CIO Insight Staff

Malware and hacking were the most commonly used attack vectors in data breaches that occurred in 2011, according to a sneak peek of the 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon. Verizon released a preliminary version of its 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report Feb. 29. The preliminary report contains "a few snapshots" from the Verizon […]

EMC’s consulting division is stepping into the security arena with five risk management advisory services that aim to help customers secure their data while meeting various regulatory and compliance requirements.Traditionally, security offerings from EMC have fallen under the banner of the company’s RSA Security business, while EMC handles data storage technology itself. EMC Consulting would […]

Microsoft has made Windows Server 8 beta available to IT administrators and developers. As with all its major pre-releases, Microsoft is pushing the beta to the widest possible audience in order to receive feedback so it can refine the product ahead of final release. Among its multiple capabilities, Windows Server 8 includes robust features related […]

Smartphone ownership continues to rise, especially among younger consumers and business users, says a March 1 report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The fastest-growing group of smartphone addicts was 18- to 24-year-olds, though it’s 25- to 34-year-olds who continue to own the lion’s share. However, Americans who are over the age of […]

Law enforcement authorities arrested 25 alleged members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective as part of an international operation, according to Interpol. The operation began in mid-February after police traced several high-profile online attacks originating from Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Spain, Interpol said Feb. 28. The attackers allegedly targeted Websites belonging to the Ministry of Defense […]

According to an IBM employee organization, reports and independent sources, IBM has laid off more than 1,000 employees with some estimates going as high as 1.200 or more in the U.S. and Canada. Alliance@IBM, the official national site for the IBM Employee s Union CWA Local 1701, reports that since Feb. 27, at least 1,202 […]

SAN FRANCISCO–The sheer volume of attacks against enterprises and governments in 2011 showed that security is critical, but the security industry is "in serious risk of failing" to protect organizations, said Arthur Coviello, executive chairman of RSA, during his opening keynote address at the 2012 RSA Conference. Signature-based and perimeter-heavy defenses no longer work, and […]

BARCELONA, Spain — Global mobile industry revenues will grow from $1.5 trillion dollars in 2011 to $1.9 trillion in 2015, according to new research findings announced by the GSMA. The organization, which represents mobile operators worldwide and runs Mobile World Congress, also predicts significant growth in mobile industry employment; today, more than 8 million people […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Big data is popping up in many discussions at this year’s RSA Conference here: both as a way to solve some of the most pressing security problems as well as a reason why individual privacy is at risk. The proliferation of devices and services means more and more information is being collected and made […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Michael Dell came to town Feb. 27, and, as an IT man with a fair amount of gravitas, he commands attention–no matter what his message might be. At Dell’s impressive spring data center press conference here at the marble-floored Julia Morgan Ballroom in the Financial District, the Austin, Texas-based company introduced a few new […]

After the 2012 Mobile World Congress wraps up in Barcelona, Spain, this week, the mobile world s attention will turn to San Francisco, where Apple is likely to announce the iPad 3 March 7. While the iPad 3 isn t really a product yet, at least in theory, it s clear that the rest of […]

Polycom, a specialist in standards-based unified communications (UC), and smartphone maker HTC are collaborating to enable Polycom RealPresence Mobile on select HTC smartphones and tablets in mid-2012. The effort was announced this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.