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How Does Cloud Affect the Relationship Between IT and the Business?

When cloud computing first emerged, fears started to grow among IT staff that it would affect their jobs as a result of the business outsourcing functions that currently lay within their remit. That worry undoubtedly still exists but the picture isn’t...

Published Thu, May 16 2013 11:22 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: Cloud Computing, cloud security, Cloud, CIO, outsourcing, Access Management, BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, David Shephard, Data Leak, Security Web, IDG Connect, Microsoft Exchange, Cloud Provider, Cloud Services, IT department, Security Specialist
True Cloud Security Requires Balance

Whether it’s lifestyle or investing, taking the balanced approach often provides the best results. The same can said for cloud security. Cloud is popular because it offers flexibility of resources (including people), allows new ways to conduct business...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 10:34 AM by Kent Purdy

Filed under: Cloud Computing, Gartner, InfoWorld, Risk Management, Regulations, Consumerization, Cloud, Risk, HR Policy, Human Resources, mandates, BYOD, Kent Purdy, Bring Your Own Device, Security Web, Sophie Vanhegan, David Linthicum, Information Leaks, Budget, HR Magazine, GQ Employment Law, CIOs, Intellectual Assets
Can Compliance Provide Good Enough Security?

Compliance with legislation is mandatory for a company planning to operate in a particular territory – this includes supra-national organisations such as the EU . However, compliance with security legislation is often complex and usually expensive...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 9:10 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: Credit Card Data, Geoff Webb, NetIQ, Cloud Computing, Compliance, HIPAA, File Integrity Monitoring, SOX, regulation, legislation, PCI-DSS, IT Security, Audit, EU, David Shephard, Breaches, Security Web
Is BYOD Now a Done Deal?

We like to think of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) as a new phenomenon but nothing could be further from the truth. In the 1980s when the PC was introduced, employees started buying them on departmental budgets and running spreadsheets because of the difficulty...

Published Wed, May 01 2013 9:22 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: Data Breach, Compliance, Cloud, iPad, BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, David Shephard, Security Web, PC, Salesforce.com, Lotus 1-2-3
Who Needs Identity Infrastructure Anymore?

In some ways—the identity and access management world is more abstract than art nowadays. Identity and access management are mostly services, not hardware devices. Sure - all those services are still running on hardware somewhere - no matter how...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 11:52 AM by Wes Heaps

Filed under: Cloud Computing, Cloud, SaaS, Service Providers, IAM, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, Access Management, Wes Heaps, Security Web, Privileged User, Ghost in the Machine
Consumer Cloud Services Have Gained a Poor Reputation for Security. Is it Justified?

For most consumers, Dropbox has established itself as the go-to name for online storage. It’s fast to set up, easy to use, and is cross-platform. What’s not to like? For IT admins, cloud services aimed at consumers fall short in many areas...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 2:02 PM by David Shephard

Filed under: Encryption, NetIQ, Cloud Computing, Compliance, cloud security, IT Security, DropBox, Two Factor Authentication, David Shephard, Security Web, IDG Connect, SSL, Consumer Cloud
Security Via End-User Education: Does it Work?

It’s long been a tenet of IT security that while technology is a critical element of the battle to keep the bad guys out, education of end users is just as important. Looked at holistically, it is clear that, the more people working for and with...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 11:01 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: Security Policy, malware, hacking, IT Security, Risk, Phishing, Passwords, Cisco, David Shephard, Security Risk, Security Web, Security Training, Cryptosmith, Poisoned Website, 25 Worst Passwords of the Year, Security Education, SplashData, Hackers
Sometimes SIEM Needs A Helping Hand

According to a recent survey , if you are a security professional counting on a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution to protect your critical assets from nefarious hackers, state-sponsored exploits or the inadvertent missteps of an...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 8:22 AM by Renee Bradshaw

Filed under: Insider Attack, Change Control, Data Protection, malicious insider, Data Security, File Integrity Monitoring, malware, hacking, insider threat, IT Security, Vulnerability, Security Management, Renee Bradshaw, SIEM, Change Guardian, Hack, Data Loss, Security Information and Event Management, IT Security, Security Intelligence, IT Staffing, IT Environment, insider threats, Security Information, Change Management, Security Web, hacktivism
How Will the Cloud Affect Mobile Data Security?

Employee-owned devices – also known as BYOD – are quickly becoming the norm in most businesses. Not only does BYOD lead to greater employee satisfaction, it can reduce the hardware, support and maintenance bills and improve recruitment, as...

