Organizations are urged to adopt six principles to avoid the perils of transferring IT decision making away from technology specialists to business unit leaders.
Apple's introduction of its third iteration of the iPad e-tablet, coupled with the growing popularity of cloud computing, could lead to new methods of enterprise computing and IT security, Delaware Chief Security Officer Elayne Starkey says.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory IT Chief Technology Officer Tom Soderstrom is showing that a deliberate, methodical approach can lead to effective and secure cloud computing.
The rapid adoption of electronic health records at physicians' offices, which are making the transition from paper to digitized records in the blink of any eye, means ensuring the security of that information is a major challenge.
"The changes we propose in revision 4 are directly linked to the current state of the threat space - the capabilities, intentions and targeting activities of adversaries - and analysis of attack data over time," says NIST's Ron Ross.
Organizations want the efficiencies of cloud computing. But they still worry about availability and security of data in the cloud. CSC's Andy Purdy offers insight into easing cloud security concerns.
No one - not even a security vendor - is immune to cyber attacks. "It's not a question of if or when companies will face an attack, but how they're going to defend against it," says Symantec's Francis deSouza.
Not all hackers are the same, and that presents problems in defending against them. Understanding each type of hacker can help organizations better prepare for digital assaults.
Mobile security is a new discussion track at RSA Conference, but it's long been a hot topic for CISOs. Entrust's Dave Rockvam discusses BYOD and how organizations are securing personally-owned devices.
Going to RSA Conference? Don't miss ISMG's presentations on cloud security and the faces of fraud. Also, ISMG editors will host a meet & greet reception on Tuesday at the event. Click for details.
Cloud computing gives the jitters to those charged with protecting their organization's IT assets. To gauge the concerns of security professionals about cloud computing, we're fielding a global survey covering all industries. We want to know your views.
Google says its new privacy policy that has some privacy advocates up in arms will not have the same impact on paying customers. But an advocacy group contends some Google customers' contracts state they must adhere to the published privacy policy.
"Accountability for security and privacy in public cloud deployments cannot be delegated to a cloud provider and remains an obligation for the organization to fulfill," NIST Computer Scientist Tim Grance says.
The controls create a baseline to properly address the unique elements of authorizing cloud products and services, including multi-tenancy, control of an infrastructure and shared resource pooling, Homeland Security CIO Richard Spires says.
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