Security

Can Satan Save Students from Gov’t Electronic Monitoring?

Conservative Republicans in Texas and the ACLU are fighting against a proposed government regulation that would make high-school students carry RFID cards for location tracking.

New SCADA Vulnerability Reports are Old News

It's not news that industrial control systems have weaknesses. But it's unlikely these systems will ever be truly secured due the astronomical funds it would take to secure them, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman.

7 Most Important Tech Trends Of 2012

Technology trends can come and go with little more than a (Google) Wave, but seven trends of 2012 are here to stay. Some came out of nowhere, while others emerged after years of development.

5 Ways to Stay Safe Online on Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the busiest online shopping days of the year, and a peak period for malware, phishing and spam. Here are five tips you can share with employees to help protect them from online threats during the holiday shopp

INE Security Alert: The Steep Cost of Neglecting Cybersecurity Training

IT and Employees See BYOD Security (Much) Differently

IT organizations continue to struggle with the details when it comes to enabling BYOD for applications beyond email, and a new study finds that while employees are eager to access corporate resources from their mobile devices, they have little tolera

Cloud Security Not Really Slowing IT Adoption

Cloud security has been discussed ad nauseum for years, and it's often cited as the biggest barrier to enterprise cloud adoption. Such conversations are misguided, CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden says, and ignore the larger challenge of cloud adopti

Beware of the iPhone Swipers

Watch your back this Black Friday. There will be gadget thieves on the streets to go along with gadget deals in stores.

Is Israel, Hamas Use of Twitter to ‘Live Tweet’ Attacks a Cyberwar?

Both Israel and Hamas took to Twitter this week to detail their attacks on each other. CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman has the story, along with a roundup of other IT security stories from the past week.

Cybersecurity Stalls in Senate, Obama Could Issue Executive Order

With deep divisions over the proper role of government, a comprehensive cybersecurity reform bill to shore up the digital infrastructure is on hold. The attention is now shifting to the White House, where officials are working to protect the nation's