Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
by Geoff Webb, director of Product Marketing at Credant Technologies Hacktivism is hardly a novel concept but there continues to be a vocal debate over what hackers are after and why they pursue specific targets. Should organizations worry in an enterprise-wide holistic sense about how to counter hacktivism or instead focus on a single set…
There is only one foolproof way to protect your networked computer systems against electronic snooping, hackers, unauthorized access, stolen passwords, denial-of-service attacks and other security breaches … unplug them. That clearly isn’t a practical solution. In fact, most companies these days are compelled to open their systems to people inside and outside their organizations in…
Over the past few years, more and more businesses have turned to software as a service (SaaS) to bring down costs. One category of offerings, which we’ll call “security as a service” deserves special consideration. More and more traditional software security vendors are developing and enhancing their service based offerings. These offerings typically include protection…