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What are the building blocks of security culture?

In order to understand how to create security culture, it is important to know what it is and how we define it, so that we can look beyond the basics. Taking into …

Teaching children information security skills

In this interview, Julie Peeler, the Director of the (ISC)2 Foundation, discusses the biggest online threats to kids and provides tips on how to teach children to stay safe …

The growing hacking threat to e-commerce websites, part 1

Recently, a friend of mine, owner of a small online web store, had his website compromised. He asked me lots of questions about why this had happen (he didn’t really …

Configuring for security in a world of 0-days

Last month, Microsoft published two separate notices of 0-day vulnerabilities that were being used in the wild to attack Microsoft products. The first flaw is in a code …

Using firewall rules to migrate business applications to a private cloud

An increasing number of organizations are already taking advantage or planning to take advantage of the many financial and operational benefits that a private cloud has to …

The DDoS debate: Multi-layered versus single solution

There is a DDoS debate in the cybersecurity industry about which solution is more effective – multi-layer or single. However, the argument is really more complex and …

Eyes on the cloud: Six predictions for 2014

As we head into 2014, people in the cloud virtualization industry begin to wonder exactly what to expect from the technology in the New Year. We’ve seen some interesting …

Unwrapping holiday gift card fraud

Spending on gift cards is expected to hit new highs this holiday season – the National Retail Federation predicts that gift card sales will reach almost $30 billion. …

Lessons learned from Anonymous and Operation Last Resort

Activists that have links to Anonymous were able to gain access to U.S. government computers through a software flaw on the outdated Adobe ColdFusion platform. This left many …

The true cost of cybercrime

From a cybercrime perspective, the opportunities are boundless: Seemingly everything has a computer in it, cars and pacemakers included. It’s almost certain that the …

How IT will transform business in 2014

Generally speaking, I’m not a big fan of predictions. I’ve never met anyone with a crystal ball that doesn’t work near a boardwalk or a table ensconced in …

Overcoming the data privacy obstacle to cloud based test and development

How many times have data security and privacy constraints brought your key application development initiatives to a screeching halt? It usually occurs right around the time …

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