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Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthorized access by ill-intended third parties, but the correct implementation and use of data encryption technologies is not an easy task, according to security experts.
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5 ways to create a collaborative risk management program
How do you handle understanding the enterprise risks in a corporation where all of the risk management functions are dispersed in differential line management -- General Counsel, Finance, Technology, Facilities? How do you define the participating functions? Yes, the ideal situation is having these groups housed under a Chief Risk Officer or Head of Operational Risk, but in the absence of organization structural shifts, here are some tips for you.
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Plugging network leaks
Plugging network security leaks is an essential responsibility for companies, private organizations and technology professionals. Achieving that goal requires discovery tools that scour every asset, including those not currently under management, and also map connectivity between institutions involved with an organization's sensitive information around IT compliance, corporate security, product development, critical infrastructure protection and other relevant issues.
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S. Korea beefs up national emergency response capability
South Korea's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has recently deployed video collaboration solutions that can help it respond promptly to emergency situations.
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Three simple steps to determine risk tolerance
For CISOs, in addition to deciding what policies, processes, or technology an organization should have in place, an even more significant challenge is successfully negotiating disputed risk issues. But, the process for determining risk tolerance is fraught with organizational politics, and it goes without saying that each organization's circumstance needs a customized fit. When determining a process, the most important aspects to take into account include: how an organization decides on risk tolerance, security risk assumption decision-making, and who has the authority to assume security risks.
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Virtualisation Solution Brief
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Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
