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Data breach calculations fail to pay off
Comment Organisations everywhere are trying to weigh the risk of a data breach against security investments, but those calculations may not be worth the effort, says Anders Pettersson. Because of the complexities of calculating costs and risk, one...
[October 30, 2009, 13:29]
How to calculate the cost of a new security control
News When it comes to identifying, assessing and managing security risks to networks and infrastructures, most organisations have adopted a risk-management approach. The steps of this method are fairly straightforward and generally lead to either...
[July 17, 2006, 16:20]
TOP SECURITY CONCERNS 2009
Talkback The survey found that 50% of IT operations professionals viewed outsourcing as an imminent and near-time critical risk, while more than 75% of IT security professionals noted cybercrime a major issue - despite concerted efforts to thwart hackers...
[December 24, 2008, 18:51]
Bug-hunters say firms ignoring security holes
News Major software firms may be neglecting security vulnerabilities and putting their users at serious risk, according to bug-hunters at Swedish security firm Defcom. Olofsson is unwilling at this point to disclose information on the bugs, other than...
[October 18, 2000, 9:00]
Protect Your Customer Data on IBM iSeries
White Papers While the IBM iSeries is regarded as being a secure platform, a common risk for security officers is the large number of privileged users with access to the system. One of the most critical issues facing organizations is how to protect critical...
[November 27, 2009, 23:00]
Storage Security Fundamentals
White Papers The storage infrastructure is vulnerable to attack and storage professionals have not done the right types of risk assessments or improved their security knowledge and skills. Rather than simply react to this situation with tactical "Band-aid...
[September 27, 2006, 1:00]
19 Attacks for Breaking (All) Applications
White Papers Security Innovation is the leading independent provider of risk analysis, risk mitigation and education services to mid-size and Fortune 500 companies. Global technology vendors and enterprise IT organizations such as IBM, Sony, Microsoft, ING...
[May 1, 2009, 1:18]
Linux world dismisses new Trojan risk
News A Remote Shell Trojan (RST) is making its way around the Linux community, but security experts say it should not pose a risk if users are vigilant with the programs they run. Linux distributor Red Hat is categorising RST.b as a low risk.
[January 4, 2002, 16:51]
Practical Principles for Computer Security
White Papers Practical security balances the cost of protection and the risk of loss, which is the cost of recovering from a loss times its probability. When the risk is less than the cost of recovering, it's better to accept it as a cost of doing business (or...
[August 31, 2009, 1:22]
Security Management: Aligning Security With Business Operations
White Papers Successfully managing security risk is difficult. Most importantly, IT must ensure continuous business operations by mitigating risk at virtually every level of the organization - all while maintaining budgets and achieving operational efficiencies.
[March 24, 2009, 0:20]
Developers Use Security Guidance to Improve Security and Productivity
White Papers Microsoft is committed to helping developers improve security in their application design and code to reduce risk. On one risk-modeling project, developers reduced the time spent looking for security guidance by at least 40 percent.
[March 31, 2007, 1:00]
Security hole threatens MP3 users' personal data
News MP3 fans using the Morpheus file-swapping service risk having their personal details exposed online, according to security experts. The security hole means that the personal details of millions of people are now at risk of exposure.
[February 4, 2002, 12:12]
Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security
News A study by research firm InsightExpress revealed that 73 percent of mobile device users are not acquainted with security issues that could put their mobile devices at risk, including mobile phones and Bluetooth-equipped notebooks.
[September 21, 2007, 9:52]
Using Information Shield Publications for ISO/IEC 27001 Certification
White Papers ISPME facilitates a risk-based approach to information security programs by not only defining policies for risk assessments, but by including risk statements and discussion for each of the over 1300 controls within the library.
[April 22, 2008, 1:02]
When it comes to security, ignorance is bliss at the top
News Latest research reveals the majority of IT bosses are confident about their companies' security yet when drilling down through the findings we find a picture of disarray as companies lose track of laptops, remote access, the latest threats and the...
[March 15, 2005, 9:40]
ADSL and the opportunistic hackers
News Despite the concerns, BT insists it has "assessed all the risks of always-on connections" and claims that "the security risk with a great of ADSL use is negligible. The only way there is a real risk is if someone has decided to do all their banking...
[May 8, 2000, 16:32]
Ecards - bit of fun, or an IT security problem?
Blog Do you think they put computer security at risk? Do you think electronic greeting cards put computer security at risk? Some people hate them, some people think there is nothing wrong with them. What do you think about the eCards that your users...
[February 2, 2009, 15:03]
Symantec develops risk-management dashboard
News Security vendor Symantec is in the process of building a "risk-management dashboard". The risk-management dashboard was customer driven," said Enrique Salem, Symantec's group president of worldwide sales and marketing.
[June 22, 2007, 10:21]
Library flaw puts applications at risk
News A security flaw in a widely-used data compression technology could put many software programs at risk of attack, experts have warned. Secunia rates the problem "highly critical", one notch below its highest risk rating, because there is no known...
[July 8, 2005, 9:15]
UPDATE: AOL Europe unclear on hack threat
News The European offices of AOL do not know whether its subscribers are at risk from malicious computer hackers who have reportedly exploited a security hole in its Instant Messenger service, discovered Monday.
[January 25, 2000, 12:20]
