National Data Breach Notifications Would Replace ‘Patchwork’ of State Statutes

Members of a House subcommittee on Thursday heard an essentially unanimous call from a panel of witnesses for a national data-breach notification standard to replace the wide-ranging laws currently on the books in 48 states.
Russia to get cyber troops

By the end of this year, Russia’s armed forces will get a new service branch responsible for information security.
Don’t get mad – get smart: your future in information security

My last blog argued that the technical reliance on anti-malware must end if we are to meet the challenges of contemporary cyber threats to both consumers and enterprises.
Does a skills gap in cloud mean lost career opportunities?

Cloud computing is a hot topic in the IT industry at the moment, with this way of working seeing significant growth at a seemingly accelerating pace.
With cyber friends like these…

The phrase “threat landscape” is a cliche of information security discussions but like many cliches it still means something. In our case it usefully describes the actual type and level of threats that businesses face on a daily basis.
The golden rules to solving data residency, sovereignty issues

The benefits of adopting cloud technologies have been widely reported and are commonly understood. However, cloud brings with it many questions and concerns about jurisdictional and regulatory control over the privacy and protection of sensitive data.
How bad the Cutwail and other SpamBot can fool (spoof) us?

As per title says, the answer is VERY bad and nasty.
7 shortcuts to losing your data (and probably your job!)

This tongue in cheek white paper explores data loss from a contrarian point of view – exploring the top 7 shortcuts you can take to ensure that you lose your data.
Symantec Reportedly Pays $25M / €19M for Spanish Company PasswordBank

Symantec has acquired PasswordBank, a Spain-based startup that provides multifactor authentication, user management and single sign-on services.