Karen A. Frenkel

Key Management a Barrier to Encryption Adoption Encryption Deployment Is Rising Steadily 35% of those surveyed have an encryption strategy, compared to 29% of respondents last year. Top Driver For Encryption: Reducing Data Breaches For the first time, the primary reason for deploying encryption is to reduce the impact of beaches, whereas previously it was […]

Convoluted Security Processes Hamper Productivity Convoluted Security Processes Threaten Productivity Manual processes, limited visibility into security policies, and poor change management practices are the greatest challenges to managing network security, according to 66% of respondents. Out-Of-Process Changes Increase More than 80% of respondents report network or application outages due to out-of-process changes, up from over […]

Nine Steps to Defeating the Heartbleed Bug Upgrade OpenSSL to 1.0.1g Users unable to immediately upgrade OpenSSL to 1.0.1g can instead recompile OpenSSL with -DOPENSSL_NO_ HEARTBEATS. 1.0.2 will be fixed in 1.0.2-beta2. Don’t Do It Yourself Codenomicon warns users that “even though the actual code fix may appear trivial,” use the OpenSSL patch. Vulnerable Operating Systems […]

Inside the NIST Framework to Improve Cybersecurity Technology-Neutral NIST Framework Provides a Mechanism for Enterprises to: 1. Describe their current cybersecurity posture, 2. Describe their cybersecurity goals, 3. Identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement in continuous and repeatable processes, 4. Assess progress toward cybersecurity goals, 5. Communicate about cybersecurity risk Part 1: The Framework Core […]

Cyber-Attacks: A Failure to Detect, Investigate Current Point Solution Approach to Cyber-Security Is Flawed 86% of respondents say it takes too long to detect a cyber-attack. Alerts Are Not Prioritized 85% say they suffer from the inability to prioritize alerts as they arrive. Point Solutions Are Not Integrated Well 74% say poor or no integration […]

The Rise of Business Texting Over Two-Thirds of Professionals are Texting 67% of business professionals are using text messaging to communicate for work-related reasons. Who Are They Texting? 59% of respondents use their personal mobile phones frequently for business-related communications to colleagues, customers, prospects and vendors. Professionals Text Internal and External Recipients 73% text coworkers, […]

Enterprise Is the Main Target of DDoS Attacks Attack Traffic From Top Originating Countries During the third quarter (Q3) of 2013, attacks originated from the 185 countries or regions, up 10 from the previous quarter. China (35%), Indonesia (20%), United States (11%) Attack Traffic From Top Ports Port 445 (Microsoft-DS) continues to be the most […]

Mobile Data Traffic to Increase Elevenfold by 2018 Key Mobile Data Traffic Drivers According to the Cisco report, global mobile traffic growth will outpace global fixed traffic growth by a factor of three between 2013 and 2018. More Mobile Users and Connections By 2018, Cisco forecasts 4.9 billion mobile users, up from 4.1 billion in […]

What to Do After a Security Breach Preparation and Practice Make Perfect Just as companies have fire drills, they should practice what they will do when a breach occurs. Recognize that prevention is not enough, and practice your strategy before a breach happens. Don’t Panic A data breach is not a disaster, but mishandling one […]

Enterprises Failing to Secure M2M Transactions M2M Transactions Expected to Rise 62% of organizations surveyed say that securing M2M transactions is important, and they expect to increase such transactions during the next 12 months. Data Security Is Top Priority This Year 96% of IT decision-makers say data security is a priority, whether it is intellectual […]

Big Data Helping Enterprise Decision-Making Companies Looking to IT Innovation to Compete 76% of respondents say their business believes technology investments are a strategic way to achieve goals. Top Drivers for Changes to IT Systems and Infrastructure 1. Better business processes, 2. Innovating products and solutions, 3 Enhancing customer experience A Dearth of Skills Persists […]

How to be a Mobile Strategy Leader Enterprises to Increase Mobile Investments 90% of global organizations surveyed will sustain or increase their investments in mobile technologies over the next 12 to 18 months. Why? To boost employee performance and productivity. What Mobile Strategy Leaders Think The IBM report examines mobile strategy leaders, a distinct subset […]