and some well-chosen tools can go a long way... Read more...
Editor's Corner
Aside from the constant release of new Microsoft patches, one topic I find myself writing about frequently these past few months is the increasing number of Read more...
VA puts security tasks in the right hands
One of the big issues that led to the recent security incident at the Department of Veterans Affairs was that security management and oversight was fragmented and not really any one person's... Read more...
Voter database lacking security controls
An IT audit reveals that Florida's voter registration data and processes are vulnerable to hacking and corruption due to missing security policies and poor access governance rules. The database,... Read more...
