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Security audits infrequent

You might assume that companies are conducting regular security audits to ensure the safety and integrity of their sensitive data and their proprietary information. But that assumption is wrong. A Read more...

Ex-Goldman Sachs exec arrested for stealing code

A former Goldman Sachs executive dipped into the company's data base and allegedly stole quite a few secrets. He allegedly took propriety computer programs that the financial giant uses to make rapid Read more...

Are you the data police?

This week, we report on an interesting question about the ownership of data when a company goes out of business. Who is responsible for protecting this information still in the computers of a company Read more...

New guidelines for tracking consumers online

Federal regulators have issued new guidelines for Internet companies that tailor advertising to track user behavior online. In the report, the Federal Trade Commission said Internet companies should Read more...

Data security's worst year yet

A report released by the security tracking Identity Theft Resource Center said there were 646 data breach incidents reported in 2008, a 47 percent increase over 2007 and an all-time record. The spike Read more...

Top tech resolutions for 2009

It's the New Year, and InfoWorld.com suggests it is time to reassess your priorities. Resources will be limited and business pressures will be intense, but you can't withdraw or go into reactive Read more...

Hard times attract cybercrime boom

As the economy struggles, some online crime watchers see signs that a portion of newly unemployed skilled tech workers are turning to the theft of sensitive data. This is taking place even as the Read more...

Google comes to DC

Google has had lobbying operations in the nation's capital for a while, but it recently located an 18 person sales force in a Washington suburb to sell its technology to the government. The Read more...

Firing IT workers can cost you

CIO's need to be on the alert when dismissing employees, never a pleasant task. But the unpleasantness can be extended well beyond the firing if an employee seeks to compromise company computer Read more...

Encrypt all of your laptops, or else...

How easy is it to lose a laptop computer? Very easy. More than 5,000 laptops are lost in taxis in London, New York, Chicago and other large cities every year, and many more disappear at airports and Read more...

Press Releases

Move With Us Turns to Quarri to Achieve PCI Compliance

Quarri Protect On Q Delivers Encryption and Application Security, Protects Sensitive Data AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quarri™ Technologies, a security software company that empowers Read more >>

Quarri Protect On Q Product Named Finalist in Info Security Products Guide’s Global Excellence Awards

Protect On Q Mobile for Android protects against malicious activities, offers data security via mobile devices AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quarri Technologies, a security software company that Read more >>

Lieberman Software’s Enterprise Random Password Manager Earns Editors' Best Silver Security Award from Windows IT Pro

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lieberman Software Corporation’s flagship privileged identity management product, Enterprise Random Password Manager™ (ERPM), won the 2011 silver award for Editors’ Read more >>

Duo Jumps and Screams to Victory in Application Security, Inc.’s 2011 Database Security Video Smackdown

Boisterous Pair Bring Database Security Issues Out Into the Open with Humorous, In-Your-Face Style; Illustrate Obvious Mistakes Companies Regularly Make NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Application Read more >>

Quarri Adds Android-based OS Platform Support and Mobile Security to Its Leading Web Browser Protection Product Suite

Quarri Protect On Q Mobile for Android Extends Protection to the Android OS Platform AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quarri™ Technologies, a security software company that empowers organizations to Read more >>