A New Approach to Enterprise Data Security
Posted by Gary Palgon in Guest Column on February 17, 2010
As enterprises seek to protect data from cybercriminals, internal theft or even accidental loss, encryption and key management have become increasingly important and proven weapons in the security arsenal for data stored in databases, files and applications, and for data in transit. No one needs to be reminded of the many high-profile, reputation-damaging and [...]
Mobile Security – Time For Action
Posted by Sean Glynn in Guest Column on February 10, 2010
The outbreak of potential data breach reports in the UK prompts obvious and inevitable questions: How can these things happen in the first place? How many more times is personal information lost without anyone’s acknowledgement and, some would argue most importantly, what can be done to secure the corporate defences?
Mobile computing allows individuals [...]
Top 10 Reasons the Firewall Guy’s Hair is on Fire
Posted by Mark Desmond in Guest Column on February 3, 2010
The firewall is a mature technology, right? Then why do those who manage it feel like they’re running a daycare overrun with little savages?
Firewalls are a mature technology, right? Most companies have at least one, if not several. And since an established knowledge base exists to tap for issues and PCI DSS 1.1 and [...]
The Confessions of a Chief Executive and his lost laptop
Posted by The Cynic in Blog, Guest Column on December 16, 2009
As the CTO of a data protection and encryption company I hear many a tale of woe as other CTOs and CEOs confess to me the stories of how various laptops within their companies have gone astray and the destruction these lost laptops have caused in their wake. With this in mind, here is [...]
A Good Samaritan
Posted by Calum Macleod in Guest Column on November 25, 2009
It happens in a moment – playing with my mobile before going into a meeting; I put it down for a moment and suddenly my host is standing in front of me. Two hours later I’m desperately searching for my phone. Rush back to reception but it’s not there. Here I am in Dubai and [...]
The Path of Least Resistance
Posted by Mark Fullbrook in Guest Column, Uncategorized on October 20, 2009
Childhood physics lessons always taught me that objects moving through a system followed the path of least resistance. Whether it is water running downhill, electricity running through a circuit or even weather systems travelling across a continent, this rule always rings true. As Security professionals, it should not then, come as a surprise, that [...]
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