risk management

Symantec record: Two major hacks, two major delays admitting fault, risk to customers

Posted January 26, 2012 - 3:16 pm

If your company were hacked in a way that could directly hurt customers, would you announce the worst-case scenario so they could prep while you develop a solution? Or dribble out the news slowly? Symantec dribbled, first with SSL tokens, then source code, leaving customers at risk.
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3 security acronyms to avoid (and 3 to embrace)

Posted October 13, 2011 - 8:02 am

Today's security trends are the usual acronym soup. Here are 3 you'd do well to avoid and 3 worth your attention.
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Hacks make Internet look lawless, but security just hasn't caught up to spear-phishers yet

Posted June 3, 2011 - 12:09 pm

Data breaches shake confidence in the cloud, blaming it for security gaps between new technology, old security policies and a human tendency toward trust. Fix that and you're golden.
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Skype is one more example of why to trust the cloud but wear a parachute

Posted May 27, 2011 - 10:40 am

Skype's outage is apparently due to corruption in client-side files -- much different from the cause of outages at Amazon and Azure. The reason doesn't matter; the contingency plan does.
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Amazon crash reveals 'cloud' computing actually based on data centers

Posted April 22, 2011 - 3:24 pm

Hype makes it easy to forget the cloud requires the same skills and includes the same risks as n-tier applications and data-center computing anywhere.
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IBM bolsters business analytics unit with purchase of OpenPages

Posted September 15, 2010 - 11:27 am

Aiming to expand its business analytics capabilities to support compliance and risk management processes, IBM today announced it is purchasing Waltham, MA-based software vendor OpenPages. Terms of the deal for the privately held company were not disclosed. Naturally, the acquisition is contingent upon regulatory approval.
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