Security

Philippines Looks Beyond the Call Center for Future Outsourcing Growth

Industry and government leaders want to move outside the voice-related tasks box to IT outsourcing to capture 10 percent of the global services market. But a dearth of management skills, the lack of a lucid marketing message to the world, and a globa

Mexico’s Burgeoning Outsourcing Industry Threatened by Brutal Border Violence

A surge in kidnapping, murder and other violent crime south of the border may scare off would-be IT services customers. Outsourcing analysts say it shouldn't.

How to Design a Security Strategy (and Why You Must)

Approaching senior executives and the board with a sound business plan and project roadmap for security significantly increases the odds of getting fundingu2014and eliminating the frustration that comes with allocating money to ad hoc security effort

When A Company Folds, Who Guards Your Data’s Privacy?

IT and business both understand the need to protect regulated customer and business data -- so long as they're in business, analysts say. Here's a look at how some folding businesses are falling short protecting data and the possible liabil

Social Networking at Work: Fear Not Facebook, MySpace and Bebo?

Social Networking at Work: Fear Not Facebook, MySpace and Bebo?

Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites have potential for commercial use but to what extent should businesses allow social networking at work? What are the security risks?

PCI – Breaches and Audits

Breaches can occur all the time and payment networks are usually the prime targets of hacker communities. A hacker is usually looking for vulnerable systems and attempts to break into these systems when vulnerable systems are found to steal financial

Social Networking’s Security Pitfalls: How You Can Go Oh So Wrong with Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace

The social networking world of Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace is a veritable minefield of places where a misstep can mean dire consequences--from data harvesting to loss of reputation to fraud--for the unfortunate user.

Is Firefox the Most Secure Web Browser?–Part 3

Microsoft's Jeff Jones discusses Mozilla's Mike Shaver's point that "You Can Only Count What The Vendor Wants You to See."

Costs of a Data Breach: Can You Afford $6.65 Million?

A data breach may cost your company $6.65 million dollars, so consider that when assigning an appropriate budget to your information security staff.

SafeNet Reduces Cost of Securing SOAs

SafeNet has announced the availability of a cryptographic security solution as a Web service for Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).