Policy Management

Compliance experts have advised organisations not to rely solely on technology in their quest for compliance. Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have developed a false sense of security and remain naïve about the threats, according to McAfee. Use of some cloud-based security services could more than triple in the next five years. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a publication to help IT managers assess security controls. Internet stakeholders hail UK's "blended approach" to online crime reduction  

 

At the rate data breaches occur, it might be easier for everyone to just post their private information straight to the web. SC caught up with Harry Archer, principal security consultant and head of security practice at BT Australia recently to discuss the current state of security in Australia, or it seemed, the lack of it.

Martin Atherton explains why a mismatch between information management capabilities and needs offers a golden opportunity. A recessionary funk is in the air, and if experience is any guide, IT, and consequently IT security, will be one of the first places CFOs and CEOs will look to slash budgets.
When we think about IT saboteurs, most of us picture a professional cyber-criminal or hacker bent on stealing confidential information or wreaking havoc. In both cases, the perpetrator is an outside party who breaches the data network of a company, institution, or government entity with malicious intent.  

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