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• Dynamism’s Dividends

  Added 29th Jun 2011

  To be a Premier 100 award winner this year, companies had to explain at least one dynamic business strategy or tactic adopted by them.

• Getting started with document management

  Added 16th Jun 2011

  Document management improvements can reduce the number of documents produced by converting them into electronic format and organizing them, making them more readily available to the people who need them.

• Should the CFO Take IT's Reins?

  Added 13th Jun 2011

  As someone who is out in the field with corporate technology, talking with tech teams across a variety of industries, I've observed the deference that IT is starting to show to finance.

• It's Not Funny When Security Becomes a Joke

  Added 27th May 2011

  How much has computer security changed since the last time you looked? It’s now a half-hour TV comedy called Breaking In. Will it be funny? Will it be realistic? You’re missing the point: Security is now so mainstream that it’s getting the Two and a Half Men treatment — and that’s bad news for your IT shop.

• How to Get Smarter About CRM Security

  Added 18th May 2011

  For most organizations there just isn't a solution here, other than limiting the amount of data stored on the endpoint. Security zealots will say that clumsy ILP/DLP solutions are "better than doing nothing".

• 9 Security Tips for Protecting Mobile Workers

  Added 14th Mar 2011

  Here are nine tips to better protect information while employees are outside the office

• Sure The Cloud's Insecure; It's Like Everything Else

  Added 8th Feb 2011

  Worried about security in the cloud ? Who needs the cloud for lousy security ? It's everywhere!

• The Day Of The Password Is Done

  Added 6th Jan 2011

  People never have, and never will, use good security practices. The real solution, though, is to find something else to replace user IDs and passwords.

• Don’t Lose Control; Just Loosen It

  Added 12th Nov 2010

  Organizations need to be able to distinguish between users, determine and grant different privileges based on their group or role.

• Blaming Security Vendors Got Old

  Added 25th Jun 2010

  One criticism I’ve heard is that too many vendors pitch themselves as DLP providers when their products don’t necessarily fit the label.

• Are Passwords a Waste of Time?

  Added 16th Jun 2010

  It’s as if your security requirements are designed to make everyone’s life miserable with little or no benefit.

• Data Exfiltration: How Data Gets Out

  Added 27th Apr 2010

  Most attention goes to keeping hackers out. But once they're in, how do they extract data? Research shows it's often simple

• Dark Clouds Gather Over Online Security

  Added 29th Mar 2010

  It’s time to re-think the headlong rush into the cloud. We don’t yet understand what’s waiting for us. Chinese spies may be the least of our troubles.

• GlassHouse Technologies Outlines Gameplan for Storage Security

  Added 15th Jul 2009

  What’s required is understanding that different entities within an enterprise access, manage, control and own responsibility for data. An effective strategy considers the security needs of all constituents.

• Privacy Would be the First Casualty of Cyberwars

  Added 15th Jun 2009

  The intelligence that will be gathered in the coming generation of cyberwarfare will dwarf anything that came before, in the breadth of information acquired, the ease with which it is gathered, and the number of people caught in the net.

• Consumer Tech: Threats Made Easy

  Added 1st Jun 2009

  It can be a royal pain at a time when we don’t have spare money in the budget to keep the cheap consumer technology from causing trouble. Or it can be an easy, inexpensive way to solve problems at a time when you don’t have spare money in the budget to do things the way you would have liked to.

• How to Identify the Source of Threats

  Added 15th May 2009

  The growth in threats seems to come from partners rather than insiders. Or can we really tell? The key is to use a system that helps you become familiar with a log activity and detect threats and respond before they become an incident.

• Editorial: Fighting Rivals with Non-compete Clauses

  Added 15th May 2009

  Anyone who has seen Michael Mann’s 1999 blockbuster, The Insider, would be able to enjoy the real-life legal drama currently unfolding in the US courtrooms regarding a former top EMC executive’s bid to join the rival firm HP.

• How to Detect Insider Threats in an Organization

  Added 15th Mar 2009

  In the age of outsourcing, extranets, and connected supply chains, the trusted outsider is now the norm. While it is true that many organizations face the risk of a trusted insider or an outsider taking sensitive information, just as many face the risk from well-meaning employees who are trying to get their work done.

• Storing Safe and Secure Information

  Added 1st Mar 2009

  I would like to stress on the role of government and industry regulators to bring forth a set of regulations and norms to ensure that the enterprises value information that people entrust them with. The external systems auditor will have the same role as a financial auditor, who will monitor and ensure compliance of the internal IS team.