Confronting the widening infosec skills gap
The unemployment rate for information security professionals is essentially zero.
Taylor Armerding | 16 May | Read more
The unemployment rate for information security professionals is essentially zero.
Taylor Armerding | 16 May | Read more
An executive at a company whose name is synonymous with antivirus software raised eyebrows earlier this year when he pronounced the death of that form of system protection. Nevertheless, while the effectiveness of that software may have waned over the years, security experts say the pronouncement by Symantec's senior vice president for information security Brian Dye was premature.
John P. Mello Jr. | 16 Dec | Read more
If media reports and technology vendors are to be believed, then the world of artificial intelligence, smart cities, and a life of automated-everything is just around the corner. The surge of hype around the Internet of Things (IoT) has stolen the thunder of big data and cloud, the last two technology trends dominating headlines.
Chee-Sing Chan | 30 May | Read more
Your computer files are being held for ransom. Pay up, or lose them. Your bank account is being emptied, so click here to stop it. Your friend has died, click on this funeral home site for more information. Social engineering thugs have reached new lows.
Stacy Collett | 22 Apr | Read more
Dropping prices, fast processing speeds and more user-friendly designs have given a boost to this highly accurate biometric technology.
Robert L. Mitchell | 04 Nov | Read more
At the entrance to The Vault, the most secure room within the most protected building operated by security services provider, Symantec, an iris recognition system stands guard as the last line of defense.
Robert L. Mitchell | 30 Sep | Read more
Sure, you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes.
Stacy Collett | 25 Mar | Read more
Applying Big Data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held here this week.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 28 Feb | Read more
Sure you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes. Insider (registration required)
Stacy Collett | 03 Jan | Read more
The first half of 2012 was pretty bad - from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches - and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous.
Ellen Messmer | 10 Dec | Read more
Studies show that employees are engaging in rogue use of the cloud, even when IT organizations say they have clear formal cloud policies and penalties for violation of the policies.
Thor Olavsrud | 13 Nov | Read more
No company wants to be associated with a data breach, but if your systems are compromised the fallout can sometimes be more damaging than the act itself.
Matt Rodgers | 22 Sep | Read more
The effects of cybercrime are far reaching. It would be a difficult task to find someone who has never been affected by malicious Internet activity, or who does not at the very least know someone who has been negatively impacted by cybercriminals.
Zulfikar Ramzan | 03 Sep | Read more
CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.
Tim Lohman | 02 Jul | Read more
An online underground economy has recently matured into an efficient, global marketplace to trade stolen goods and offer fraud-related services.