Expert analysis
What you need to know about backing up virtual machines
The benefits of using virtualization to consolidate data center infrastructure and provide a more flexible platform for moving, provisioning and backing up workloads are …
Online fraud: Avoiding the seven deadly sins
By using the points below, companies transacting online can reduce the threat of fraudulent purchases or unauthorized account access and ensure a safer experience for their …
How to prevent identity theft
Identity thieves use low-tech methods (stealing your wallet or even eavesdropping at key moments) as well as sophisticated Internet scams to rob people of their sensitive …
Q&A: Cyber threats
Mohd Noor Amin is the Chairman of IMPACT and heads the world’s largest public-private partnership against cyber threats. In this interview, he discusses the issues …
Migrating to Windows 7: A three step plan
With the release of Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system, many IT managers will be thinking about when to make the move to the new OS and how to make the process …
Q&A: Security testing methodologies
Jon Clay is the Senior Core Technology Marketing Manager at Trend Micro and in this interview he discusses current testing methodologies in the security industry, their good …
Q&A: Insider bank fraud
Shirley Inscoe is the Director of Financial Services Solutions at Memento. Before this, she worked at Wachovia Bank for 29 years. Shirley co-authored the book …
Securing the foundation of IT systems
Recent studies show that securing the operating system is recognized as a necessary practice in an organization’s overall security policy, but it is not being done on a …
Q&A: Digital signatures and use cases for Adobe CDS
Steve Duncan is the Director of Entrust Certificate Services. Entrust Certificates for Adobe CDS enable organizations to use digital signatures to sign Adobe PDF files with …
Looking back at spam in 2009
At the end of last year, it was predicted spam volumes would rise slightly higher than 95 percent in 2009 because of a growing use of botnets. Let’s see if the …
Safety in the cloud
It’s a common scenario right now, played out in executive suites across the country. A company is looking to cut back on expenses and overhead. IT, with its myriad of …
Q&A: Web application scanning
Mike Shema is the Web Application Security Engineer at Qualys. In this interview, he discusses the challenges related to effective Web application scanning, the way a Web …