Security

Fri, October 28, 2011 - When you have a skeleton crew but a long list of things that need to get done, it just makes sense to do them yourself

Wed, October 26, 2011 - Thomas J. Trappler advises you to vet cloud providers to make sure they have adequate physical security safeguards.

Thu, October 20, 2011 - Apple's iOS 5 and the new iPhone 4S, which went on sale Friday, are packed with new features, many of which should boost the productivity and on-the-road capabilities of professional users. But, as with many consumer-oriented mobile platforms making their way into the workplace, iOS 5 and Apple's new iCloud service present some serious challenges in business environments.

Tue, October 18, 2011 - The world of information security needs a Steve Jobs.

Tue, October 11, 2011 - The CIO continues to question the value of our $250,000 investment in a security incident and event management (SIEM) tool. I want more money in the budget next year to expand SIEM deployment to other areas of the world, and he wants to know what he'll get for that money.

Fri, September 30, 2011 - Is it really best to be on the leading edge?

Thu, September 29, 2011 - Within the IT security community, identity- and access-management (IAM) initiatives are considered high value, but are notoriously problematic to deploy. Yet despite IAM's complexity, it represents 30 percent or more of the total information security budget of most large institutions, according to IDC (a sister company to CSO's publisher).

Tue, September 20, 2011 - "Don't screw up. When you do good, no one pays attention, but if you screw up, the weight of the world will be dropped on your shoulders."

Tue, September 20, 2011 - Recent attacks could reverberate and undercut the public's faith that the Internet is a trustworthy medium for doing business.

Tue, September 20, 2011 - Healthcare organizations should make better use of the 'significant risk of harm' exemption in the federal law.