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Data Security and Compliance
| Most businesses take proactive security approach - June 18, 2013 |
| In the face of increasing leaks and security worries, a recent report by AT&T found that nearly nine out of 10 businesses are taking a proactive approach to data security and compliance. |
| Security management can help prevent breaches - June 13, 2013 |
| The price of data losses and breaches seems to grow larger each year, but according to a recent report by the Ponemon Institute, using strong data security and compliance management can help reduce the costs of network breaches by as much as 25 percent. |
| Private sector needs help with security - June 12, 2013 |
| If governments do happen to come to an understanding about cyber security, Steven Weber, a professor of the School of Information at UC Berkeley, wrote on the Harvard Business Review that organizations will have a lot more emphasis on data security and compliance at their business. |
Data Loss Prevention
| TITUS news roundup June 14 - June 14, 2013 |
| Modern problems call for up-to-the-minute solutions in the world of cybersecurity. Whether that means updating technology or data security and compliance policies, organizations must be sure they are protected as well as possible. While there is no absolute way to keep all data safe, there are certainly current best practices that should be followed, as recent news stories have demonstrated. |
| Data loss prevention vital to protecting sensitive information - June 13, 2013 |
| Gulf News said insider threats are expected to grow 50 percent year-over-year in the United Arab Emirates. This makes data loss prevention more important than ever for businesses operating in the UAE, as it can help these organizations spot any insiders trying to take data before they are able to make off with it. One successful security professional told the website that data loss prevention should help significantly minimize leakage. |
| DLP brings big security without large costs - June 13, 2013 |
| When data loss prevention solutions are deployed correctly, IT Pro Portal said they can bring huge security benefits and value to an organization without having to make a large upfront investment. One key benefit a system like this could provide is visibility outgoing traffic, something many organizations do not initially focus on. |
Cloud Data Security
| IT now more committed to cloud work - June 7, 2013 |
| The adoption of cloud computing by IT departments and business has been happening rather quickly. A recent report of 1,358 CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld and Network World customers said 29 percent will move the majority of their It operations to the cloud within the next five years. |
| How to secure the cloud and facilitate employee productivity - May 28, 2013 |
| Many organizations are starting to realize its employees are using unsanctioned personal clouds while at work, presenting new and unforeseen cloud data security concerns. Computerworld correspondent Robert Mitchell wrote that much like how mobile data security was the major worry presented by the bring-your-own-device trend, businesses will need to figure out how to secure and leverage personal clouds in 2013. |
| Small companies look to secure cloud, mobile - May 17, 2013 |
| Large companies are no longer the only ones that have to worry about issues like data loss prevention and security. Now, small businesses have personnel that use mobile devices, cloud and their own personal computers for work. Dark Reading's Robert Lemos wrote that this poses a threat for business security and needs to be taken care of as soon as possible. |
Mobile Data Security
| People still biggest mobile risk - June 12, 2013 |
| Data loss prevention among mobile workers is essential, as a panel of experts at Enterprise Mobility 2013 summit said employees still present the biggest risk with these devices, according to Computing. |
| Cybersecurity should focus on data over devices - June 7, 2013 |
| While the IT industry has been heavily focused on protecting mobile devices, InfoWorld's Galen Gruman said it is far more important to protect the data that moves across the network. Mobile data security is the way to go, as simply protecting the devices themselves is "legacy thinking," he said. |
| Securing data on mobile devices - June 6, 2013 |
| Enterprises have started increasingly using mobile devices for their employees to work on over the past few years, but IT professional Caleb Sima wrote on VentureBeat that this, in concert with cloud computing, has created the perfect storm for security issues in the IT department. |
Data Classification
| Find alternatives to legacy risk management solutions - May 28, 2013 |
| After many at this year's RSA conference said risk management solutions have yielded a less than stellar return on investment, Network World Editor in Chief John Dix asked financial services security expert Alexander Hutton and cloud security professional Jack Jones why risk management doesn't work as well as it should for many companies. |
| Data classification important for strengthening security - April 23, 2013 |
| Striving for security takes many steps, but Ericka Chickowski wrote on Dark Reading that data classification may be one of the most important early steps to take for improving security across a company because this provides a critical foundation to managing risk inside and outside of the database. |
| Prioritize security with data classification - April 23, 2013 |
| Data security blogger Brian Katz wrote on InfoWorld that while data classification is important and should be used by every company, many companies have problems securing the right information. This needs to be a primary focus for every business classifying data in an information lifecycle management program. |
SharePoint Security
| Incorporating video into SharePoint - June 17, 2013 |
| With the latest version of Microsoft SharePoint, users now have the ability to add video into the vast list of capabilities the program offers. CMSWire said organizations should start with simple features and expand from there, which also may be a good way to ensure that SharePoint security is kept in place. |
| Have conversations to get good SharePoint governance - June 17, 2013 |
| Governance may be one of the most important parts of SharePoint security and use, according to Susan Hanley's Essential SharePoint blog on Network World. To start, she said organizations need to talk and understand what kind of goals they are trying to achieve. This will help define a governance plan within the program. |
| Avoid latency in SharePoint - June 11, 2013 |
| A company can have everything nailed down in their Microsoft collaboration program, including SharePoint security, proper development and a user base that utilizes the program well. However, latency can bring down all of the positive features the program has in place. Solarwinds gave a few reasons for these problems and how they can be fixed, including the most obvious solutions: network devices and bandwidth availability. |