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Does Web 2.0 Need Web Security 2.0?

Web 2.0 is thriving, and so too are applications that take advantage of this technology. Interactive sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and even company Web sites are becoming ever more popular, and yet, many IT departments are unprepared for today’s emerging threats.   Continue Reading »

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Auditing IT Systems

Auditing of IT systems is a fundamental part of the verification of security measures to ensure that what is expected to be implemented actually is. Like all forms of audit, it measures the ac Continue Reading »

Demystifying IT Risk to Achieve Greater Security and Compliance

Managing IT risk is part of running any business these days. Continue Reading »

How to Optimize Your Firewalls for Maximum Performance

Configuration optimization techniques for firewalls can be divided into two groups: general best practices and vendor-specific, model-specific configurations. Continue Reading »

How Virtualization and Cloud Computing Will Change Security

The virtues of virtualization and cloud computing will figure into most enterprise IT infrastructure discussions during 2010. Continue Reading »

A New Approach to Enteprise Data Security: Tokenization

As enterprises seek to protect data from cybercriminals, internal theft or even accidental loss, encryption and key management have become increasingly important. Continue Reading »

Malware and the Grey Zone

It has been quite a long time since the first personal computers hit the market, during which time many serious vulnerabilities and design faults have been discovered, and many things have changed. Continue Reading »

Top 10 Reasons the Firewall Guy's Hair is on Fire

Firewalls are a mature technology, right? Most companies have at least one, if not several. Continue Reading »

A Cautionary Tale: The CEO and the Lost Laptop

As the CTO of a data protection and encryption company, I hear many a tale of woe as other CTOs and CEOs confess to me stories of how various laptops within their companies have gone astray and the destruction these lost laptops have caused in their wake. Continue Reading »