Phishers are upping their game, so end users need to respond accordingly Protecting yourself against phishing attacks used to be relatively easy. Don’t download unexpected attachments. Visit banking websites directly instead of clicking on links in an email. And look for bad grammar. Credit: wikimedia Those days are gone. Today, a phishing attack can come […]
How to stay one step ahead of phishing attacks Read More »
When Unisys CISO John Frymier came in to work on Friday, Sept. 6, the phones were ringing, and continued to ring all day. Customers were panicking over the news headlines of the day before. The NSA had cracked Internet encryption. The NSA was listening in to everything. European customers were especially concerned, he says. Read
Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping? Read More »
Rogue employees, hackers, government employees all threats to keeping information stored on the cloud private Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA spying may have brought the issue of cloud security to broad public attention, but some enterprise users were already concerned about how to take advantage of cloud-based applications while keeping their data safe. As a
SaaS vendors, customers, finding new ways to secure the cloud Read More »
Whether you’re protecting corporate data from internal leakers, hackers looking to steal money from you and your customers, foreign spies, your own government, or employees accidentally leaving their laptops in a taxi, encryption is today’s hot go-to tool. But encryption done wrong can be worse than no encryption at all, since it gives you an
10 encryption tips for the enterprise Read More »
What treasury and finance executives need to know about encryption Treasury and finance executives need to know enough about encryption and security to ensure that those policies not only match the company’s general attitude towards risk, but also account for particular risks associated with certain departments and processes. Encryption is a good safety measure because
Cloudy Does the cloud help or hinder credit card payment security and compliance? Depending on whom you ask, processing credit card payments in the cloud is either a great leap forward for security and compliance, or a big step backward. Actually, it can be either–depending on the type of cloud you have in mind and
Risk transfer opportunities have proliferated, as have the threats The bad news keeps coming. Every month, some company somewhere is hacked and loses confidential data. A storm of negative publicity — and lawsuits — quickly follows. Everyone is a potential target, and nobody is safe. Yet, according to a global survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the majority
Cyberinsurance: Products Mature but Still Underused Read More »
Of all the virtual currencies out there, BitCoin is the most interesting from a technical perspective – and the least interesting from the business point of view. BitCoin is a peer-to-peer virtual currency that uses cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money. Unlike all other currencies, BitCoin is completely independent. “It is company
Bitcoin: Seven reasons to be wary Read More »
Online communities and collaborative workspaces create operational and security vulnerabilities — but also opportunities to deploy enterprise-grade, risk-based solutions. Carroll University’s library commons was a victim of its own success. The commons — which takes up an entire floor of the library building — is a place where students gather and collaborate, get supplemental instruction
Virtual Worlds, Real Risks Read More »
In most companies, too many employees have too many privileges. After all, they are quick to speak up when they need access to data or applications, but they tend not to be as quick to speak up when they no longer need that access. As a result, most companies see privilege creep. Employees are collecting
Manage Those User Privileges Read More »
As threats proliferate, here are five areas where companies need to strengthen and update their policies and practices. It’s particularly galling when a company specializing in security issues gets monumentally hacked. That was the case for Stratfor, which suffered a massive data breach just before the holidays that exposed thousands of client names, e-mail addresses […]
Cyber Security Review Read More »
Amazon’s infamous cloud outage in April brought down a number of popular Web sites, including foursquare and Reddit – but many of Amazon’s enterprise cloud customers were able to weather the storm without experiencing downtime. They architected their systems for resiliency by using multiple availability zones, having hot backups in traditional data centers, or having
How to Survive a Cloud Outage Read More »
Companies with backup systems in place kept their businesses running when a major outage at Amazon shut down websites.
Fail-Safe for Clouds Read More »
Many companies, both small and large, are wary of doing business with cloud providers because of concerns about outages, data loss, and privacy issues. These are all serious concerns, but addressing them is a straightforward process.
When Employees Sneak Into Consumer Clouds Read More »
