The Curse of Cloud Security
Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Companies are clamoring for services in the cloud. But the biggest problem from a security perspective is that few understand what they're dealing with. (Second of a four-part series)
IT Security Outsourcing in Decline; Companies Do More In-house
Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Companies that once outsourced many IT security controls have opted to do more in-house. A look at what caused the shift. (Third in a four-part series)
Survey Says More Companies Hiring CSOs, Holding Steady on Spending
Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: In a sign that companies may finally be getting that security is important, more say they have hired a CSO to take charge of their defenses. (Last of a four-part series)
Companies Seek Social Networking's promise, Find Peril Instead
Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn enhance collaboration but also make it easier than ever for your employees to share customer data and company secrets with outsiders (First of a four-part series).
Why Pen Testing Is Central to Pennsylvania's App Security
In this Q&A, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CISO Robert Maley explains why penetration testing has become an essential tool in his security arsenal.
Chemical Spill Response: How Dow is Training Small Town America to Handle Hazmat Emergencies
Chemical giant Dow brings free chemical-spill education and awareness to emergency responders who might otherwise be left untrained.
Patch Management Systems: Evaluation Criteria and Capabilities
Shopping for a patch management system? Experts say you should look for these features.
How to Compare Patch Management Software
Agent or agent-less? Point solution or suite component? CISOs and analysts offer dos and don'ts for finding the patch management software that's right for your organization.
7 Ways Security Pros DON'T Practice What They Preach
IT security pros spend oodles of time trying to hammer best practices into the heads of fellow employees. But in an informal poll conducted by CSOonline, many admitted they don't always follow their own advice.
After Attacks, Adobe Patches Now Come Faster
Hackers like Adobe Systems, and now the company knows it all too well.
2009 Women of Influence Award Winners Named
The Women of Influence awards honor accomplished, inspirational women in information security, risk management and privacy.
Taking the 'Closed' Out of CCTV
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance releases another draft specification for IP-based surveillance device interoperability.
Winkler: The Real Problems With Cloud Computing
Google may well protect servers better than you do. But Ira Winkler says your job is to protect information, not just servers.
Security Awareness, According to Google Trends
A wildly unscientific and faintly humorous look at what Google tells us about web searchers' relative (dis)interest in security topics.
Privacy and Data Protection Practices
In this Webcast, Larry Ponemon and Compuware will present the results of their benchmark study and discuss what these organizations are doing to safeguard their information assets and comply with the plethora of industry regulations.
Comparing Research in Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions
Organizations must look carefully at the requirements of mobile devices and accompanying middleware that can increase cost, complexity and administrative overhead. This white paper provides an independent analysis and detailed comparison of RIM and Microsoft's mobile solution.
