Wear Your Own Device set to become next big headache for IT departments
Businesses in the UK need to plan for the onset of the Wear Your Own Device (WYOD) trend following the launch of the Apple Watch, a US networking company has said.
Businesses in the UK need to plan for the onset of the Wear Your Own Device (WYOD) trend following the launch of the Apple Watch, a US networking company has said.
The UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has certified six cyber security masters degree programmes in the UK, as attacks on the nation continue to become more prevalent and increasingly sophisticated.
Chief information security officers (CISOs) continue to have a hard time gaining the respect of other C-suite executives despite the heightened focus overall on information security.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 01 Aug | Read more
A new survey of IT security professionals shows that many businesses are barely starting to exploit mobile technology, and some of them may be a mobile security nightmare waiting to happen.
While there's a notion that a dearth of cybersecurity professionals the shortage is most acute at the "high end" where $250,000 salaries are not uncommon for those who combine technical and managerial skills.
Ellen Messmer | 18 Jun | Read more
In today's bring-your-own-device and cloud services enterprise, real-world stories of data loss abound. What's really horrifying: Things seem to be getting worse.
Tom Kaneshige | 07 Jun | Read more
Try to stop yourself from whatever you are doing at the moment and answer this question: what is the most useful invention of all time?
Zafar Anjum | 31 May | Read more
Webroot today released the results of a survey on BYOD that suggests the employee-employer trust gap is widening. The company also created an eight-point "BYOD Bill of Rights" to help bridge that gap while keeping corporate data secure.
Tom Kaneshige | 22 May | Read more
A former network engineer for oil and gas company EnerVest has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty in January to sabotaging the company's systems badly enough to disrupt its business operations for a month.
Chris Kanaracus | 22 May | Read more
Just because BYOD has become standard operating procedure in most workplaces doesn't mean the practice has stopped causing challenges for IT.
Ellen Messmer | 14 May | Read more
Many workers who bring their mobile devices to the office don't care about security, which is forcing IT leaders to take action. Some CIOs offer stipends to help cover mobile expenses in return for BYOD compliance. Others are choosing to throw the kill switch on lost or stolen smartphones.
Tom Kaneshige | 07 May | Read more
National security may be at stake as private businesses try to manage a growing number of cyberthreats, but IT professionals shouldn't have to bear that burden alone.
Stephen Lawson | 18 Apr | Read more
Oracle has issued a comprehensive list of its software that may or may not be affected by the OpenSSL (secure sockets layer) vulnerability known as Heartbleed, while warning that no fixes are yet available for some likely affected products.
Chris Kanaracus | 17 Apr | Read more
The Open University has unveiled its new Masters qualification in Computing which includes a new modules for corporate digital forensics.
Antony Savvas | 21 Mar | Read more
For the second time in less than two years, Symantec Corp. has a new chief executive officer.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 Mar | Read more