If you are wading through the sea of words that has been written about cloud computing in the last few months, you can be forgiven for being a little confused. Not only is cloud computing a new concept, the literature about it is weighed down with new ideas and words such as virtualization, multi-tenancy etc. Continue Reading »
In the world of software testing and quality assurance, we all know the value test automation brings by improving test coverage, overall product quality and the tester’s productivity. But all of this value flows in and the return on investment occurs only when the automation code is robust and reliable enough to produce consistent results to catch product bugs. Continue Reading »
Security | Guest Opinion | Phil Neray Thursday, November 3, 2011
Life for security professionals used to be simpler. You could stop outsiders from accessing your data by establishing perimeter defenses such as firewalls and anti-virus systems, and by having on-site security guards and identity checks at the entrance to your corporate data center. Continue Reading »
Almost all organizations let their users browse the Internet. From a firewall point of view, this means allowing the “http” service (technically, tcp on port 80) from the internal net, to anywhere. Because this port is practically certain to be open, almost every Web application now communicates over tcp/80. This creates a pretty serious concern for information security officers, because not all Web applications are born equal. Continue Reading »
Security | Guest Opinion | Pat Clawson Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Too many CEOs believe that the "stealthy hackers" their IT teams warn them of are simply boogeymen they’re using to beat leadership into budgetary submission. The truth is these attackers are very real and they’re picking off organizations whose executives fail to make security a companywide priority. Continue Reading »
The 9th of September 2011 saw a power outage in the U.S. affecting 5 million people in the area of Southern California — the root cause analysis of which is said to have been one single employee switching out a piece of problematic equipment. Continue Reading »
