SECURITY

Web-Borne Attacks Besiege the Enterprise

The sheer number of ways companies can be attacked is staggering. But a whopping 80 percent of them are finding that the Web is a major threat.

Security in the enterprise is a scary thing. The corporate world is being hit from all angles by threats that could take down networks, steal sensitive information, and put an entire company's infrastructure at risk. The threats are so... Read More »

Competition in Network Security Industry Increases

Network security is a huge concern for every CIO. Increasingly, the business side is requiring CIOs to come up with Web-based solutions, and malicious hackers, knowing that, are trying to tunnel into corporate networks to steal as much sensitive data as possible. At the same time, third-party security vendors, like Cisco and Juniper, are trying to keep companies secure and ward off the... Read More »

The Enterprise Has a Bad Case of the SIEM

Security means everything in the enterprise. With strong security, companies can help ensure that their sensitive data is safe and their biggest cyber-threats are kept a comfortable distance away. Without adequate security, the enterprise looks like one big juicy target to malicious hackers. As a result, CIOs are increasingly trying to find different ways to enhance security.

One of... Read More »

The Time for Sharing Cyber-Threat Data is Now

Security executives at the RSA Conference in San Francisco urge organizations to openly share information about their cyber-threats in real time.

APTs: A Bigger, Badder Threat Than Ever Before

Advanced Persistent Threats, or APTs, have been surfacing more and more in the security community. In fact, the unrelenting, stealth threats, which are designed to steal intellectual property and other information, have hit major enterprises without their knowledge. The impact of APTs on the average company is massive, and the different ways it can hurt a firm are more troubling than some IT... Read More »

The Top Malware Threats of 2013

Ever since the enterprise adopted Windows, CIOs have been forced to handle all types of security threats. And at one time or another, those security woes have caused a lot of headaches and have dramatically harmed productivity and data safety. It’s unfortunate, but a vital part of the CIO’s job is dealing with security vulnerabilities.

Over the last few years, however, the... Read More »

Is Your Data Secure With Third-Party Vendors?

The issue of data security is something the business and IT sides don’t always agree about. The differences between the two sides are made abundantly clear in a new study commissioned by nCircle, an information risk management company, about data security and business partners.... Read More »

Lockdown: Protecting the Corporate Network

CTO David Fike discusses security issues at Marsh & McLennan, including automation, the policing aspect of security and the importance of tracking metrics.

Smart Grid Security Loopholes Hit the Enterprise

The vulnerabilities posed by the smart grid require CIOs to rethink their teams, models and security systems.

Information Security as a Business Enabler

Organizations need to conduct to an impact assessment, root cause analysis and post-incident review to understand the impact of a security incident.