Published Mon, Apr 08 2013 8:42 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: Security, NetIQ, Cloud Computing, Cloud, BYOD, David Shephard, Security Web, Cloud Ready, IDG Connect
Building a Cloud-Ready Security Program

on Wednesday, I had the pleasure of presenting at ISACA's Enterprise Risk Management: Provide Security from CyberThreats virtual conference on Building a Cloud-Ready Security Program. I talked about the Cloud, about the ways that cloud makes your...

Published Fri, Mar 22 2013 8:54 PM by Renee Bradshaw

Filed under: NetIQ, Change Control, cloud security, Cloud, ISACA, Renee Bradshaw, DropBox, Access Management, BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, IT Security, Security Web, Privileged User Monitoring, hacktivism, CyberThrearts
Do you Dare Identify your Customers the Social Way?

Every business knows that bringing in new customers is expensive. I recall reading Donna Fenn's article in Inc. , that stated that obtaining new customers can be 5 to 10 times more expensive than money spent keeping your current ones. So it’s...

Published Wed, Mar 20 2013 10:18 AM by Kent Purdy

Filed under: NetIQ, Google, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter, OpenID, Yahoo, Kent Purdy, Social Identity, User Experience, Security Web, Inc, Brand Loyalty, OpenID Connect, Donna Fenn, Ian Fernando, ianfernando.com, Customer Retention, Customer Acquisition, Social Login, UX
Controlling the Keys to the IT Kingdom: How to Give Proper Administrative Access

Security in the past was so much simpler. You built a big wall around your city, put in a few heavily fortified gates and then controlled who went in and out of those gates. It all smacks of knights in shining armor and damsels in distress. It's romantic...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 2:32 PM by Wes Heaps

Filed under: Security, Insider Attack, insider threat, user monitoring, Priviledged User, Access, Identity and Access Management, administration, Access Management, Identity is the New Perimeter, Delegation, Wes Heaps, insider threats
Is your B2C Web experience inviting, or presumptive and intrusive?

Are you one of those organizations who still expect your visitors to manually fill out a form so they can learn more about you or what you offer? Just so you can populate your customer/prospect database? Or do you leverage their social identity? While...

Published Thu, Dec 20 2012 1:09 PM by Kent Purdy

Filed under: OpenID, Kent Purdy, OAuth, Social Identity, B2C, Social ID, User Experience, Security Web
Dynamic Access Control: Is It “The Thing” or Your Friend?

I'll admit it. I'm a sci-fi geek. If a story or movie has flying saucers, aliens, or space battles-I've probably read it or seen it. I remember being particularly spooked by the classic 1951 film The Thing from Another World based on a 1938...

Published Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:26 AM by Wes Heaps

Filed under: Access Control, Active Directory, Microsoft, IT Security, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Active Directory, Directory Administration, Wes Heaps, Directory, Windows Server 2012, Dynamic Access Control, DAC, Security Risk, The Thing from Another World, Security Web
Are you Being Overrun by Zombies in your User Community?

[Apologies in advance to non-U.S. readers, non-AMC cable TV or Netflix subscribers, and non-zombie culture fans--that said, please bear with me, folks, I hope this will make sense in a moment] This past Monday morning, I grabbed a cup of coffee with a...

Published Thu, Dec 06 2012 12:39 PM by Brennan O'Hara

Filed under: IT Security, Social Media, Cloud, Priviledged User, BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, Brennan O'Hara, insider threats, Security Information, User Community, The Walking Dead, Change Management, Zombies, Security Web

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How Does Cloud Affect the Relationship Between IT and the Business?

True Cloud Security Requires Balance

Can Compliance Provide Good Enough Security?

Is BYOD Now a Done Deal?

Who Needs Identity Infrastructure Anymore?

Consumer Cloud Services Have Gained a Poor Reputation for Security. Is it Justified?

Security Via End-User Education: Does it Work?

Sometimes SIEM Needs A Helping Hand

How Will the Cloud Affect Mobile Data Security?

Building a Cloud-Ready Security Program

Do you Dare Identify your Customers the Social Way?

Controlling the Keys to the IT Kingdom: How to Give Proper Administrative Access

Is your B2C Web experience inviting, or presumptive and intrusive?

Dynamic Access Control: Is It “The Thing” or Your Friend?

Are you Being Overrun by Zombies in your User Community?