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Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice

Once a buzzword, cloud computing is now a part of nearly every modern IT infrastructure. Despite a variety of privacy, security and compliance concerns, companies large and …

To achieve good security, you need to focus on business

In September 2001, as the Nimda computer worm devastated networks worldwide, we in IT security thought that the management will finally wake up and see how important it was to …

The scary implications of Google Glass

Google Glass, for all its promise, has some scary implications. Here is my list of potential challenges we face with Glass: User experience Social awkwardness Privacy (or lack …

Don’t get pwned at Black Hat, DEF CON

I am not a paranoid person and most industry conferences I go to don’t generate any worries about security. You go and participate, but otherwise operate normally, …

Metrics: Valuable security indicator or noise?

Many organizations believe that IT, and by association IT security, is a wasted expense. They recognize that the financial investment needs to be made but few truly understand …

Trust me with your secrets

For little over a month, revelations about NSA wiretapping schemes have been hitting the news and and rattling the world. The fact that the NSA has access to so much data …

Tips for network administrators as mobile device usage increases

The increase in mobile device has resulted in network challenges for businesses of all types and sizes. According to the Monetate Q1 2013 Ecommerce Quarterly, tablets have …

UEFI secure boot: Next generation booting or a controversial debate

One of the first initiatives for secure booting has been the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Initiative. UEFI is a superior replacement of the Basic Input Output …

Cloud strategy and evaluation considerations

Wisegate, a private, practitioner-based IT research service for qualified senior technology professionals, released a new industry case study designed to help IT professionals …

Identity and access management tips for proactive compliance

N8 Identity announced eight tips for proactive compliance through identity and access management (IAM) best practices. These tips offer advice to organizations seeking to …

Selecting a cloud provider starts with exit planning

Let’s begin with a story: The first day of the new week started very ordinarily and nothing indicated this was going to be a very long and tiring day for Sarah, a CIO of …

Protect your company from BYOD security threats

With users wanting to connect their personally owned computers to corporate infrastructure, IT admins have to find the right balance between providing services, and securing …

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