Information security industry and technology trends, analysis
When writing white papers and case studies on application control software, technical copywriters should educate prospects on advanced persistent threats (APTs) and the need for controls to enforce policies. SearchSecurity.com reported on a survey by whitelisting vendor Bit9 that found IT and security professionals are most concerned about APTs. While companies have policies to help [...]
Despite increasing investments in mobile device security, results of a TechTarget survey of SearchMobileComputing.com readers indicates that securing tablets, smartphones and laptops will remain a pain point for the foreseeable future. According to the survey, the three major areas where readers expect to see the largest year-over-year investment are: tablets, smartphones and mobile security solutions. [...]
Results of a Ponemon Institute study indicate there’s a lot of finger pointing going on between cloud service providers and customers over security. It seems that no one wants to take responsibility for securing customer data in the cloud. Take a look at these results from the study: 73% of U.S. service providers and 75% [...]
Proposed changes to FISMA via the Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act and the mandated use of CyberScope are forcing government agencies to move away from a compliance exercise to continuous monitoring for risk management. These changes, in my opinion, can only help agencies improve their security posture. But transitioning from a compliance-centric attitude to one of [...]
IT organizations looking to virtualize their data centers may be weighing the pros and cons of Microsoft Hyper-V vs. VMware. One point to take into consideration is the availability of security solutions for each vendor. The majority of third-party security products are only available for VMware (Read Virtual network security: A vendor comparison). A third-party [...]
When writing white papers and case studies on application control software, technical copywriters should educate prospects on advanced persistent threats (APTs) and the need for controls to enforce policies. SearchSecurity.com reported on a survey by whitelisting vendor Bit9 that found IT and security professionals are most concerned about APTs. While companies have policies to help [...]
Despite increasing investments in mobile device security, results of a TechTarget survey of SearchMobileComputing.com readers indicates that securing tablets, smartphones and laptops will remain a pain point for the foreseeable future. According to the survey, the three major areas where readers expect to see the largest year-over-year investment are: tablets, smartphones and mobile security solutions. [...]
Results of a Ponemon Institute study indicate there’s a lot of finger pointing going on between cloud service providers and customers over security. It seems that no one wants to take responsibility for securing customer data in the cloud. Take a look at these results from the study: 73% of U.S. service providers and 75% [...]
Proposed changes to FISMA via the Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act and the mandated use of CyberScope are forcing government agencies to move away from a compliance exercise to continuous monitoring for risk management. These changes, in my opinion, can only help agencies improve their security posture. But transitioning from a compliance-centric attitude to one of [...]