Security

A shortsighted call for softening encryption

The Paris attacks have given the government an excuse to renew efforts to gain access to encrypted private communications. It's a bad idea

How To Manage Digital Business Risks

The 3 T’s of a cybersafety program

Awareness is key, the more aware an employee is the safer they will be as they perform day-to-day activities in a dangerous environment. Effective cybersecurity strategies employ the same focus on end user awareness.

VTech hack exposes personal data of 4.8M customers — and their kids

A popular toy manufacturer is the latest victim of a large-scale hack, and the breach opened the door for more damaging future attacks on the company's customers and their children.

State CIOs will focus on security and cloud in 2016

Nearly half, 42%, of Australia’s federal government rely on cloud solutions and services from Macquarie Government, including those with the most stringent cybersecurity requirements.

State CIOs will focus on security and cloud in 2016

Security concerns rate at the top of NASCIO poll for third straight year, while cultural and administrative challenges slow the adoption of cloud computing in state governments.

Claire Govier: From liberal arts to information technology

Doing business with Ivan Seselj: ‘Only hire people who are smarter than you’

What IBM’s willingness to share source code with China means

The company is being open, but not giving away the store.

Organizations sloppy about securing privileged accounts

While most companies have processes in place for managing administrative and other privileged accounts -- the sorts of credentials frequently used in high-profile data breaches for the past several years -- most do a poor job of enforcing those proce

Keeping out bad actors: Why healthcare CIOs need to be more concerned about securing customer data

There is no way to stop the attacks against healthcare organizations, but we can properly change the way that companies view their data and reshape their strategy surrounding their protections.